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Nick Knowles, Paul Merson and Sam Quek have been named as the final three contestants in this year’s Strictly Come Dancing. TV presenter Knowles, former England footballer Merson and Olympic gold medallist Quek were announced on BBC’s The One Show on Monday evening. Image: Nick Knowles said dancing on Strictly would be a ‘new adventure’.

You read that right. Ford EV drivers can charge 100% for free at home through its new partnership with TXU Energy. Ford and TXU launched the first-of-its-kind program in Texas, offering free home EV charging during select hours. Ford EV drivers can get free EV charging in Texas Ford introduced the TXU Free EV Miles

Banksy has struck again, revealing a cheeky new rhino mural in London – his eighth piece of animal artwork in eight days. The latest image shows the animal mounting an old silver Nissan Micra – which has a traffic cone on its bonnet, apparently to resemble another rhinoceros. Banksy‘s latest graffiti campaign began last week,

Image: Oxford University Physics Scientists at Oxford University are coating a new solar power-generating material onto objects such as rucksacks, cars, and mobile phones. The potential of this breakthrough means that increasing amounts of solar electricity could be generated without silicon-based solar panels. The Oxford scientists’ new light-absorbing material is, for the first time, thin

On the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. In this week’s episode, we discuss a bunch of Tesla Cybertruck news, Rivian and Lucid earnings, and more. The show is live every Friday at 4 p.m. ET on Electrek’s YouTube channel. As a reminder, we’ll have an accompanying post,

A new artwork has appeared in London, sparking speculation it might be another Banksy design. The design – featuring a school of swimming fish – differs from the artist’s characteristic silhouette artworks, and it has yet to be claimed. It appeared on a police box in the City of London. Image: The design of swimming

Downtown LA skyline. Photo by Martin Adams on Unsplash With the Paris 2024 Olympic Games wrapping up, Los Angeles mayor Karen Bass is in town to prepare the world for what the 2028 Olympics will look like in Los Angeles. And one thing she’s promising, in a big surprise to everyone’s who’s even heard about

Toyota launched the new, all-electric Proace Verso and smaller Proace City Verso MPVs on Thursday in the UK. Toyota’s new electric people carriers are on sale now with more range, tech, and style than ever. “Power to the people carriers,” Toyota boasted after launching its new mid-size and compact multi-purpose vehicles (MPVs) in the UK

Banksy has unveiled his latest artwork – a silhouette of a stretching cat on an empty, distressed advertising hoarding – the sixth in his new collection of animal-themed pieces. The elusive street artist posted a picture of the design in Edgware Road, Cricklewood, northwest London, on Instagram on Saturday without any caption. The creature, stretching

LiDAR specialist Hesai Technology has shared thoughts and data on why it believes laser sensor technology is the missing piece in the operation of Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB), especially as automotive regulators begin to implement higher safety standards for new vehicles. Table of contents Thoughts from Hesai, a market leader in LiDAR Hesai Technology, a

In a city with multiple arts events, in Edinburgh this weekend you’ll find two different stances on festival funding. Running alongside Edinburgh’s Fringe Festival, begins Edinburgh Book Festival. Brilliant cultural platforms in their own rights, both of whom have traditionally welcomed sponsors to help them stage their various artistic and literary endeavours. But when it

Adele has confirmed her engagement during an impromptu moment with fans at a concert in Germany. The singer was performing in Munich when she appeared to spot someone carrying a sign saying, “Will you marry me?” She read out the message, but replied: “I can’t marry you because I’m already getting married, so I can’t,

Tesla is trying something new. The automaker is offering a bundle of 3 years of subscription to Full Self-Driving (FSD) Supervised, Supercharging, and premium connectivity. Tesla has been having issues selling its FSD package. For years, CEO Elon Musk claimed that Tesla would keep increasing prices as the system got better, which he claims would

Huw Edwards has been asked to hand back part of his BBC salary after pleading guilty to possessing indecent images of children. The amount – thought to be about £200,000 – is what he earned for the five months after his arrest. Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy previously called on Edwards to return his salary. The

A third teenager has been arrested in connection with a plot to carry out a terror attack at a Taylor Swift concert in Austria. Austrian home secretary Gerhard Karner said an 18-year-old Iraqi national had been taken into custody on Thursday evening in Vienna after allegedly being in contact with the 19-year-old main suspect. All

In today’s truck-heavy episode of Quick Charge, we explore the Cybertruck’s sales slowdown, interview Kia’s James Bell about the future of the Korean brand’s commercial vehicle efforts, and talk about the new Chinese semi brand that’s coming to America. We also touch on the new Chargepoint universal charging port, some of the “white space” that

Katie Price has been arrested at Heathrow Airport after failing to attend a court hearing relating to her bankruptcies. Price, 46, from Surrey, was arrested at the airport on her return to the UK. The former glamour model has been remanded in custody at a west London police station to appear at the Royal Courts

Tesla is working through its giant backlog of over 1 million Cybertruck reservations pretty fast based on who it is inviting to configure. After Tesla unveiled the Cybertruck, despite all the ridicule from the public regarding the design, the company managed to accumulate over 1 million reservations. However, we noted that these reservations don’t represent

Three Taylor Swift concerts have been cancelled in Austria over a suspected terrorist plot. Swift was due to play at Vienna’s Ernst Happel Stadium on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, but event organisers announced their cancellation on Wednesday after two men were arrested over an alleged terror plot said to be targeting the events. The cancellations

On today’s episode of Quick Charge, we talk about legacy performance nameplates turning to battery power, the value of Tesla Autopilot data, and whether or not a $96,000 Chevy Silverado makes any sense at all, to anyone, for any reason. Plus, we check out latest high-performance Volkswagen’s ID.3 and ponder its place in the GTi’s