A Tesla owner’s video went viral after he couldn’t get his Model S to charge at a Supercharger station in the cold. Domenick Nati, a radio host in Virginia, was trying to charge his Tesla Model S last Friday ahead of his holiday travel, but he was having some issues. It was reportedly 19°F –
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Now that Tesla launched Steam in its Model S and Model X, there’s a way to make your electric car your main gaming computer – a $100,000+ gaming computer. In the latest Model S and Model X, Tesla included a new entertainment computer with capabilities similar to the latest generation of gaming consoles and gaming
David Tennant and Catherine Tate have appeared in a new trailer for the next series of Doctor Who, which sees the pair return to the franchise after 13 years. In a surprise twist at the end of the last series, Jodie Whittaker’s version of the character regenerated into David Tennant’s iteration of the Doctor –
They say that necessity is the mother of invention. And one Canadian man had a serious need for Vietnamese takeout. But since the bike paths hadn’t been plowed, he turned his e-bike into a DIY snow plow using leftover parts to go get his fix. His evening ride for Vietnamese food went viral and made
From one of Hollywood’s last Golden Age stars and the first black man to win the Oscar for best actor, to a cricketing legend, an EastEnders icon and the incomparable singer who would do Anything For Love – it’s time to commemorate the stars and notable faces we have said goodbye to in 2022. Among those who
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You can always count on the stars to bring drama to any situation – and the last year has been no exception. In fact, 2022 has been a rollercoaster of a year for entertainment, starting off with the biggest on-stage shocker of the last decade. We take a look though some of the most memorable
You might be wondering why food trucks play such a big role in my Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week column. After all, they tend to pop up fairly frequently in these weekly entries. A big part of their allure seems to be the fact that Alibaba’s engineers love taking the simple concept
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have dismissed an apology by The Sun for a column by Jeremy Clarkson as “nothing more than a PR stunt”. A spokeswoman for the Duchess said the newspaper had not contacted her to apologise for the column, in which Clarkson wrote he was “dreaming of the day when she
Maxi Jazz, the lead singer of dance group Faithless, has died at 65. Announcing his death on Facebook, the group said: “We are heartbroken to say Maxi Jazz died last night. He was a man who changed our lives in so many ways. “He gave proper meaning and message to our music. “He was a
The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced this week that it wants to significantly raise the minimum common lightbulb efficiency level from 45 lumens per watt to over 120 lumens per watt. The DOE previously banned incandescent bulbs from 2023, and this new rule will accelerate the transition away from compact fluorescent bulbs as well toward LED
Rapper Tory Lanez has been found guilty of three firearms offences over the shooting of hip hop star Megan Thee Stallion. Lanez, 30, was convicted of assault with a semi-automatic firearm; having a loaded, unregistered firearm in a vehicle; and discharging a firearm with gross negligence. The charges related to an incident in the Hollywood
This new Tesla Model 3 hearse shows that everything is going electric, even for your last trip in a vehicle. Hearses are actually perfect for electrification. They mostly drive relatively small distances from funeral homes or churches to graveyards, and they generally have plenty of time to charge between drives. But they are mostly built
All three blades for the prototype of the Vestas V236-15.0 MW offshore wind turbine have arrived at their final destination, and they’ll now be installed and spinning soon. The 379-foot (115.5-meter) blades were manufactured at Vestas’ blade factory in Nakskov, Denmark. They were transported to Denmark’s national Østerild Test Center on the northwestern coast, where
Tesla Megapack, the company’s utility-scale energy storage battery system, could be sold out for almost the next two years, according to Tesla’s own timeline. Back in 2019, Tesla launched the Megapack; it was Tesla’s third stationary energy storage product after the Powerwall and Powerpack. A single Megapack unit is a container-sized “3 MWh battery system” with
Singer Kim Wilde and actor Hal Fowler have divorced after more than 25 years of marriage. The 62-year-old pop star said she and her husband had agreed to separate last year. In a joint statement shared on Wilde’s social media accounts, the pair, who share two children, said they remained “on good terms”. The statement
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Research shows electric vehicles are better for the environment. Not only do they emit fewer CO2 emissions, but you also don’t have to worry about falling victim to volatile gas prices. Ford shows us just how much you can save by driving electric vehicles compared to an equivalent gas car. Ford highlights CO2 savings from
Comedian Joe Lycett has responded to reports that he previously performed in Qatar following his criticism of David Beckham’s work in the Gulf state. The stand-up had threatened to destroy £10,000 of his own money last month unless former England footballer pulled out of his reported £10m deal with the World Cup host, where homosexuality
The Specials singer Terry Hall was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer shortly before his death, his bandmate has said. The band announced Hall’s death on Monday, saying the 63-year-old had suffered a “brief illness”. In a Facebook post, bassist Horace Panter gave a touching account of Hall’s final days. He said The Specials were due to