Tesla has managed to cut Model 3 and Model Y delivery times in China, an important market for the automaker, after upgrading Gigafactory Shanghai to add more production capacity. Demand has rarely been a problem for Tesla and over the last few years, it has resulted in long delivery times for many variants of most
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Further details of a heated row between Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt on a private plane back in 2016 have been revealed, in newly revealed FBI documents. The report, which has not been made public, says Pitt accused Jolie of “ruining this family” during the confrontation, and also says the dispute became physical at times.
Tesla has released a rare public comment denying a media report that claims an executive has left the company. Over the last few years, almost every article about Tesla you read includes some version of the phrase “we contacted Tesla for a comment, but the automaker has not responded.” That’s because the automaker has stopped
Book sales for Sir Salman Rushdie’s novel The Satanic Verses have surged after the author was stabbed at an event in the US last week. The contentious 1988 book, which was considered blasphemous by some of Muslims, rose to number eight on Amazon’s chart of most-sold fiction books of the week and was sold out
BMW is reportedly going to adopt Tesla’s 4680 battery format with supply from EVE, a battery supplier that is also looking to supply Tesla. In 2020, Tesla introduced a new 4680 (46mm by 80mm) cylindrical battery format, which is much bigger than any other cylindrical cell put into electric vehicles to date. The automaker brought
The Inflation Reduction Act, the major climate bill, was signed today, changing the availability of electric vehicle tax credits. Now, only EVs assembled in North America qualify for the credits. Today the US government released a preliminary list of which vehicles currently qualify for the $7,500 EV tax credit. There are a number of provisions
Stars from the world of music and TV have paid tribute to the “terrific” Darius Campbell Danesh following his death at the age of 41. The former Pop Idol contestant was found dead in his apartment in Minnesota on 11 August, his family announced on Tuesday. While his cause of death is not yet known,
Ford and Duke Energy are planning to use F-150 Lightning batteries as backup energy storage to conserve energy use on the grid. Duke Energy, one of the largest utility companies with over 7.4 million customers in the Carolinas, Florida, Ohia, Kentucky, and Indiana, is filing a petition for a new pilot program with the North
Former Pop Idol contestant and theatre star Darius Campbell Danesh has died at the age of 41, his family has announced. The singer was found unresponsive in bed in his US apartment on 11 August. However, his cause of death in Rochester, Minnesota, is not yet known. “It is with great sadness that we announce
Johnny Depp “might” return to the Fantastic Beasts film franchise after his legal victory against his ex-wife Amber Heard, the actor who replaced him has said. Mikkelsen replaced Depp as Gellert Grindelwald in Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore in 2020 after Depp was forced to quit when he lost an earlier High Court libel
Faraday Future, the California-based EV startup, reported Q2 earnings today with some exciting announcements and key financial updates. Since being founded in 2014, Faraday Future has had a vision of disrupting the auto industry. Yet so far, we have not seen much from Faraday as the company has pushed back the launch of its flagship
EastEnders actress Rose Ayling-Ellis has unveiled the first Barbie doll with behind-the-ear hearing aids. The Strictly Come Dancing 2021 winner features in the new Rose, Barbie and Friends campaign, which includes a number of other diverse dolls. She is photographed alongside a cast of models who reflect the latest collection, which includes the first Ken
There are lightweight electric bikes and then there are really lightweight e-bikes. But the new Hummingbird Flax folding e-bike is even lighter than those. At just 22 lb. (10 kg), this plant-based e-bike isn’t just friendly to your back – it’s apparently vegan-friendly as well. A plant-based e-bike? The company says that the Hummingbird Flax
Adele says she’s “obsessed” with her boyfriend Rich Paul and has “never been in love like this”. The 34-year-old confirmed her relationship with the American sports agent in September last year. Despite being very protective of her private life in the past, she spoke about wanting to get married and have more children in a
Last month we broke the news of the Ryvid Anthem’s unveiling, watching as the designers finally took the innovative electric motorcycle out of stealth mode. Now the novel bike is officially launching with pre-orders opening today. Compared to most highway-capable electric motorcycles that start well north of $10,000, the Ryvid Anthem is on the affordable
The weight of expectation for a TV show doesn’t come much heavier – as the first Game Of Thrones prequel is about to arrive on our screens. Highly anticipated, and reportedly costing around £16m per episode, the cast is aware there’s plenty riding on this. “I suppose that Thrones left a huge cultural footprint, and
The InMotion V13 Challenger electric unicycle has just been unveiled, touting its maximum speed as the “fastest in the world” among other leading high power electric unicycles. Increasingly powerful electric unicycles The electric unicycle market is an often overlooked niche of the larger world of micromobility vehicles. These personal electric vehicles are designed to offer
A new “national mission” has been announced to tackle dementia in memory of the late Dame Barbara Windsor. Boris Johnson said the government will commit an extra £95m in research funding, meeting a manifesto commitment to double funding for research into treatment to £160m by 2024. The prime minister has issued an appeal for a
NIU’s latest flagship electric scooter, the MQiGT EVO, is now the subject of a recall in the United States. In a very Tesla-like move though, the fix isn’t actually a hardware issue, but rather just a software update. The affected vehicles are 2022 MQiGT EVO electric scooters, which is a new model that only recently
An FBI report has concluded Alec Baldwin pulled the trigger of the gun that killed a cinematographer on the Rust film set. Baldwin accidentally shot Halyna Hutchins while they were filming the movie in October 2021 – but always maintained he did not actually pull the trigger. However, a newly completed forensics investigation by the FBI says