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Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee

Tesla confirmed that it has significantly increased its battery recycling capacity over the last year, but it currently only sees a few battery packs from consumer vehicles coming back. This effort is key to making battery-electric vehicles sustainable long term. When it comes to emissions throughout the entire life cycle, electric vehicles have two main

Supermarkets, cars and lifts are just some of the unusual birth places reported for babies who have made speedy entrances into the world. But one newborn in Brazil now surely lays claim to the most rock ‘n’ roll arrival of all time. Two-day-old Luan Figueiró was born at a Metallica gig at the Couto Pereira

Flashy electric sports cars and massive electric trucks may grab more attention and headlines, but it’s the average-Joe electric vehicles that will make a real difference in our cities. But just because something like an electric panel van doesn’t sound flashy, that doesn’t mean it can’t be awesome in its own way! Just check out

Fucare’s new Gemini X electric bike pairs a novel looking trellis-style frame with some high performance electric bike parts to create a fast Class 3 e-bike that looks at home on both the streets and the trails. The frame is rated for 400 lb (181 kg) of load and gives the Gemini X a look

The government’s plan to sell off Channel 4 was front and centre at this year’s BAFTA TV Awards, as stars pledged to fight to keep the broadcaster in public hands. Director Steve McQueen, who won an award for his documentary Uprising, told the audience at the Royal Festival Hall in London that the public should

Dennis Waterman, the veteran actor known for shows such as Minder and The Sweeney, has died. He was 74. A statement from his agent said: “We are deeply saddened to announce that our beloved Dennis, passed away very peacefully at his home in Spain.” “The family kindly ask that our privacy is respected at this

Believe it or not, the Eurovision Song Contest is one of the biggest, most-watched annual television events in the world. Hundreds of millions of people across the globe watched last year’s competition in Rotterdam – where Italy’s Maneskin topped the leader board with Zitti E Buoni and the UK’s James Newman scored the dreaded nil

Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee

This week on Electrek’s Wheel-E podcast, we discuss the most popular news stories from the world of electric bikes and other nontraditional electric vehicles. This week that includes new electric bikes from the original Mini Cooper maker, FREY launching a fat tire version of the CC commuter e-bike, C3STROM’s motorcycle style e-bike, dueling cannonball runs on electric

Fred Savage has been dropped as director and executive producer of the remake of US comedy series The Wonder Years following complaints of misconduct. Former child actor Savage starred as protagonist Kevin Arnold in the original series in the late 1980s and early ’90s. The beloved series was rebooted in 2021, starring Elisha “EJ” Williams

This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. This week, we do a live Q&A about the Rivian R1T from the electric pickup truck, Ford starts F-150 Lightning deliveries, we discuss some Tesla news, and more. Sponsored by Recurrent Auto: Check the battery before buying

A recent report states that global battery conglomerate CATL is in the final stages of vetting potential sites to bring EV battery production to the US. The move would mark the company’s first entry into the second largest automotive market in the world, and the new facilities would provide cells to BMW AG and Ford

While Channel 4 may be battling for its future amid government calls for its privatisation, the success of one of its dramas – one of the most talked about pieces of TV of last year – is hitting home the channel’s undeniable popularity with viewers. It’s A Sin leads the field at this year’s BAFTA

With a career spanning almost 50 years, a huge body of work and no fewer than eight Academy Award nominations, it would be fair to assume there’s not a lot Glenn Close hasn’t done when it comes to acting. But for her latest role – in the international spy drama series Tehran – the star

Dave Myers, known for being one half of the Hairy Bikers, has revealed he has cancer. The 64-year-old TV chef said he’s undergoing chemotherapy and might be a “baldy biker” for a while. Myers has starred in numerous cookery shows over the years, alongside friend and fellow Hairy Biker Si King, with the pair frequently

Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee

The man accused of attacking Dave Chappelle on stage at the Hollywood Bowl will not face felony charges. Prosecutors have decided that while criminal conduct occurred, the evidence did not constitute felony conduct. The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office referred the case to the Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office, which will consider possible misdemeanour

Tesla is reportedly looking to expand at Gigafactory Berlin with the acquisition of a piece of land adjacent to the plant. Gigafactory Berlin currently sits on about 300 acres that Tesla acquired for the giant manufacturing project. Now we learn that Tesla is looking to acquire a 100-acre parcel of land next to its existing

Johnny Depp apparently refused to sign a prenup with his then-fiance Amber Heard ahead of their 2015 wedding, allegedly telling her: “The only way out of this is death.” Heard told a US court she felt “like the luckiest woman alive” after the actor proposed, presenting her with a “massive diamond” ring. But she said