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One of the less obvious features of the Tesla Cybertruck is its vehicle voltage architecture. The Cybertruck is the first EV from the automaker to use a 48-Volt (48V) electrical system implementation throughout the entire vehicle, as compared to the 12V systems that are used in pretty much every other vehicle on the planet. Today,

The BBC licence fee will go up next year – from an annual fee of £159 to £169.50. Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer also told MPs she was launching a review of the BBC‘s funding model as she announced the 6.7% increase. The fee had been frozen and was set to increase by 9% from April

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Rapper Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has hit out at “sickening allegations” against him, saying they are being made by people “looking for a quick payday” and “enough is enough”. Four women have launched sexual assault lawsuits against him since last month, including the latest which today accuses him of the “gang rape” of a girl who

Paris raised eyebrows earlier this year when the city voted to ban shared electric scooters. While privately owned electric scooters were still allowed, the thousands of shared electric scooters that were commonly used by locals and tourists were forced to vacate the city, with unexpected results. The idea for a shared electric scooter ban was

Taylor Swift has been named Time magazine’s Person of the Year for 2023. The music star told the publication: “This is the proudest and happiest I’ve ever felt, and the most creatively fulfilled and free I’ve ever been. “Ultimately, we can convolute it all we want, or try to overcomplicate it, but there’s only one

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. New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee

Denny Laine, the lead singer of English rock band the Moody Blues and guitarist with Wings, has died aged 79. The co-founder of both Wings, which also featured Sir Paul McCartney, and The Moody Blues “passed away peacefully” following a battle with lung disease. In an Instagram statement, Elizabeth Hines wrote that it was an

Ford Pro and Xcel energy will collaborate to deploy 30,000 EV charging ports for commercial customers by 2030, and the best part is that qualifying business customers can get most upfront costs of this infrastructure offset by Xcel Energy. Ford Pro is Ford’s commercial vehicle arm, selling vehicles and fleet services to business customers. Xcel

A man who featured in the hit podcast ‘S-Town’ has been shot and killed by police during a stand-off in Alabama, authorities say. Tyler Goodson, 32, of Woodstock, was shot and killed by officers after he barricaded himself inside a home and “brandished a gun” at officers on Sunday morning, the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency

The 12,500-square-meter (134,549-square-foot) roof of an indoor ski slope in Belgium is covered in solar panels. SnowWorld Antwerp now has 1,452 solar panels on its vast roof. SnowWorld rented its roof to Belgian solar company EnergyVision, and the indoor ski slope can use the clean electricity generated. Before the solar panels were attached, a 1.5-mm-thick

Sky has won broadcast rights to show a record number of Premier League matches in a new four-year deal starting from 2025/26. Sky Sports has retained the rights to four out of five packages – with the other being retained by TNT Sports – and means that exclusive live coverage will increase by 70%. Sky

The Cybertruck wasn’t the only Tesla electric vehicle unveiled late last week. Although overshadowed by its oversized brother, the Cybertruck for Kids is a real, small-sized EV that can have your kids showing off their forward-thinking philosophy or urban excess (depending on your desired camp) right in your own front yard. It’s not the first

Florence Pugh was struck in the face by an object thrown at her while promoting her upcoming film, Dune: Part Two. The actress was standing alongside co-stars Timothee Chalamet, Austin Butler and Zendaya at Comic-Con’s CCXP event in Brazil when an unknown object was launched at her from the crowd. The 27-year-old had just spoken

Honda recently unveiled a small, folding electric scooter known as the Motocompacto that is often referred to as a suitcase scooter. But now a rival Japanese electric scooter company has what could become a serious competitor. Meet Arma, the first lunchbox scooter. The Arma scooter is both smaller and lighter than Honda’s Motocompacto, making it

Here at Electrek, we have spent countless hours undertaking detailed hands-on testing of hundreds of electric bikes. Through those thousands of miles of riding, we’ve gotten to know these e-bikes inside and out, top to bottom and front to back. That dedication to real-world e-bike testing has helped us find the best electric bicycles on

Barbie star Ryan Gosling has revealed the true meaning of “Kenergy”. The Canadian actor coined the term earlier this summer while promoting the year’s biggest – and pinkest – film, which has topped the 2023 box office chart with takings of $1.4bn (£1.1bn). He has now attempted to define “Kenergy” and its associated verbs (“Kenning”,

US rock band Kiss will live on as superhero-style digital avatars after playing their final live gig in New York. Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Eric Singer and Tommy Thayer, performed on Saturday night in the city’s Madison Square Garden, before leaving the stage to reveal their new digital alter egos. Named Demon, the Starchild, Catman,

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Flying electric cars are not just for sci-fi movies. Miami-based Doroni Aerospace announced Friday its all-electric flying car, the Doroni H1, received official FAA Airworthiness Certification. And the best part – it’s designed to fit in your garage. Doroni’s all-electric flying car gets FAA-certified Doroni claims to be the first company to test manned flights