Volkswagen’s electric version of its iconic microbus, the VW ID. Buzz has just gotten even more adventure-friendly. Custom German auto tuner ABT revealed today it has developed solar modules to fit on the roof of the ID. Buzz to add roughly 1,800 miles (3,000 km) per year to the vehicle’s battery or for off-grid power.
Tesla co-founder JB Straubel, who left the company a few years ago, is coming back to Tesla as a board member. JB Straubel was a co-founder at Tesla and the company’s longtime Chief Technology Officer until he left in 2019 to launch Redwood Materials, which is helping create a North American battery supply chain. After
Tesla workers were sharing private videos filmed by customer vehicles, according to a concerning new report based on insiders. Tesla vehicles are equipped with arrays of cameras that are primarily used for its Autopilot or Full Self-Driving package, but Tesla has also used the hardware to power new surveillance features like “TeslaCam” and “Sentry Mode,”
Ford introduced a new artificial intelligence-based technology called Ford Pro Trailer Hitch Assist that can automatically back up and align the F-150 Lightning pickup’s hitch ball to a trailer with the push of a button. With over 100 years of experience in making trucks, Ford knows a thing or two about what owners are looking
A Labour frontbencher has defended a social media post used by the party which claims Rishi Sunak does not think child sex abusers should go to prison. Shadow culture secretary Lucy Powell said the post was part of “political campaigning” but admitted: “It won’t be to everybody’s taste.” Asked whether she was “comfortable with pointing
Despite an unexpected banking crisis that had reverberations across markets and the broader global economy, equities ended the first quarter of the year on a positive note last Friday. But the first week of trading of the second quarter got off to a rocky start, forcing us to recalibrate our approach to the market. For
2:10 PM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — The New York Jets added a former Green Bay Packers quarterback Thursday, but not the one everyone has been expecting. While continuing trade talks for Aaron Rodgers, the Jets signed one of his former backups, Tim Boyle, to a one-year contract, a source confirmed. Boyle, 28, who finished
What looks like a Sur-Ron electric motorbike, but packs in 50% more get-up-and-go? The Talaria Sting R MX4. And the popular California-based electric bike dealer Luna Cycle has just launched the powerful yet low-cost electric trail bike as the newest member of its rapidly expanding inventory. For years the name “Sur-Ron” has been synonymous with
England’s Lionesses have beaten Brazil in the first-ever Women’s Finalissima, after the match went to penalties at Wembley Stadium. Ella Toone’s 23rd-minute strike put England in front before a late equaliser from Andressa Alves took the game to a shootout, which the hosts won 4-2. Georgia Stanway scored the first penalty for the home side
6:15 AM ET The DP World Tour has won its legal battle to be able to suspend and fine LIV Golf players who featured in conflicting events without permission after the independent UK-based panel of Sports Resolutions found in its favour, it was announced on Thursday. Members of the DP World Tour, also known as
French President Emmanuel Macron has appealed to Xi Jinping to “bring Russia back to its senses and bring everyone back to the negotiating table” over the Ukraine war. The Chinese leader called for peace talks but he gave no indication that Beijing would use its leverage as President Vladimir Putin‘s diplomatic partner to press for
After teasing the all-electric compact van several times, Ford took the sheets of its third electric van Thursday, the E-Transit Courier, for the European market. Ford revealed its first electric van, the E-Transit, an electric upgraded version of its versatile best-selling Transit model in 2020. Since deliveries began earlier last year, the E-Transit has climbed
Illegal immigrants will have their bank accounts shut down in a new crackdown by the Home Office – who have been accused of “demonising” asylum seekers. The Home Office announced it began sharing data with the financial sector on Thursday so it can refuse to open new bank accounts and close existing accounts of people
5:00 PM ET New York Mets right-hander Justin Verlander will continue his throwing regimen after an MRI revealed reduced inflammation. The Mets said Wednesday that additional updates will be provided as appropriate. Verlander opened the season on the injured list with a low-grade teres major strain. The muscle is located on the underside of the
Tesla has now released its ‘Master Plan Part 3’, which is basically the white paper with the math behind its plan to save the world, which was unveiled at Investor Day last month. Last month, Tesla held its “Investor Day” during which the automaker sort of unveiled its “Master Plan Part 3”. Unlike Part 1
Emmanuel Macron has told Chinese leader Xi Jinping that the war in Ukraine has hit stability and ended decades of peace in the country. The French president is visiting Beijing alongside European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in an attempt to use Xi’s influence over Russia to promote a peace settlement. Mr Macron said
The King has for the first time signalled his support for research into the British monarchy’s historical links with transatlantic slavery. Buckingham Palace said in a statement on Thursday the monarch took the issue “profoundly seriously”. The statement came after The Guardian newspaper published a previously unseen document showing links between a slave trading company
A “force of nature” tech entrepreneur who founded a multibillion-dollar payments service has been stabbed to death. Bob Lee, 43, was attacked in San Francisco on Tuesday morning local time and later died in hospital. His father, Richard, said he had “just lost my best friend” in a tribute on Facebook confirming the news. “Bobby
Police in Australia are on the hunt for two people who allegedly stole a platypus. The animal was thought to be taken from its natural habitat in Moreton, Queensland, on Tuesday 4 April, at around 11am. It was then spotted wrapped in a towel being and being carried by one of the two people, boarding
The average house price continued to rise in March – but at a slower rate than the previous month, according to a closely-watched index. The Halifax House Price Index shows that average prices rose by 0.8% in March – following a 1.2% rise in February, with the typical UK property now costing £287,880. The annual