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Electric watercraft are an increasingly popular segment of the boating market. But a new electric catamaran from Sweden known as the POL Lux is taking it one step further with an electric boat that recharges from the sun. POL is a Swedish startup that wants to make electric boating last even longer by adding solar

Stephen Bear has been found guilty of sharing a sex tape featuring a fellow reality TV star that then appeared on the online subscription site OnlyFans. The 32-year-old was accused of voyeurism, and two counts of disclosing private, sexual photographs and films – and was found guilty on all three charges. During the trial at

A US copyright lawsuit claiming Taylor Swift stole lyrics to her hit song Shake It Off has been dismissed by a judge. Brought to court by songwriters Sean Hall and Nate Butler, the case alleged that the award-winning singer lifted the lyrics from their own Playas Gon’ Play track, which was performed by US girl

Erthos, an Arizona energy tech company that makes Earth Mount Solar PV, a mounting system that secures solar panels flat to the ground, signed an agreement with renewable energy developer Industrial Sun for a 100+ megawatt (MW) solar project in Texas. It will become the only utility-scale solar farm mounted flat on the ground to date. Erthos

Some of Britain’s finest actors have earned nominations for the 80th Golden Globes, ahead of the ceremony’s return to television next year. Dame Emma Thompson, Olivia Colman, Bill Nighy and Daniel Craig all received nods for top awards, with winners due to be revealed at a star-studded event in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, in January.

Tesla has been approved to create a “statewide market design pilot” for a virtual power plant (VPP) in Texas. The company will be able to band its Powerwall customers together to deliver grid services in the state and get them compensated for it. Tesla virtual power plant We have seen Tesla putting a lot of

Google has replaced their homepage logo with an animated Doodle in honor of prolific solar energy scientist Mária Telkes, nicknamed “The Sun Queen.” Mária Telkes was born in Budapest, Hungary on December 12, 1900, and she received a thorough education in the sciences, including a PhD from the University of Budapest in 1924. Later that

Electric bike maker MATE is perhaps best known for its compact folding electric bikes. But much like the automotive world, this e-bike company has bigger aspirations. And in the case of the upcoming MATE SUV electric cargo bike, those are aspirations are pretty darn big. The MATE SUV e-bike is designed to haul so much

Tesla has unveiled a new giant Megapack project In Belgium that it is now the biggest Megapack project in continental Europe and one of the biggest energy storage projects on the whole continent. Megapack projects have been popping up left and right lately. Tesla’s biggest energy storage product has quickly emerged as the leading battery

Prince Harry and Meghan have revealed their first dance as husband and wife was to 1960s hit Land of a Thousand Dances, in the latest trailer to drop from their Netflix series. Earlier this week the first three episodes of Meghan & Harry were made available to stream, with the pair talking about the pressure

A Tesla Cybertruck body has been spotted being worked on ahead of the electric pickup truck’s upcoming start of production in Texas. There are about 1.5 million people interested in the Tesla Cybertruck and they have starved of information for a while. An update on the production version with final specs and pricing has been

Hi-de-Hi! actress Ruth Madoc has died aged 79, her agent has confirmed in a statement. Best known for playing Gladys Pugh in 1980s holiday camp sitcom Hi-de-Hi!, she had been due to star in the Christmas pantomime Aladdin in Torquay, but had been forced to pull out earlier this week following a fall. Phil Belfield

A celebrity chef is among those arrested over an alleged plot by a far-right terrorist group to overthrow the German government, local press has reported. Frank Heppner, 62, who is the father of Real Madrid star David Alaba’s girlfriend, is understood to have been arrested in the Austrian ski resort Kitzbuhel, where he has a

GM’s first Ultium battery plant in Lordstown, Ohio has voted to join the United Auto Workers, with 98% of workers voting in favor of union representation. Ultium is GM’s battery joint venture with LG Energy. GM will establish at least four factories in the US to build the batteries for their upcoming EVs. Just today,

If you’re looking to jazz up your Christmas decor or festive fashion with just about no effort whatsoever, we have just the guy. Doddz is one of the most prolific and renowned augmented reality (AR) artists in the world – yes, you read that right. Dealing not in traditional paintings and sculptures, but in digital

Nathan Sykes has announced his engagement to long-term girlfriend Charlotte Burke. The Wanted singer, 29, proposed on holiday in St Lucia on the same beach where his bride-to-be’s parents married. He said on Instagram: “A few nights ago I took @_charlotteburke_ to the same beach in Saint Lucia that her parents got married on many

Electric powersports toys aren’t cheap. E-motorcycles can cost several thousand dollars more than their gas-powered ancestors, and electric snowmobiles aren’t cheap either. So it makes sense to want to combine the two to get the most bang for your buck. That’s exactly what Canadian manufacturer Daymak did when it rolled out the Daymak Combat. This

Reading and Leeds festivals have announced their 2023 line-up, with Sam Fender, Foals and Imagine Dragons joining Billie Eilish, The Killers and Lewis Capaldi at the top of the bill. The headline slot will make 20-year-old Eilish the youngest solo artist to headline the festivals. She performed there in 2019, drawing one of the biggest

A Conservative MP says he is planning to bring forward legislation that could see the Duke and Duchess of Sussex stripped of their royal titles. Isle of Wight MP Bob Seely said the short private members’ bill, which could be brought forward to the new year, would see MPs vote on a resolution that could

Volkswagen Group has shared a progress update outlining the development of its upcoming MEB+ EV platform. What was originally thought to be an upgrade to its current EV platform will actually arrive as the German automaker’s next-generation EV backbone. Volkswagen reaffirmed previous range improvements but also shared new details on upcoming models we can expect