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Tesla is making all Superchargers free in Europe for a day in celebration of 10 years of Supercharging on the continent. The Supercharger network launched 11 years ago. Tesla decided to deploy its own DC fast-charging stations because virtually no one else was at the time or certainly not at the scale that the automaker

Adele has halted one of her shows mid-song to defend a standing fan she thought was being “bothered” by security guards. The British singer, 35, who is part way through her Las Vegas residency at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace, stopped singing Water Under The Bridge to speak directly to a male fan after he

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Elon Musk finally did his promised livestream of a drive on Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) Beta v12. Here’s the video and my impressions. After three years of FSD being in beta, Tesla CEO Elon Musk says that Tesla’s Full Self-Driving package is about to get out of beta with the version 12 update. The main

Sir Elton John was taken to hospital after suffering a fall at his house in France. The star, 76, was kept in hospital overnight and was discharged on Monday. A statement from his representative said: “We can confirm that following a slip yesterday at his home in the south of France, Elton visited the local

Strictly Come Dancing professional Amy Dowden has revealed she contracted sepsis after her first round of chemotherapy earlier this month.  The 33-year-old was diagnosed with stage three breast cancer in May and underwent a mastectomy. In July, the dancer from Caerphilly, South Wales, told fans she had received a second diagnosis of “another type of

The field of swappable batteries for electric motorbikes is booming, and Honda is trying to play catch up with its own design. The Honda Mobile Power Pack e: (MPPe:) is headed to Indonesia as the company makes a play for greater international market share. The Honda MPPe: is a Gogoro-style swappable motorbike battery that even

Police were called to a “disturbance” at a West End performance of Grease, as officers had to escort four theatregoers from the theatre. Officers were called to the Dominion Theatre in central London at 8.40pm on Saturday. Audience member Ryan Redmond told Sky News that two men and two women were being “rude and abusive”

Students around the US are now heading back to college, but there’s one thing many of them won’t be able to bring with them: electric bikes and e-scooters. Several campuses are joining a growing movement in higher education, banning these efficient transportation alternatives. Electric bicycles, which are similar to pedal bicycles with an additional small

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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 new moped-style e-bikes from Electra, e-bikes and the right to repair debate, e-bike vans coming to NYC, sustainable replacement for e-bike boxes, ordering e-bikes from Indiegogo and more. The

For those waiting to buy the 2023 Mustang Mach-E, now may be the time. Ford is offering a range of incentives and lease offers to get you in your new EV, including a discount of up to $3,000. Ford’s all-electric crossover SUV, introduced in 2019, has risen to become one of the top-selling EVs in

Welcome to Backstage, the TV and film podcast from Sky News. On this week’s Backstage podcast, hosts Claire Gregory and Katie Spencer are live from Edinburgh TV Festival – an event that showcases upcoming shows and programmes coming to TV screens and streaming platforms in the near future. Click to subscribe to Backstage wherever you

Former One Direction star Liam Payne has revealed he has been in hospital with a “serious kidney infection” and has been forced to cancel gigs. The 29-year-old singer said he had “no choice” but to postpone his upcoming tour of South America “with a heavy heart”. “Over the past week I’ve been in hospital with

The annual gathering of the people behind the shows that we see on TV has been taking place in Scotland this week. The Edinburgh TV Festival has seen commissioners, press and some famous faces heading to Edinburgh to discuss the current television landscape and promote some of the new shows they have coming out in

The Tesla Autopilot safety probe is about to end, and NHTSA is hinting at forcing improvements on the driver monitoring side. Tesla has been under federal investigation about its Autopilot potentially having a problem with crashes with emergency vehicles on the side of the road. The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) first opened an

From Luther and The Affair, through to His Dark Materials, actress Ruth Wilson has become the go-to actress when it comes to playing some of modern TV and film’s most complex characters. Rather than play it safe, the actress says she likes the idea that viewers who watch her work will be “triggered”. “It wouldn’t

