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Friday and Saturday kicked off the inaugural season of the first-ever electric boat racing league when the first eight teams in the UIM E1 Championship Series motored, foiled, and splashed across the Red Sea in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Marc Anthony’s Team Miami had pole position heading into Saturday’s race, but two other famous names were

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The White Lotus has dropped actor Milos Bikovic, after Ukraine’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs accused him of supporting the Russian invasion. The Serbia-born star, 36, is understood to have been cast as a Russian yoga-loving, life enhancement mentor at the hotel in which the third series is set. His casting was initially announced by HBO

British director Matthew Vaughn has dispelled online rumours that Taylor Swift was behind the pseudonym Elly Conway – the author of the novel connected to his new film Argylle. The film sees its protagonist Elly Conway, played by Bryce Dallas Howard, thrown into the world of espionage when she meets real spy Aiden, played by

EVs, PHEVs, and hybrids made up 16.3% of total light-duty vehicle (LDV) sales in the US in 2023 – Tesla’s price cuts were a big reason. The 2023 percentage is 3.4% higher than in 2022, when hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and BEV sales made up 12.9% of total sales. The second half of 2023 saw the

Ethiopia spent nearly $6 billion to import fossil fuels last year — with more than half of that spending going to fuel vehicles. In response, Ethiopia’s Transport and Logistics Ministries have announced that automobiles cannot enter Ethiopia, unless they are electric. (!) Last February, the European Union approved a law that would ban the sale

TV presenter Jonnie Irwin has died aged 50, his family has said. Irwin, who presented Channel 4‘s A Place In The Sun and the BBC‘s Escape To The Country, was diagnosed with terminal cancer in 2020. In a statement, his family said: “It is with heavy hearts that we share the news of Jonnie’s passing.

Badderz UK is an online reality show in which contestants are encouraged to drink, fight and generally behave badly. It’s quickly gone viral, raking up almost 100,000 views in less than a week. It is – as its executive producer Lani Good admits – unashamedly “extreme”. Were it to be on TV, without question she

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

Britney Spears appears to have hit out at ex-boyfriend Justin Timberlake after apologising for things she wrote about him in her autobiography. The 42-year-old singer initially shared a post on Instagram on Sunday, saying she was sorry if she had “offended any of the people I genuinely care about” in her memoir, The Woman In

Ford F-150 Lightning (Source: Ford) A strong majority of car dealers complain the US government’s strategy is bringing them too fast into the electric vehicle future. It’s awkward to be dragged kicking and screaming into a future that’s already here. Especially because if you don’t do it, you will be irrelevant. Car dealers have long

Bruce Springsteen mother – known to fans for often joining him on stage to dance – has died aged 98. The US rocker paid tribute to Adele Springsteen on Instagram, posting a video of them dancing together in a garden. He said she died on Wednesday and quoted the lyrics from The Wish, a song

Electric vehicle buyers reported the highest satisfaction with the process last year. With 80% of new EV buyers saying they were “highly satisfied” with the process, buying an EV was reportedly much easier than an ICE vehicle. EV buyers are happier with the process Although overall satisfaction with the car buying process improved in 2023,

Margot Robbie has broken her silence over being snubbed for an Oscar nomination in the best actress category.  The Barbie star said “there’s no way to feel sad when you know you’re this blessed” despite failing to receive a nod. But she defended director Greta Gerwig, who missed out on a nomination in the best

The Polestar 4 officially hit two key markets Wednesday. Polestar launched its new SUV Coupe in Europe and Australia with up to 379 miles (610 km) WLTP range. A new electric breed of SUV Coupe Polestar unveiled the Polestar 4 last April, calling it a “new breed of SUV coupe.” The Polestar 4 is the

Adele has announced she will play in Europe for the first time since 2016, with four nights booked in Germany. The Grammy-winning singer shared on social media that she will be performing in Munich’s Messe exhibition centre – which boasts a capacity of 80,000 – in a booking she called “a bit random”. At the

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

Universal Music has accused TikTok of bullying and threatened to pull millions of songs from the platform following a breakdown in payment negotiations – which would remove access to music by artists including Taylor Swift and Drake. In a scathing open letter shared online, titled Why We Must Call Time Out On TikTok, Universal said

Republicans and Democrats rarely agree on anything in the highly divided US House of Representatives. But one thing they have agreed on – unanimously this time – is electric bikes. Just not in the way we all hoped. The last electric bike bill to hit the floor of the US House of Representatives was the

Chita Rivera, the Broadway star whose career spanned seven decades and opened the door for Latina artists, has died aged 91. A dynamic singer and dancer, Rivera was nominated for 10 Tony awards – winning twice – and bounced back from a near-fatal car accident. She died in New York after a brief illness, her