South Korean transportation giant Hyundai has announced the creation of an advanced air mobility (AAM) company, Supernal LLC. The company will pursue the development of next-generation passenger electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) vehicles, and aims to conduct its first commercial flight in 2028. Hyundai described the US-based Supernal as a spinoff company that will take the
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Tributes are being paid to the “wildly talented” actor Dean Stockwell, best known for starring in Quantum Leap, who has died aged 85. A spokesperson told Sky News that the star passed away peacefully at his home of natural causes. Stockwell was a Golden Globe winner and an Oscar and Emmy nominee, who appeared in
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. Sponsored by Holley Performance: Check out the Holley High Voltage Experience, an all EV event taking place at Sonoma Raceway this November 13th and 14th. New episodes of Quick Charge
The COP26, aka the United Nations Climate Change Conference UK 2021, is under way in Glasgow. Here’s Electrek‘s daily roundup of the key happenings at the world’s most important summit ever. Monday, November 8 Ministers from all over the world arrive in Glasgow Ministers are arriving in Glasgow today to start very tough negotiations about issues
Alec Baldwin has called for film and TV production companies that use guns to hire police officers to “monitor weapons safety” on set. The Hollywood actor, 63, made the statement in a post on social media as the police investigation into the shooting on the set of Western film Rust continues. Baldwin accidentally shot and
The head of Houston Police said he “expressed concerns” to rapper Travis Scott ahead of a concert that left people dead following a fatal crowd surge. Eight people aged between 14 and 27 were killed in the crush at the Astroworld Festival, Houston, while hundreds more were injured. A lawyer, representing the family of Axel
Tesla has been spotted producing a bunch of cars in wild new colors out of Gigafactory Shanghai. Could these be the new factory wraps that the company teased? For a premium automaker, Tesla has very limited color options. It used to offer much more paint color options, but in an attempt at streamlining production, Tesla
Frozen star Josh Gad has said there is “no need” for a third instalment of the award-winning animated film. Addressing the possibility of a further film in the franchise, Gad, who voices Olaf the snowman, said: “Frozen 3 won’t happen unless there’s a reason for Frozen 3 to exist.” He continued: “I trust this team
Elon Musk says that he is prepared to sell about $24 billion worth of Tesla (TSLA) stocks if his Twitter followers vote for it. He says that it is to address the accusation that he is not paying taxes. Lately, there has been a lot of talk about some of the richest people in 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. Sponsored by Holley Performance: Check out the Holley High Voltage Experience, an all EV event taking place at Sonoma Raceway this November 13th and 14th. New episodes of Quick Charge
Travis Scott has promised to help the families of the eight people who were killed during his concert at the Astroworld festival in Texas, saying he could never “imagine anything like this happening”. The rapper posted an emotional video on social media as police in Houston said they had opened a criminal investigation into the
Another crew member who was working on the film Rust is in hospital, where doctors are fighting to save his arm following a spider bite. Jason Miller, a lamp operator and pipe rigger, was working to wind down production of the film after cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was accidentally shot dead by Alec Baldwin on 21
After an entire day (and indeed months) of deliberation and negotiations, Congress approved a long debated infrastructure bill totaling $1.2 trillion. The 228-206 vote held by the US House of Representatives early Saturday morning will put a core piece of President Biden’s domestic legislature into action. While 6 Democrats didn’t vote for the bill, 12
Rapper Travis Scott has been captured on video stopping his set and asking security at his festival to help fans in the audience during a fatal crowd surge. The “mass casualty incident” happened during the rapper’s performance at the event in Houston, Texas, on Friday night, which killed eight people and injured several more. In
Hyundai Motor Group recently shared plans to begin manufacturing its Genesis GV70 EV in the US beginning in 2022. The electrified GV70 will be produced at Hyundai’s Alabama plant, and will mark the first EV manufactured in the US by the Korean automotive umbrella. With this decision, Hyundai looks to make a larger impact on
Tesla confirmed that it is going to open a new factory to build battery manufacturing equipment in Canada. As we reported earlier this week, Tesla released a look into its growing presence in Canada, where it builds “machines that build the machine.” It appears that the new video coincided with Tesla launching a new facility
Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo will star in a film adaptation of blockbuster musical Wicked, the stars announced on social media. Chart-topping pop star Grande, 28, will play Galinda the Good Witch. Meanwhile, Oscar-nominated British actress Erivo, 34, will appear as Elphaba – the Wicked Witch of the West. Jon M Chu, the filmmaker known
Today, Tesla has updated its pricing for Model 3 and Model Y vehicles to increase prices across the board once more. The automaker’s cheapest vehicle has now increased in price by over 20% this year alone. Tesla prices have increased widely across the entire lineup in 2021. Last month alone, there were two significant prices
Lionel Blair has died at the age of 92, his agent has said. Blair’s entertainment career spanned seven decades, including appearances as an actor, tap dancer, presenter, and choreographer. Blair, who moved to the UK from Canada at the age of two, was best known as a team captain on the TV game show Give
Canadian National Railway Company (CN) announced the purchase of Wabtec’s FLXdrive battery-electric freight locomotive, the first to join its 19,500-mile rail network. The purchase was part of CN’s sustainability strategy to reduce freight transportation emissions and will be supported by a grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). CN ($CNI) is a railway