GM spin-off company will make electric delivery vans with ‘Tesla killer’ battery

GM announced a spin-off company that is a ‘one-stop shop ecosystem’ to speed up shipping and ease the delivery process. Called BrightDrop, it was revealed at the Consumer Electronics Show, along with the new business unit’s all-electric vehicle with a range of 250 miles and battery-powered delivery pallet. The EV600 delivery van is GM’s first … Read more

Electric car battery giant Britishvolt plans to float

Firm behind £2.6bn electric car battery factory being built in North East could float on London stock market next year By Harriet Dennys, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50 GMT, 12 December 2020 | Updated: 22:42 GMT, 12 December 2020 The firm behind a £2.6billion electric car battery factory being built in the North East … Read more

Elon Musk claims Tesla is developing a 621 mile range battery and a smaller hatchback vehicle

Elon Musk claims Tesla is developing a 621 mile range battery and a smaller hatchback vehicle for the European markets because he found it hard to park a Model X in Berlin Elon Musk claims Tesla is developing a 621 mile range battery Musk said the improved battery would be used in the firm’s electric semi … Read more

Google Pixel 5 has great camera and 48 hour battery life – making $999 smartphone excellent buy

Google‘s latest top of the range handset, the Pixel 5, sounds, on paper, like all the various flagship devices on the market with its 5G-enabled, camera-orientated spec. But it costs just $999 in Australia, a significant slice less than the top end phones made by rivals such as Apple, Samsung and Huawei.  In previous years, … Read more

Bentley will ditch gas-guzzling petrol engines in favour of battery power from 2030

Bentley has today announced revolutionary plans to be a fully-electric car maker within a decade – putting its first battery-powered zero-emissions model on the road within just five years. The British luxury motor firm, renowned for its fast performance, grand touring and racing cars, will ditch big gas-guzzling and CO2 emitting petrol engines and by … Read more

Ford Kuga hybrid fault: Thousands need faulty battery packs replaced

Thousands of recalled Ford Kuga hybrid cars to have faulty battery packs replaced after seven of the SUVs caught FIRE while charging Some 1,800 UK Puma PHEVs and 27,000 globally have been called back by Ford It says that ‘cell contamination in the drive battery system’ caused the issued UK models should be fixed by … Read more

Apple iPhone 12 battery life drains 20% faster when it is on the 5G network than on 4G, study finds

Apple announced its iPhone 12 features a 5G wireless chip that will improve speeds for faster downloads, higher quality streaming and better responsive games – but a new study reveals it comes at a cost. Tom’s Guide found that the iPhone 12’s battery life drains 20 percent faster on the 5G network than when running … Read more

Former Disney star Ronni Hawk is charged with domestic battery and possession of a KNIFE

Former Disney star Ronni Hawk faces three separate misdemeanor charges after allegedly threatening her boyfriend with a knife. Police were originally called to the 20-year old’s Los Angeles home in July following a domestic dispute with her partner, snowboarder Miles Fallon. Hawk, best known for her role in teen drama Stuck In The Middle, was … Read more

Shia LaBeouf flashes his tattooed abs during jog after being ‘charged with battery and petty theft

Shia LaBeouf flashes his tattooed abs during daily jog…after being ‘charged with battery and petty theft three months after getting into a fight with a man and stealing his hat’ By Joanna Crawley For Mailonline Published: 10:25 BST, 8 October 2020 | Updated: 10:25 BST, 8 October 2020 Shia LaBeouf let off some steam on … Read more

Spinach is transformed into battery catalysts that can power electric cars and military gear

Scientists transform spinach into a catalyst for batteries that can power anything from electric cars to military equipment Spinach can be used as a cheaper and safer catalyst for batteries that power anything from smartphones to electric cars and military equipment Researchers transformed the vegetable into carbon nanosheets by washing, freezing and grinding it, and then … Read more