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eVTOL air taxi developer Joby Aviation has secured a fresh round of funding from previous investor Toyota Motor Corporation, totaling $500 million. With its investment, Toyota’s total funding committed to the eVTOL specialist inches closer to $1 billion. The money will help Joby secure flight certification and begin commercial production of its sustainable aerial technology.

Noel Gallagher has made a surprise appearance at the Abbey Road Music Photography Awards to honour “one of my best friends” Jill Furmanovsky with a special icon award. The Oasis star described the music photographer, who has captured some of the world’s biggest stars on camera in a career spanning more than 50 years, as

A rare sporty electric hatchback will arrive in China later this month. BYD’s new Seal 06 GT electric hot hatch will launch on October 18, 2024, as the EV giant expands into new segments. Here’s what we know so far. BYD’s electric hot hatch is set to arrive in China We got our first look

Oasis have warned fans that thousands of fake tickets for their North America tour are being advertised before the official sale has begun. A post on the Band’s official X account read: “Please be aware. Thousands of fake Oasis tickets have already been discovered on StubHub and Vivid Seats before the North America tour has

On today’s electrifying episode of Quick Charge, we’ve got Sylvie Binder from the New York City Mayor’s Office here to tell us about the newly launched North American Electric Construction Coalition (NAECC) is committed to decarbonizing the construction industry, and NYC is already making serious headway. Timed perfectly to hit the news cycle at the

A special set of stamps is being issued to mark the 60th anniversary of veteran rock band The Who. Royal Mail revealed details of 12 stamps which feature images of some of The Who’s most popular album covers and group shots from some of their live performances. The album covers are My Generation from 1965;

Last week, we reported on news of Gogoro’s founder and CEO, Horace Luke, resigning amid accusations of subsidy fraud by the company in its domestic market of Taiwan. Now we’ve learned that the Taiwanese government has concluded that there is insufficient evidence to support the claims of fraud in an investigation relating to an earlier

Naomi Campbell’s charity was reported to the Charity Commission by UNICEF over a fashion event in 2019, the humanitarian organisation has said. It comes after the supermodel was banned from being a charity trustee for five years last week, following an inquiry that concluded only a small proportion of money raised by Fashion For Relief

On today’s Halloween-y episode of Quick Charge, we’ve got record EV sales from GM, Hyundai, Kia, and more! We’ve also got big trucks and fat oysters and ALL of it is powered by electric! That’s right, kids – despite the doom and gloom you see on your racist uncle’s social media feed, electric vehicle sales keep

John Amos, best known for his roles in the 1977 miniseries Roots and Die Hard 2, has died at the age of 84. He died on 21 August of natural causes according to a statement from his publicist Belinda Foster, but the news was only released on Tuesday. Amos also played James Evans Sr on

Photo: Volkswagen The VW ID. Buzz is launching in the US around Thanksgiving, but if you want one, you might have to hunt it down, as Volkswagen has been a bit stingy in allocating the electric van to dealers. According to Automotive News, “Volkswagen will allocate the ID. Buzz based on how successful a dealership has

Priyanka Chopra Jonas says her role in Citadel – reported to be the second most expensive show ever made – was the first time she ever received pay parity with a male co-star. The 42-year-old actress, who is one of India’s highest-paid stars, is currently shooting the show’s second season here in the UK, opposite

On today’s heavy episode of Quick Charge, we check out the world’s largest electric crane, analyze the crowd sourced Tesla FSD driving data for v12.5, and check out the all-new $25,000 EV from Mazda (that just went on sale). In addition to data-backed claims that Tesla’s latest Full Self Driving software is worse than before

BYD has issued a recall for nearly 100,000 Dolphin and Yuan Plus models, two of China’s top-selling EVs. The recall is due to a faulty steering control unit that could lead to a vehicle fire. BYD issues recall for its top-selling EVs in China According to a statement filed with China’s State Administration for Market

Actress Amanda Abbington has called a BBC apology over complaints of bullying on Strictly Come Dancing a “vindication”. A BBC investigation into Abbington’s claims “upheld some, but not all” of her complaints about professional dancer Giovanni Pernice’s behaviour during her time on Strictly. Image: Amanda Abbington and Giovanni Pernice in Strictly Come Dancing in 2023.

Some Cybertrucks can finally use Tesla’s Supervised Full Self-Driving software, almost exactly ten months after the vehicle was first released. After many delays and much anticipation, the first Tesla Cybertruck deliveries occurred on November 30, 2023. However, one feature was missing from those cars – Tesla’s much-ballyhooed Full Self-Driving (FSD) software. Previous vehicles released by

Kris Kristofferson, the country music legend and A Star Is Born actor, has died at the age of 88. The singer-songwriter died peacefully at his home in Maui, Hawaii, on Saturday, family spokesperson Ebie McFarland said. No cause of death was given. Starting in the late 1960s, the Texas native wrote such classics standards as

The new HS18 E MAX (called “HS5390” E MAX in the US, because we don’t know what meters are) rough terrain electric scissor lift from Haulotte can drive around your job site at full height, and with a full load. Last week, Haulotte added the new HS5390 E MAX to its line of electric rough-terrain

Photo: GM It’s an exciting week for grid resiliency-lovers in California, as Governor Gavin Newsom followed up his earlier smart grid law and signed another law this week which may require bidirectional charging on EVs in the future – though the law has no hard timeline attached, so it may be a while before we see

Echoing the words of hydrogen critics everywhere, Mahle Chairman Arnd Franz says that building out a hydrogen infrastructure won’t be possible without “blue” H made from fossil fuels. If you’re not familiar with Mahle, they’re a legendary engineering firm perhaps best known (in my circles, at least) for their high-performance piston designs. But they’re big