The Hyundai Motor Group is already eyeing its second North American EV assembly while its first is still under construction in Bryan County, Georgia. According to Hyundai Auto Canada’s CEO, Don Romano, “Canada’s going to be part of that conversation.” Hyundai initially revealed plans for its first dedicated EV facility in North America last May.
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The rapper Travis Scott will not face criminal charges over a deadly crowd crush during his concert, a Texas grand jury has decided. Scott, 32, was performing at the Astroworld music festival in Houston, Texas, in 2021, when 10 people were killed in a crowd crush. His lawyer, Kent Schaffer, confirmed that a grand jury
Madonna is out of hospital and feeling better after being struck down by a “serious bacterial infection,” Sky News understands. The 64-year-old star, who spent several days in intensive care, is now home and recovering. The unexpected illness has forced her to postpone all forthcoming commitments, including The Celebration world tour, which had been due
Unique remote-piloted EV delivery service Halo.Car has taken a big step forward in its progress of transitioning more people over to electric vehicles. Today, the carshare startup announced it had removed the safety drivers from all its EVs, claiming to be the first company in the world to enable electric vehicles to be commercially remote-piloted
Chrissy Teigen and John Legend have announced the birth of their fourth child, a baby boy, via surrogacy. The presenter and model said her heart is “officially full,” thanking her surrogate, Alexandra, for the “incredible gift”. Announcing the happy news on social media, she said their baby boy was born on 19 June, and named
GM CEO Mary Barra was recently asked about profitability targets for the company’s electric vehicle line and said that it’s on track for EV profitability in 2025. But, frankly, the whole conversation about EV profitability and cost parity doesn’t make a lot of sense, and here’s why. Barra is at the Aspen Ideas Festival this
Madonna has postponed her tour after falling ill and staying several days in intensive care. A statement from her talent manager Guy Oseary said: “On Saturday June 24, Madonna developed a serious bacterial infection which lead to a several day stay in the ICU. “Her health is improving, however she is still under medical care.
Move over, electric Vespa. Get nervous, NIU. There’s a new seated electric scooter in town, and it’s got better performance at a lower price. Meet the CSC ES5, an electric scooter that packs in plenty of power, speed, and range without a sky-high price. CSC Motorcycles, headquartered in southern California, is no stranger to electric
Tesla has begun running some Google ads for the first time following Elon Musk’s statement that the automaker would try advertising. Last month, CEO Elon Musk announced a reversal of his long-standing strategy that Tesla doesn’t spend on advertising but instead spends money to improve the products – counting on owners to spread the word.
ChargePoint announced today that it is adopting Tesla’s NACS connector, which will be offered on new and existing charging stations. Soon after GM announced that it was adopting NACS, Tesla’s proprietary connector that it decided to open to the rest of the industry, virtually all charging station manufacturers and operators announced that they will offer
Grime artist Stormzy and Crystal Palace forward Wilfried Zaha are set to become the latest celebrities to own a non-league football team. They are part of a three-man consortium who will own AFC Croydon Athletic, a south London side who play in the ninth-tier of English football. The club announced contracts had been exchanged with
Pink was left stunned after a fan threw their mother’s ashes on stage while she performed in London. The singer was taken aback at the BST Hyde Park festival during a rendition of her hit Just Like A Pill. Fans had previously thrown gifts on stage for her, but the latest item sparked a different
Singer Lewis Capaldi has announced he will be taking a break from touring “for the foreseeable future”, saying he is “still learning to adjust to the impact of my Tourette’s.” It comes after the star struggled during his set at Glastonbury Festival over the weekend, with fans in the crowd singing for him as he
Solar is growing at 33.7% year-on-year and is now at twice the capacity of coal power in China, according to a new report. Solar and coal in China Today, the China Electricity Council, a state-approved nonprofit national trade association, released its first-quarter report, the “Operational Situation of [the] Electric Power Industry.” As of the end
Harrison Ford has told Sky News that playing a character who spans generations has been a “boon” to his career. The star returns as Indiana Jones for the fifth and final time in Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny. Speaking at the UK premiere for the film he explained how special the role has
Tesla Cybertruck has showcased its rear-wheel steering by maneuvering inside a parking garage in a new video. Rear-wheel steering, or four-wheel steering, is the ability to steer the rear axle, generally to a smaller degree than the front wheel, and to create a tighter and more precise turning radius. While the feature was originally introduced
Ahead of its world premiere at the annual Goodwood Festival of Speed in July, Hyundai Motor is teasing the public with one last video of its upcoming performance-focused IONIQ 5 N EV. The racetrack capable model recently entered its final phase of capability testing at the renowned Nürburgring motorsports complex in Germany. Hyundai’s N and N Line performance
How do you close Glastonbury Festival – and the final chapter of a touring career spanning more than 50 years – when you’re Sir Elton John? While many Pyramid stage headliners before him have ended with fireworks over the years, when you’re the Rocketman you set the tone from the off and light up the
New US-India joint venture VSK Energy has announced it will invest up to $1.5 billion to develop a vertically integrated solar manufacturing operation in the US, and it’s starting in Colorado. VSK Energy is made up of India-headquartered global solar module maker Vikram Solar and New York-based investors Phalanx Impact Partners and Das & Co.
“I love its weirdness. It’s consistently strange compared to other festivals – they bring the weirdness every time.” This was his eleventh time at Glastonbury Festival, but for Matt Baker, from Devon, there is always something new to explore. First-timers Rob and Vanessa Burnham, from Brighton, echoed the sentiment: “It’s uncensored fun at every turn.