New York’s South Fork Wind has become the first utility-scale offshore wind farm to generate power in the US. Danish renewables giant Ørsted announced that South Fork Wind has achieved its 50% installation milestone. Six out of 12 wind turbines are complete and online. “The 7th turbine has also been installed, with components for the […]
The first Jeep and Dodge electric vehicles will hit the US later this year. Ahead of their official launches, Stellantis revealed the new STLA Large EV platform that will underpin the upcoming Jeep and Dodge EVs. The platform features up to 500 miles range and power “that will outperform any of the existing Hellcat V-8s.” […]
Chinese EV behemoth BYD may bring two off-road electric SUVs sold in China to Europe that could rival the Land Rover Defender, the Mercedes G-Class, and Ford Bronco. BYD claims one can float on water for a full 30 minutes. BYD may consider exporting two SUVs – the Yangwang U8 and the Fang Cheng Bao […]
Tesla is expanding its self-serve test drives without staff to destination charging locations around the US. In the summer of 2021, Electrek exclusively reported that Tesla was implementing a new sales strategy. At the time, we reported that the main changes were that the automaker was moving away from high-rent locations in malls and shopping districts in favor […]
Ford is cutting production of the F-150 Lightning amid “slower than expected” demand for the all-electric truck. The move comes just months after Ford pulled back output at its Rouge EV plant in mid-October. Ford slashes F-150 Lightning production, again Ford’s F-150 Lightning was the top-selling electric truck last year in the US last year. […]
Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) has announced that it is part of a consortium of six leading European children’s hospitals, who will be working together to advance research on children’s health, collaborating on data management to develop new therapies for children and support new technologies such as AI in healthcare for children. The project, titled […]
The Tesla Model Y officially took the crown as Europe’s best-selling car overall for 2023, making it the first electric vehicle ever to do so. While the Model Y had taken the spot for a few months last year, year-end results were a close call with a very different vehicle: the ubiquitous ICE hatchback Dacia […]
When Ride1Up launched the Prodigy V2, they kept all the parts that made this Brose-powered mid-drive great and added even more components (like a Gates belt drive system!) to make this e-bike one of the best deals in mid-drive electric bicycles. Sure, it’s not going to kick a Specialized’s tail, but it’s going to get […]
Recent advances in generative AI help to explain how memories enable us to learn about the world, re-live old experiences and construct totally new experiences for imagination and planning, a new study by UCL researchers has revealed. The research, published in Nature Human Behaviour and funded by Wellcome, uses an AI computational model – known […]
2024 Cadillac Lyriq Sport trim (Source: Cadillac) General Motors says it is responding to a strong demand for luxury EVs by ramping up production of its Cadillac all-electric Lyriq SUV this year. The company says it has resolved its battery module production problems that have plagued sales for the last two years. Last year GM […]
