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Agrivoltaics – when land is used for agriculture and solar power generation – isn’t new to the US, but vertical agrivoltaics are. US solar developer iSun is working with German agrivoltaics company Next2Sun to install the US’s first vertical agrivoltaics system. Next2Sun installs bifacial solar panels on its patented vertical mounting system. It says its system is ideal for

Laura Lynch, one of the founding members of the Dixie Chicks, has died in a car crash aged 65. Her cousin Mick Lynch told showbiz news outlet TMZ she was driving outside El Paso, Texas, at the time of the collision on Friday. The Texas Department of Public Safety confirmed that Lynch died on Friday

I’m admittedly more of a two-wheeled kind of guy, owning and riding just about every type of electric bike, scooter, and e-motorcycle out there. But I’ve always thought that the thing that could get me to buy an electric car would be a short little electric roadster – something like an e-Miata. After browsing through

Ian Pepperell, best known for playing Roy Tucker in The Archers, has died aged 53, the BBC has announced. The actor, who played the hotelier in long-running BBC Radio 4 drama The Archers for 22 years, died on Friday following a long illness. He also acted in numerous stage productions and appeared in BBC soap

The GMC Sierra EV Denali was spotted for the first time out testing in Michigan. GMC and Buick global VP Duncan Aldred shared new images revealing the highly anticipated electric truck. GM has been teasing an electric GMC Sierra truck for several years now. The 2024 GMC Sierra EV first edition was officially unveiled in

Wham! has been declared the UK’s official Christmas number one with Last Christmas – 39 years after first being denied the festive top spot. George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley’s festive classic beat hits from Eurovision star Sam Ryder, Mariah Carey, and The Pogues and Kirsty MacColl. Ryder’s You’re Christmas To Me secured second place, followed

What has three wheels, three motors, and seemingly endless possibilities? The Dolas Defender 250 electric bike. It may be a three-wheeler, but just don’t call it a tricycle. It’s something of a rollerblade to the rest of the rollerskates of the trike world, fitting all three of its wheels in a single track. That’s just

A man has been arrested on suspicion of theft and criminal damage after a new Banksy artwork was removed. The elusive artist confirmed the work – a traffic stop sign featuring military drones – was his in a social media post shortly after midday on Friday. Less than half an hour later, two men were

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Fast And Furious star Vin Diesel has been accused of sexual battery by his former assistant while working for him in 2010. Astra Jonasson alleges the actor forced himself on her in a hotel suite in Atlanta, while the pair were working on Fast Five. Her lawsuit claims she tried to escape the room after

Andrew Tate and his brother have requested an emergency visit to the UK to visit their mother – who’s had a heart attack. A spokesperson for the brothers said she “suffered a sudden heart attack this afternoon and was immediately rushed to the hospital”. “It is our understanding that she will be undergoing emergency surgery.

Kia EV6 Kia has been accused of pulling a shady move by stockpiling new Kias in a storage lot in Ontario and leaving Canadian customers out to dry – some have said they have waited months, even years for their new Kia. The rationale? Kia doesn’t want to look too good. It’s all part of

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has said he believes there are “grounds for changing the law” around assisted dying. The debate has been back in the headlines this week after Dame Esther Rantzenrevealed she was considering ending her own life if treatment for her lung cancer did not improve her condition. Politics live: Starmer issues

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

Tesla has reportedly decided not to give stock-based compensation to employees as part of their annual performance review. CEO Elon Musk has often claimed that Tesla has the best employee compensation in the auto industry and that’s because of its stock options. Just last month, Musk told a crowd at a New York Times conference:

George Clooney has said that Matthew Perry’s role on Friends “didn’t bring him joy or happiness or peace”. The ER actor, 62, reflected on his friendship with Perry after he died in October aged 54. Image: George Clooney on ER Pic: Moviestore/Shutterstock He told US publication Deadline: “I knew Matt when he was 16 years

The prospect of a Universal Studios theme park opening in the UK has got fans very excited indeed. After financial records and public documents suggesting something was afoot were found by industry news site Orlando Park Stop, the Hollywood giant confirmed the plans in a statement to Sky News. The studio – which, like Sky,

A solar electric truck climbed the world’s highest volcano using solar power alone – and set a new world record for altitude for an EV. A Swiss team called Peak Evolution, which is sponsored by Austrian transport and logistics company Gebrüder Weiss, successfully climbed the western edge of Ojos del Salado, 6,500 meters above sea level