Sir Michael Parkinson’s son says the chat show king – who interviewed stars including John Lennon, Muhammad Ali and Madonna – would never have achieved such onscreen success without the love and support of his wife, Mary. Mike Parkinson told Sky News: “She inspired him. She gave him confidence. She was his mentor. “But also,

Workers at GM’s Ultium plant in Warren, Ohio have negotiated an agreement to increase their pay by an additional $3-4 an hour, about a 25% increase from current base pay. The plan covers around 1,100 workers and would go into effect immediately if ratified by a union vote in the next few days. GM’s Ultium

Electric car charging stations are becoming ubiquitous across many cities in the US. But with electric bikes vastly outnumbering electric cars, should we be considering charging stations for these more popular light EVs? In China, e-bike charging stations are already commonplace. Perhaps we can learn something from them. In fact, I didn’t know just how

A teenager with a machete threatened to cut off singer Aled Jones’s arm during a robbery, a court has been told. The 16-year-old boy, who cannot be legally identified, robbed the singer of his £17,000 Rolex watch while he was out walking with his son. The 52-year-old who is originally from Bangor, North Wales, was

A world-renowned British conductor who featured in the King’s coronation has pulled out of the Proms after being accused of assaulting a singer. Sir John Eliot Gardiner, 80, allegedly punched bass singer William Thomas following a performance at the Festival Berlioz in France, after the performer left the podium in the wrong direction. The incident

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

A Tesla Cybertruck, likely the final version of the electric pickup truck, was spotted being tested on the automaker’s own test track in Fremont. As we reported last week, it feels like the Cybertruck program is really on the cusp of reaching production. We were particularly excited when we saw that Tesla Cybertrucks are now coming

TV journalist Louis Theroux has interviewed everyone from porn stars to prisoners, known for deftly encouraging even the most combative or private interviewees to open up. Theroux, who rose to fame with his Weird Weekends series 25 years ago, was asked to deliver this year’s James MacTaggart Memorial lecture at the Edinburgh TV Festival, covering

The Rolling Stones appear to have teased a new album – by placing an advert in a local newspaper. Fans are convinced an innocuous-looking promotion for a new glass repair store, featured in the Hackney Gazette, is actually a hint of new work from the rock legends. Representatives for The Rolling Stones – now featuring

The all-electric Mercedes-Benz EQC will finally arrive in the United States, but not in its current form. The next-generation EQC was spotted testing ahead of its imminent reveal later next year or in 2025. The EQC is the three-pointed star’s first all-electric vehicle designed from the ground up to be an EV. It was expected

Guy Pearce has celebrated his mother as a “sharp, fierce and witty” woman before her Alzheimer’s diagnosis as he announced her death. The British-born actor, best known for his role in 2000 psychological film Memento, first came to public attention when he appeared in Neighbours. The 55-year-old reflected how he will “miss” his mother, Anne,

As electric bikes become increasingly popular in cities across the US, some in the media are trying to wrap their heads around this reported “electric bike craze.” But make no mistake, this isn’t some short-lived enthusiasm or a passing fad. This widespread adoption of e-bikes by young and old alike is merely the first signs

Rihanna has welcomed her second child with rapper A$AP Rocky. She gave birth to a boy earlier this month, according to US entertainment website TMZ. Image: Rihanna revealed her second pregnancy at the Super Bowl Rihanna and rapper A$AP Rocky already have a one-year-old son together called RZA – which is pronounced “Rizza”. While 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

More than 100 actors are backing calls for a Green Rider – an environmentally friendly contract between performers and film and TV production companies. Stars including Bella Ramsey, Stephen Fry and Natalie Dormer all signed a statement created by Equity For A Green New Deal setting out proposals to improve sustainability in the UK’s film

It’s no secret that most electric bikes come from China. Sure, there are high-quality e-bikes built in Europe and even a few in the US. But not the ones with the price tags that make you go, “Honey, how can we afford not to?!” And that’s exactly the story of my latest weird little e-bike