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On today’s episode of Quick Charge, explaining EV charging to your in-laws is about to get a whole lot easier thanks to a new universal charging standard and universal plug & charge to streamline payment processing coming in 2025. We’ve also got an all-electric Mazda Miata, and news that Tesla won’t find a cure for

Photo: EVgo The Biden administration will officially update the new federal EV charging standard to the J3400 based on Tesla’s plug, acting Federal Highway Administrator Kristin White announced Tuesday. It’s officially the Tesla-based J3400 Independent standards organization SAE International announced in October that it had released J3400, the new open standard based on the Tesla

MasterChef presenter John Torode has said he has found the recent reports about co-host Gregg Wallace “truly upsetting”. The pair have presented the BBC One cooking show together for almost 20 years, since 2005. In his first comments since the allegations surfaced, Torode said he would continue to be part of the programme, adding: “The

Can-Am, a subsidiary of BRP (Bombardier Recreational Products), marked a significant milestone this week as its first electric motorcycle rolled off the production line. The long-anticipated event took place at the company’s assembly plant in Querétaro, Mexico, signaling a new chapter for the brand as it leverages its storied powersports legacy to launch a new

A British band were robbed at gunpoint on the first day of their US tour. Frontman of the band Sports Team, Alex Rice, told Sky News that they had stopped in their tour bus at a Starbucks in Vallejo, California, on Tuesday – the morning after landing in San Francisco. While he and his bandmates

The BBC was alerted to Gregg Wallace’s “unacceptable” behaviour while filming Inside The Factory more than a year and a half ago, Sky News can confirm. A memo to staff at the Nestle factory in York shows concerns were raised with both the broadcaster and production company Voltage TV after Wallace’s final visit in February

Black Friday and Cyber Monday are officially over, but we’re still seeing some new Green Deals coming in today while there are still plenty of hangover deals in our Cyber Monday hub that are worth checking out while they last. Leading the post-event deals is Jackery’s early Christmas sale that launched today taking up to

Tesla Cybertruck production April 2024 Tesla has told Cybertruck production employees not to report to work for the next three days, in another sign of demand issues for the vehicle that once touted millions of preorders. The news was reported by Business Insider, who obtained an email telling Cybertruck production workers at Tesla’s factory in

The BBC has decided to pull its MasterChef Christmas specials following claims of inappropriate behaviour against presenter Gregg Wallace. Wallace, 60, faces allegations from 13 people across a range of shows over a 17-year period, with many others sharing their experiences in the wake of the initial claims. He has temporarily stepped down from the

Stars descended on the red carpet at the 2024 Fashion Awards in London on Monday night. Rihanna was among those to appear at the Royal Albert Hall along with her partner ASAP Rocky, who was given the award for Cultural Innovator. Love Island presenter Maya Jama and musician Kojey Radical co-hosted the evening. Northern Irish

As we did on Black Friday, we’re giving you another special Cyber Monday edition of Green Deals today. There’s still tons of amazing deals that you can browse in full in our dedicated Cyber Monday hub here, but we wanted to highlight the best of the continuing deals/sales alongside some new additions. Among our new

With its compact dimensions, outstanding performance, and quiet, emissions-free operation, the Atlas Copco E-Air H185 is changing the game when it comes to indoor construction and demolition projects. Now, it’s changing an altogether different game: art. Construction companies bidding on jobs in indoor or densely populated urban environments are already singing the praises of electric

MasterChef presenter Gregg Wallace has apologised for his response to claims he made sexual comments towards staff and celebrity guests on a range of programmes over 17 years. At the weekend, the BBC presenter issued a defiant response to mounting allegations against him, dismissing his accusers as “middle-class women of a certain age” in a

Residents of the City of Irvine will soon be able to enjoy paths and bikeways that are both cleaner and greener thanks to the addition of the City’s first-ever electric street sweeper from Dulevo. Meet the aptly-named Evie! Ignoring the fact that “Evie” is the best possible name for an anthropomorphized electric vehicle, the City of Irvine,

My Chemical Romance have said their longest-serving drummer Bob Bryar has died aged 44. A spokesperson said on Sunday: “The band asks for your patience and understanding as they process the news of Bob’s passing.” It gave no details on how he died. Bryar played on 2006 album The Black Parade, the concept record that

There is a certain irony to how unintentionally funny Gregg Wallace’s latest social media post is. It is a bin-fire of an Instagram post. Enough to leave those with only the loosest of grasps of crisis management open-mouthed. Rather than a weekend of self-reflection, after a bruising week reputationally, the presenter has instead opted to

Renault Trucks doesn’t get a lot of headlines outside of France, but the company is serious about electric trucking – and its new 2025 MY E-Tech T electric semi truck is packing serious range, too: more than 600 km (about 375 miles) per charge! Renault claims its trucks have logged nearly 19 million all-electric miles, saving

Penn Jillette says he’s on Donald Trump’s enemies list because the president-elect feels a sense of “betrayal” towards him – and more specifically because of a risqué joke about his hair. The 69-year-old magician, who’s one-half of the double act Penn & Teller, tells Sky News: “I am reported in the New York Times on

Australian mining company Fortescue is making headlines again, after it placed a huge, $400 million order for over 100 new electric equipment assets with Chinese heavy equipment company XCMG (Xuzhou Construction Machinery Group). The deal is the largest single equipment export deal in XCMG’s history. The $400 million contract also marks XCMG’s largest mining equipment

The production company that makes MasterChef has appointed a City law firm to lead the investigation into alleged misconduct by presenter Gregg Wallace. Wallace, 60, stepped down from the BBC cooking show on Thursday amid accusations he made sexual comments towards staff and celebrity guests on a range of programmes over 17 years. Banijay UK,