A recent string of anti-ebike articles in the New York Times has attempted to spread fear around the increasingly popular transportation method of electric bicycles. But it’s not just the typical e-bikes you see students riding to class or adults cruising to work on. One of the main e-bike targets of late has become electric
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TV presenter Phil Spencer has spoken out following the death of his parents in a car crash at their home, calling it “horrendous” but taking strength from the fact they were together when they died Spencer’s father Richard, 89, and mother Anne, 82, both died following the accident at their farm in Kent on Saturday.
Children’s TV channel CITV – loved for kids’ classics including Danger Mouse and Rainbow – will close next month. It is making way for ITVX Kids, the children’s service on ITV‘s new streaming service ITVX, which launched earlier this summer. ITV told Sky News: “As a consequence of this new streaming approach and responding to
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The parents of TV presenter Phil Spencer have been killed in a car accident near their home, his co-star Kirstie Allsopp has confirmed. Fellow Location, Location, Location presenter Allsopp told fans to join her in “sending so much love” to co-star Spencer, following the death of the couple on Friday. Spencer’s father Richard, 89, and
If you want a real Mercedes G-Wagon to show everyone that you’ve got more money than time spent off-road, go for it. But if you have neither money nor time off-road, then I’ve got a quirky little alternative for you. Behold, the Chinese electric knock-off of a G-Wagon! It’s a perfect choice for this week’s
Britney Spears has broken her silence on her separation from husband Sam Asghari after he filed for divorce, telling fans she “couldn’t take the pain anymore”. The 41-year-old star posted a video on Instagram on Saturday, telling her 42 million followers she was “a little shocked” but had no intention of explaining the split and
The team at Rimac Automobili continues to showcase why its all-electric Nevera hypercar is the fastest production EV on the planet – garnering the latest lap record at the world-renowned Nürburgring track. To celebrate the feat, Rimac has unveiled a limited-edition “Time Attack” version of the Nevera you can see below alongside a video of
The rain tapped lightly against the windowpanes of my London apartment, a steady rhythm that mirrored the musings within my little gray cells. It was a day like any other, or so I believed, until a peculiar letter arrived. As I delicately unfolded the note, its contents gave rise to a most intriguing puzzle. ‘Mr
On the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. In this week’s episode, Seth is on vacation and it’s just me, Fred, so we are going to discuss EV news as usual, but we are also going to make the episode more interactive by taking more questions
One of the BBC’s highest-earning presenters has said he is “deeply sorry” after a newspaper report alleged he had shared a sexually explicit photograph with staff. A number of claims were made about Stephen Nolan in The Irish News on Tuesday, including that he had sent the image of reality TV star Stephen Bear in
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Britney Spears’ husband is seeking spousal support after filing for divorce from the singer. Spears, 41, and Sam Asghari, 29, have been married just over a year. In his divorce filing, Asghari says the pair separated nearly three weeks ago and cites irreconcilable differences as the reason for the split. The document lists the couple’s
Powerwall owners on the Tesla Electric plan in Texas are coming out of the recent heatwave with an extra $100 in their pockets on average. Late last year, after gaining experience through its virtual power plants (VPPs), Tesla took things a step further with the launch of “Tesla Electric.” Instead of reacting to specific “events” and
Sir Michael Parkinson’s interviews are among the most memorable in British broadcasting. Interviewing high-profile celebrities from both sides of the Atlantic, he sat down with the likes of Madonna, Sir Elton John and Tom Cruise – as well as Sir Tony Blair and Boris Johnson. ‘Greatest interviewer of our time’; follow tribute updates But out
Meet the new all-electric Thar.e rugged SUV concept. The electric 4×4 looks like a modern-day Jeep Wrangler EV, but it’s from Mumbai-based Mahindra Automotive and poised to enter international markets. Meet the Thar.e rugged electric 4×4 SUV concept Mahindra Electric Automobiles (MEAL), a business unit of Mahindra & Mahindra, one of India’s largest vehicle manufacturers,
Jerry Moss, who co-founded an American record company that signed artists including Carole King, The Police, Janet Jackson and the Carpenters has died at the age of 88. Moss started A&M Records with Herb Alpert in 1962. For more than 25 years they ran one of the most successful independent labels, with a roster of
VanMoof’s fall from grace has turned into a downhill rolling dumpster fire as the fallout continues to spread. The latest episode in the saga is seeing VanMoof give its customers a final warning to come get their broken e-bikes that were in for service at the time that the company declared bankruptcy last month. A
The Killers have issued an apology after lead singer Brandon Flowers was booed for bringing a Russian fan on stage to play the drums at a concert in Georgia. The Las Vegas-formed rock band were at the Black Sea resort of Batumi on Tuesday as part of their European tour when Flowers invited the drummer
Vietnamese EV maker VinFast celebrated its listing on the Nasdaq exchange under the ticker “VFS” on Tuesday. During its market debut, VinFast’s market cap easily surpassed Ford and GM, ending the day worth almost as much as both combined. VinFast stock soars during US market debut Shortly after its business merger with special purpose acquisition