Advanced air mobility startup Overair is celebrating a significant milestone this morning, completing its first full-scale Butterfly eVTOL prototype ahead of flight testing in 2024. With its unique rotor design compared to many other eVTOLs, Overair’s electric aircraft looks to achieve commercial operations in multiple countries. Overair is an advanced air mobility (AAM) specialist based

Italian fashion influencer Chiara Ferragni has apologised after misleading her followers over sales of a Christmas cake The 36-year-old, who built her platform through her fashion and beauty Chiara Ferragni brand, said she will donate €1m (£860,000) to a children’s hospital, after fans were led to believe that by buying a Ferragni-branded pandoro (similar to

Israel will compete at Eurovision next year, despite calls for the country to be banned over its conflict with Hamas, organisers have said. Artists from Iceland had called for a boycott of the contest in Malmo, Sweden, unless Israel was prevented from taking part, after its ground invasion of Gaza. Irish broadcaster RTE has also

Tesla has announced that it will raise factory worker pay for some workers at its Nevada Gigafactory by 10% or more. The news comes not long after UAW’s historic strike wins, in which it earned 25% pay increases at all of the Big Three American automakers. After VW, Hyundai, Toyota, and Honda did the same

The writer of a Lord Of The Rings sequel has been ordered to destroy all physical and electronic copies and pay more than $130,000 in legal fees. US author Demetrious Polychron was sued for copyright infringement by the estate of author JRR Tolkien, the writer of the original books – after Polychron first tried to

Tesla has unveiled a 3D reconstruction park assist system that serves as the long-awaited bird-eye view. Bird’s eye view, a vision monitoring system that renders a view of a vehicle from the top to help park and navigate tight spaces, has become a popular feature in premium vehicles and it has even moved down market

Young people today are demonised for being “too colloquial” with language, despite William Shakespeare being praised for doing the same thing 400 years ago, a theatre director has said. Intermission Youth Theatre combines 400-year-old language with the modern day, remixing the bard’s work through the lens of youth culture. This year it celebrated 15 years

A row has erupted over the winner of this year’s Miss France contest having short hair. Eve Gilles, who has a pixie cut and was crowned the winner at a ceremony in Dijon on Saturday, is receiving support online from politicians in France after messages criticising her hair were posted on social media. The 20-year-old

After nearly nine months on the road, an all-electric Nissan Ariya has become the first vehicle ever, gas or electric, to drive all the way from North to South pole, piloted by Chris Ramsey of Plug in Adventures and his wife Julie. The Scottish couple, who previously became the first to complete the Mongol Rally in an

Eddie Izzard has failed in her latest bid to represent the Labour Party as an MP at the next general election. The 61-year-old comedian and activist announced in August she would run to be Labour‘s candidate in Brighton Pavilion. However, Izzard, who also goes by the name of Suzy, was pipped to the candidacy by

If there’s one thing I love nearly as much as electric bikes, it’s getting to enjoy some new gear on my rides. With the holidays barreling down on us, there’s still a little bit of time left to bring that joy to an e-bike lover near you! Here are some of the coolest pieces of

Ian Wright has announced that he is stepping down from the BBC’s Match Of The Day programme. The pundit said the decision “has been coming for a while” but had been “fast-tracked” by his 60th birthday last month. “After my debut show whilst still a player in 1997 and many more memorable years, I’ll be

A new study from Lawrence Berkeley National Lab offers fresh insights into the impact of wind farms on the values of nearby homes. The analysis, “Commercial Wind Turbines and Residential Home Values: New Evidence from the Universe of Land-Based Wind Projects in the United States,” scrutinized a dataset of 500,000 home sales near 428 wind

Actor and Years and Years star Olly Alexander will represent the UK at next year’s Eurovision Song Contest. The 33-year-old singer announced he would be the UK’s entrant in the annual contest during Strictly Come Dancing’s Grand Final on Saturday. Alexander scored two number 1 albums with Years & Years, as well as 10 UK

Most of the fun electric vehicles I discover in the depths of Alibaba require me to sit in, on, or around them. But this time, I’ve found something that barely even needs me involved. Check out this awesome electric hand truck that can climb stairs thanks to its nifty tank track operation! It’s definitely a