Ford made a massive announcement today about accelerating electric vehicle production with a giant new factory to produce electric pickup trucks in Tennessee and three new battery gigafactories. The massive new project is called ‘Blue Oval City’. There’s a lot to unpack here, but here are the main new announcements: Blue Oval City is going
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Polestar, an all-electric car brand that spun out of Volvo, announced that it is going public through a SPAC. It becomes the latest of many electric car companies that have chosen to go that route over the last year. Over the last year, we have seen EV companies like Faraday Future, Lucid Motors, Canoo, and
True to its (latest) word, Tesla released the “Button” late Friday/early Saturday, though it went from “opting in to Full Self Driving Beta” to “requesting access to Full Self Driving”. The caveats don’t stop there. I’m tempted to go on a riff about how Tesla always, always announces something awesome, then walks it back a
McFly’s Tom Fletcher has tested positive for COVID-19, less than 24 hours after kicking off Strictly Come Dancing’s live show. Fletcher, as well as his Strictly dance partner Amy Dowden, tested positive for coronavirus on Sunday afternoon, the BBC said. It said in a statement: “The pair are now self-isolating separately following the latest government
It has taken 25 Bond films for an American director to sit in the chair and call the shots. The honour of directing the latest film was bestowed on California-native Cary Fukunaga, who alongside the likes of Phoebe Waller-Bridge, also wrote No Time To Die. He told Sky News that being an American in charge
Harley-Davidson’s electric bicycle brand Serial 1 launched a limited edition e-bike known as the MOSH/TRIBUTE that has seen surprisingly fast sales despite its high sticker price. The bike features an eye-catching design that mimics the original design concept debuted by the brand back in late 2020. When Harley-Davidson announced that it was spinning off its
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Moulin Rouge! has swept the board at this year’s Tony Awards, including bagging the coveted best musical gong. Last year’s awards, which celebrate stage shows in the US, were delayed until 2021, after the pandemic forced every production in the US to close for 18 months. It means that only a handful of shows and
When it comes to crazy electric vehicles from Alibaba, I’ve seen and written about seemingly every category under the sun. From animal-shaped electric boats and e-submarines to electric versions of Henry Ford’s Model T and even electric motorcycles with only one wheel. But never before have I found a direct-from-China EV that was as equal
The Wire actor Michael K Williams died of an accidental drug overdose, a post-mortem examination has found. Williams, 54, was found dead in his Brooklyn apartment on 6 September. Police sources said at the time that drug paraphernalia was discovered at the scene. Julie Bolcer, a spokeswoman for the New York City’s Office of the
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Daniel Craig has said he is grateful that the James Bond producers “held their nerve” to get his last 007 outing into cinemas rather than putting it online. Speaking to Sky News ahead of the release of Craig’s last turn as James Bond in No Time To Die, the actor said it was a “joyous
Workhorse Group has announced an immediate halt to all sales and deliveries of its C-1000 electric truck, citing that it found a previous report from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) unreliable. In addition to frozen sales, Workhorse announced it will recall 41 electric vans that have already been delivered to customers. Workhorse Group
A self-proclaimed ‘Elon Musk fanboy’ has managed to accumulate a Tesla (TSLA) position worth over $4 billion. He has been keeping a relatively low profile, until now. Despite his incredible wealth, Koguan Leo has managed to stay under the radar. A Google search won’t bring up a lot other than that he is a graduate
Women accusing R Kelly of sexual abuse were motivated by money to lie and were little more than star-struck fans, a lawyer for the R&B star argued during the closing argument of his trial in New York. Warning: This article contains references to alleged sexual assault and abuse. In his closing argument to the federal
Like many actors, Jared Harris can’t bear watching himself on screen. But the British star, who’s known for roles in The Crown, Chernobyl and Mad Men, admits he’s still managed to find himself bingeing his latest show – the expensive-looking sci-fi Foundation, on Apple TV Plus. He told Sky News’ Backstage podcast it’s been a
Thirty years on, and Kurt Cobain’s “scream” is the reason people are still listening to Nirvana’s iconic album Nevermind, according to friend of the band Everett True. Music journalist and lecturer at the BMI Institute Dr Jerry Thackray – who used to hang out with the band when he wrote under the nom de plume
Tesla is fighting the rest of the auto industry in the US over respecting the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) requirements set back in 2016. Under CAFE, automakers have to achieve higher levels of fuel economy in the vehicles they sell in the US or otherwise face penalities, which they can avoid by buying credits
Since his very first film mission in 1962, Britain’s suavest and most famous secret agent has officially brought the fast cars, the gadgets and the death-defying stunts to the big screen no less than 25 times. James Bond is one of the highest-grossing and most popular media franchises of all time – so after several
Chinese automaker XPeng Motors has shared beta testing footage of its City Navigation Guided Pilot (NGP), one of the upcoming features of its advanced driver assistance system. The footage shows XPeng’s upcoming P5 EV weaving its way through congested traffic in Guangzhou, China where the automaker is headquartered. We have footage of the beta testing