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In order to qualify for the $7,500 tax credit, the Biden administration’s Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) requires a proportion of battery minerals in EVs to be extracted or processed in the US or free-trade partner countries. But a lot of automakers simply aren’t prepared for that requirement. Electrek spoke with Megan O’Connor, cofounder and CEO of Nth Cycle, a

Sir Lenny Henry, Stormzy and Michaela Coel are among those named on a list of the UK’s most influential black people – but a businesswoman has taken the top spot. The Powerlist, which has been published annually since 2007, identifies the UK’s most powerful people of African, African Caribbean and African American heritage. The 2023

Kanye West has claimed he lost $2bn in one day after Adidas ended the big-money deal with the rapper over his antisemitic comments. “I lost 2 billion dollars in one day. And I’m still alive,” he posted on Instagram on Thursday, adding: “The money is not who I am. The people is who I am.

Light electric vehicles have seen growing interest from militaries all over the world. Now the latest electric motorbike receiving its draft card comes from North Carolina-based electric moped builder Huck Cycles. Huck Overland enlists The company recently shared news that its Huck Overland model is currently being evaluated by the US Military as well as

Is the world’s largest automaker finally responding to the rapidly changing auto industry? Toyota is now considering ramping up production of its first 100% electric mass-market vehicle, the bZ4X SUV, but not until 2025, according to sources familiar with the plans. Earlier this week, Reuters released that Toyota is considering changing its EV strategy after

Rihanna has announced her first new single in six years. The singer posted on Twitter, writing the title of the song Lift Me Up and the date “10.28.22” along with a 14-second clip. Lift Me Up will be the lead single on the upcoming Marvel movie, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. After teasing the song, Rihanna

In 1965, before women in America had the constitutional right to choose abortion, a then 19-year-old student at the University of Chicago helped a friend find a doctor who was willing to carry out the procedure illegally.  With desperate women putting their lives in danger by seeking back-alley terminations, it wasn’t long before more were

Kanye West has fallen off the list of the world’s richest billionaires compiled by Forbes – after Adidas cut ties with him over antisemitic comments he made on social media. The artist, who legally changed his name to Ye and was ranked number 1,513 on Forbes’ rich list earlier this year, had a multi-year deal

Renewable energy – solar, wind, geothermal, hydropower, biomass – provided almost a quarter of electrical generation in the US during the first two-thirds of 2022, according to data just released by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA), which was reviewed by the SUN DAY Campaign. The latest issue of EIA’s “Electric Power Monthly” report (with

With fall in full swing, you might be looking for a way to keep your yard in tip-top shape ahead of the holidays. Today, we’re taking a look at the BLACK+DECKER 40V MAX string trimmer and blower kit, which is on sale for $133. Down from $180, you’ll be able to kick gas and oil

Adidas has cut ties with Kanye West over the rapper’s antisemitic comments, while Gap has said it will immediately remove his products from its stores. The German sportswear company said it had taken the decision to “terminate the partnership with Ye immediately”. “Adidas does not tolerate antisemitism and any other sort of hate speech,” a

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

A completed documentary about Kanye West has been shelved following his recent antisemitic remarks – with his ex-wife Kim Kardashian saying hate speech is “never OK or excusable”. Studio executives Modi Wiczyk, Asif Satchu and Scott Tenley – from the documentary’s production company MRC – said in a statement on Monday that they “cannot support

In recent Ford fashion (when it comes to EVs at least), the American automaker has once again underpromised and overdelivered. Its latest cheeky announcement came in the form of a tweet from Ford CEO Jim Farley, who just admitted the F-150 Lightning with an extended-range battery can travel 0-60 mph in under four seconds. A

Friends star Matthew Perry says he has spent around $9m (£8m) on rehab over the years, trying to break free of his substance and alcohol abuse. The 53-year-old actor, who is publishing his autobiography next month, says he is currently clean and has been for the last 18 months. Perry, who played Chandler Bing in

Earlier this year, Jessica Chastain won an Oscar for her portrayal of the real-life TV preacher Tammy Faye – and soon she’ll be seen playing the singer Tammy Wynette in the series George & Tammy. Chastain‘s current film The Good Nurse also sees her playing another real person – and though this one wasn’t famous,

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

Last week we reported on Fiido’s latest e-bike frame recall, which saw yet another one of its models demonstrate a propensity to break in half after several months of riding. Now the company is stepping up with a redesign and a $10,000 promise to make Fiido T1 e-bike owners feel more secure about their rides.

Author Sir Salman Rushdie has lost the sight in an eye and the use of a hand after he was stabbed on stage, his agent has revealed. The Indian-born British writer, who faced death threats for his novel The Satanic Verses, was attacked in August as he was about to deliver a lecture in New

The city of Chaozhou, in China’s Guangdong province, is going to build an offshore wind farm so large that it is expected to provide more power than all of Norway’s power plants combined. The city intends to start work on the 43.3 gigawatt (GW) offshore wind farm before 2025, according to the city’s five-year plan,