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Tesla (TSLA) announced its production and delivery numbers for the second quarter of 2023, and the automaker has crushed expectations with deliveries of over 466,000 electric vehicles. Earlier this week, we reported that Wall Street was expecting another record quarter for deliveries from Tesla, with a consensus of 448,000 vehicles. That’s up from Tesla’s previous

French automaker Peugeot is certainly not a newcomer to the electric bicycle world like many other automakers that have only begun dipping their toe in the e-bike waters. Peugeot has a long history producing bicycles that dates back over a century under its PEUGEOT Cycles division. Now the company has just released its latest line

Emmerdale actress Meg Johnson – who played Pearl Ladderbanks on the ITV soap – has died, her family have said. The 86-year-old was described as a “kind and wonderful lady” in a joint statement from her family, talent agency Jorg Betts Associates and the ITV show. It said: “It is with great sadness that we

Tesla has started to push a huge new software update with a bunch of new features, including Charge on Solar, a Spotify refresh, multiview cameras, and more. We haven’t had a big Tesla software update in a minute and it looks like this one is it. Teslascope, a third-party Tesla companion app, detected a new

A YouTube bodybuilding star known as Joesthetics has died at the age of 30, according to posts shared on social media by his friends and girlfriend. German fitness influencer Jo Lindner, who had 8.5million followers on Instagram and almost 500 million views on his YouTube channel, suffered an aneurysm on Friday according to his girlfriend

The Queen Of Pop, a Material Girl, a gay icon and a self-proclaimed “warrior” – Madonna is many things to many people. Rihanna, Britney Spears, Katy Perry and Lady Gaga have all recognised her influence on their careers, with Beyonce hailing her a “masterpiece genius”. She’s had more top 10 hits than Elvis, sung a

This week on Electrek’s Wheel-E podcast, we discuss the most popular news stories from the world of electric bikes and other nontraditional electric vehicles. This time that includes special guest Luke Workman, battery guru and Zero’s former battery expert on ebike battery evolution and fire issues, FUELL’s new Flluid-2 and Flluid-3 e-bike testing, ChatGPT in an e-bike,

A Swiss startup is using reclaimed wind turbine blades instead of metal beams as horizontal supports for solar panels. Solar panels, meet wind turbine blades Founded in 2022, Turn2Sun is based in Neuchâtel and calls its use of second-life wind turbine blades to support solar panels “Blade2Sun.” The company explains, “The strength of the blades

Oscar-winning US actor Alan Arkin has died at the age of 89. Arkin was named best supporting actor for his role in Little Miss Sunshine at the Academy Awards in 2007. He was also nominated for an Oscar in the best supporting actor category for Argo. Arkin died on Friday at his home in Carlsbad,

The prosecution has opened its case in the Kevin Spacey trial with claims the actor was a “sexual bully” who “delights in making others feel powerless and uncomfortable”, and whose “preferred method of assault” was to “grab” other men “aggressively in the crotch”. Spacey is in court in the UK on 12 charges – including

Tesla has started to deliver new Model S and Model X vehicles in the UK with a grabbing stick after they forced buyers to get left-hand-drive vehicles. Last month, we were surprised to see Tesla announce that they stopped producing new Model S and Model X vehicles in right-hand-drive configurations. The automaker decided to stop

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.

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

Urtopia has prided itself on debuting tech-infused electric bicycles, such as using smartphone-like features including fingerprint unlocking. Now the company has taken it one step further by becoming the first electric bicycle company to integrate ChatGPT directly into its e-bike. ChatGPT is an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot developed by the California-based startup OpenAI. It is

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.

Glastonbury festivalgoers helped a struggling Lewis Capaldi through the end of his set by singing for him – after he lost his voice on stage. The Scottish singer, who had previously cancelled three weeks of shows to rest and recover, apologised as he prepared to belt out his hit song Someone You Loved on the

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