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“Well, you didn’t think we were gonna let you down, did you?” So said Jarvis Cocker as he addressed the enormous crowd at Glastonbury‘s Park stage in 2011; thousands and thousands of people stood in front of him to see perhaps the worst-kept secret in the festival’s history, and one of its greatest live music

A massive Tesla Megapack project with 1.3 GWh of energy storage capacity is coming online in Arizona – making it one of the largest battery systems. Salt River Project (SRP) and Plus Power LLC are behind the massive project. Yesterday, they announced that it is coming online and should provide enough power for 76,000 homes: Salt

American actor Bill Cobbs has died at the age of 90. He was best known for his roles as security guard Reggie in the 2006 film Night At The Museum, and as Whitney Houston’s manager Bill Devaney in the 1992 film The Bodyguard. He also featured in the former’s sequel Secret Of The Tomb, released

On today’s episode, Mate Rimac beats Tesla to the Robotaxi punch, Porsche recalls 31,000 electric Taycan models, Fred helps find the best tires for your Tesla Model 3, and we go Back to the Future with an electric DeLorean restomod. All this and more, on YouTube’s ONLY show about EVs: Quick Charge! Whether or not

Travis Kelce has revealed what he thought of the Prince of Wales after meeting the royal at his girlfriend Taylor Swift’s London concert. The American football tight end, who has been in a relationship with Swift since September 2023, joined the singer as she met Prince William, and his children Prince George and Princess Charlotte,

Ford is cutting its EU leadership team as the automaker struggles to keep up with the market’s shift to EVs. After losing its European boss to Volkswagen, Ford is reorganizing its business to get the brand back on track. Ford’s European top executive, Martin Sander, left the company earlier this month to join Volkswagen. Sander

The gates to this year’s Glastonbury Festival have been flung open – with campers beginning the rush to find the best camping spots. But arriving alongside the army of campers at Worthy Farm in Pilton, Somerset, could be scattered showers, forecasters warn. Festival-goers have been told to expect “mostly warm, dry and settled” weather for

On top of Rivian’s big VW partnership news today, we also got a look at what some of Rivian’s future plans might include – including some vehicles that we haven’t heard anything about before. To recap the news, VW will invest up to $5 billion into Rivian and form a joint venture giving VW access to

The all-electric fastback that started it all is getting a fresh update. Polestar launched the new 2025 Polestar 2 on Monday with more range and style than ever. Check out the first look below. Polestar launched the Polestar 2 in mid-2020, its first fully electric vehicle. Since then, over 160,000 Polestar 2 models have been

Everyone seems to know the score, they’ve seen it all before… Or have we? Now England have got through the group stage, it’s time for the nation to start getting its hopes up way too early – yes, there are still a few hurdles to overcome before the Euro 2024 final, but no matter –

Actress and producer Scarlett Johansson says her clash with artificial intelligence (AI) company OpenAI highlights how “vulnerable” people are to misuse of the technology. Speaking at the release of her new film Fly Me To The Moon, Johansson said: “We’re all waiting and supporting the passing of legislation to protect everybody’s individual rights. “This highlights

Tesla’s NACS support webpage now lists Mercedes along other automakers in its “coming soon” section, though the timeline for Supercharger support has been pushed back for other automakers as Tesla sorts through a chaotic reorganization of its charging team at the behest of CEO Elon Musk. Pretty much the entire industry is onboard with NACS

The iconic Volkswagen Microbus is making a comeback in all-electric form. VW wants to more than double ID.Buzz production as the three-row electric van rolls out in the US this year. After making its official debut in March 2022, Volkswagen’s electric ID.Buzz is finally about to hit US dealerships. The beloved Volkswagen Microbus was a

The number of music festivals cancelled, postponed or closed for good this year has risen to 50, according to a representative body for independent events. The Association of Independent Festivals (AIF) shared the latest figure as Geronimo, a family festival held in Cheshire, announced the event is “no more”, having become an “unsustainable financial risk”

An “obsessed” security guard plotted to break into Holly Willoughby’s family home and knock her out with chloroform so he could kidnap, rape and murder her, a court has heard. Gavin Plumb, 37, allegedly hatched the “graphic” and “sexually motivated” plans over more than two years as he tried to recruit accomplices online. Chelmsford Crown

The Pike’s Peak International Hill Climb is in progress, and several EVs which set out to post new records have done so today, with the Rivian R1T and Ioniq 5N both claiming records, and the Ford SuperTruck being the fastest vehicle up the hill on the day. The Pike’s Peak International Hill Climb is one

Taylor Swift’s American football player boyfriend made a surprise appearance on stage during her performance at Wembley Stadium on Sunday. Travis Kelce, 34, appeared in a morning suit, bust out a few dance moves and carried the singer, who pretended to faint, to a red sofa during the middle of the show. His appearance during

Photo: Rocky Mountain Power Electrify America and electric utility Rocky Mountain Power have rolled out the first of 20 DC fast charging stations in Utah. Electrify Commercial, a business unit of Electrify America, and Rocky Mountain Power, a division of PacifiCorp, are deploying more than 80 chargers at 15 DC fast charging stations in the

Andrew Onwubolu, who goes by the stage name Rapman, says he wants to tell the “black experience” of ordinary life in his new sci-fi show. Set in south London, the Netflix series Supacell follows five people who unexpectedly develop supernatural powers. Doctor Who’s Tosin Cole leads the cast as Michael Lasaki, a delivery driver who

The 2024 Model 3 / Photo: Tesla Tesla scrapped promotional financing on the Model 3 Long Range this week after it became eligible for the $7,500 federal tax credit. As Electrek reported on June 17, Tesla and the IRS confirmed that the Model 3 Long Range All-Wheel Drive is now eligible for the full tax