Porsche is bringing fresh design features for its upcoming electric vehicles. According to Ingo Scheinhütte, head of advanced exterior design at Porsche, the brand’s new EVs “must be an evolution” of the German firm’s heritage. Porsche vehicles are known for their performance, but the design plays an integral role, especially when it comes to EVs.
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The Royal Family “weighed in” to stop Meghan Markle from saying a particular word on Suits, according to the TV show’s creator. Aaron Korsh told The Hollywood Reporter that “poppycock” was scrubbed from a script – amid fears it could have been maliciously edited. He explained that Meghan’s character Rachel was going to have an
The Duke of Sussex has told of an “unravelling” after he returned from his tour of Afghanistan that triggered the “trauma” of losing his mother aged 12. In his Heart of Invictus docuseries released on Netflix on Wednesday, Harry said his “biggest struggle” was “no one around me could really help”. “I didn’t have that
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Taylor Swift has become the first female artist to reach 100 million monthly listeners on Spotify. The streaming giant described the achievement as “Queen behaviour” – and it comes as the superstar continues to break records. Last month, it was announced that Swift has achieved more number one albums than any other woman. That comes
Struggles continue for Toyota – still one of the world’s largest automakers for now – as its latest hiccup comes in the form of a production system malfunction. As a result, Toyota has had to halt all operations at its assembly plants throughout Japan, leaving local output frozen. Toyota seems to have recently checked its
Adele has halted one of her shows mid-song to defend a standing fan she thought was being “bothered” by security guards. The British singer, 35, who is part way through her Las Vegas residency at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace, stopped singing Water Under The Bridge to speak directly to a male fan after he
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As the Edinburgh Fringe ends, one of the festival’s biggest producers is at risk of collapse after Coventry’s City of Culture Trust went into administration while owing them nearly £1.5m. Edinburgh Fringe producer Assembly Festival say they are surviving on a short-term loan after the Coventry City of Culture Trust commissioned them to create a
Nearly nine months after announcing its initial plans for a rollout of a global high power EV charging network, Mercedes-Benz has shared a progress update that should see some stations opening up very soon. Here’s the latest. Back in early January, Mercedes-Benz announced plans for the new network of fast charging hubs financed and jointly
Sir Elton John was taken to hospital after suffering a fall at his house in France. The star, 76, was kept in hospital overnight and was discharged on Monday. A statement from his representative said: “We can confirm that following a slip yesterday at his home in the south of France, Elton visited the local
The field of swappable batteries for electric motorbikes is booming, and Honda is trying to play catch up with its own design. The Honda Mobile Power Pack e: (MPPe:) is headed to Indonesia as the company makes a play for greater international market share. The Honda MPPe: is a Gogoro-style swappable motorbike battery that even
Police were called to a “disturbance” at a West End performance of Grease, as officers had to escort four theatregoers from the theatre. Officers were called to the Dominion Theatre in central London at 8.40pm on Saturday. Audience member Ryan Redmond told Sky News that two men and two women were being “rude and abusive”
Florence Welch has revealed she had life-saving emergency surgery after being forced to cancel gigs. The Florence And The Machine singer, 36, posted on Instagram on Sunday to say she “had to have emergency surgery for reasons I don’t really feel strong enough to tell you yet”. “It saved my life,” she added. It comes
Students around the US are now heading back to college, but there’s one thing many of them won’t be able to bring with them: electric bikes and e-scooters. Several campuses are joining a growing movement in higher education, banning these efficient transportation alternatives. Electric bicycles, which are similar to pedal bicycles with an additional small
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This week on Electrek’s Wheel-E podcast, we discuss the most popular news stories from the world of electric bikes and other nontraditional electric vehicles. This time that includes new moped-style e-bikes from Electra, e-bikes and the right to repair debate, e-bike vans coming to NYC, sustainable replacement for e-bike boxes, ordering e-bikes from Indiegogo and more. The
For those waiting to buy the 2023 Mustang Mach-E, now may be the time. Ford is offering a range of incentives and lease offers to get you in your new EV, including a discount of up to $3,000. Ford’s all-electric crossover SUV, introduced in 2019, has risen to become one of the top-selling EVs in
Welcome to Backstage, the TV and film podcast from Sky News. On this week’s Backstage podcast, hosts Claire Gregory and Katie Spencer are live from Edinburgh TV Festival – an event that showcases upcoming shows and programmes coming to TV screens and streaming platforms in the near future. Click to subscribe to Backstage wherever you
A Wedbush analyst is estimating that Tesla’s Supercharger network will become a $10 to $20 billion a year business by the end of the decade. When Tesla first launched the Supercharger network in 2012, it did it because no one else was deploying DC fast-charging stations for long-distance travel. It was doing it as a