California’s Helix water district gets state-of-the-art managed charging [Q&A]
California’s Helix water district gets state-of-the-art managed charging [Q&A]

Located at Helix water district’s operations center in El Cajon, California, the project supports the district’s full transition to zero-emission vehicles while maintaining the reliability required of a mission-critical public utility. To keep it all r…

Don’t call it a concept: 670 hp AUDI E7X electric SUV caught testing
Don’t call it a concept: 670 hp AUDI E7X electric SUV caught testing

The new electric SUV from Audi’s Chinese AUDI brand is being billed as the most important launch in the young company’s history, and it’s set to make its official debut in production form this April – but thanks to the Chinese Ministry of Industry and …

GENIUS: adding solar panels to semi trailers is an idea so obvious it hurts
GENIUS: adding solar panels to semi trailers is an idea so obvious it hurts

Refrigerated trailers are critical for hauling your fresh food and flowers from the farm to your local market – the problem is that they pollute like crazy, powered by red-dye diesel gensets that run around the clock, even when the truck pulling them i…

This London borough is installing 500 curbside EV chargers
This London borough is installing 500 curbside EV chargers

The London Borough of Harrow is installing 500 new curbside EV chargers across the borough, targeting residents who don’t have access to off-street parking. The chargers are being deployed in partnership with UK charging provider char.gy and will prima…

HP wants you to rent your next gaming laptop

HP is testing a gaming laptop rental program, letting players subscribe monthly instead of buying as hardware and memory prices rise.
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Google secures 1 GW solar deal as Texas data‑center load surges
Google secures 1 GW solar deal as Texas data‑center load surges

TotalEnergies just landed a massive solar deal to power Google’s expanding Texas data centers. The company signed two long‑term power purchase agreements (PPA) totaling 1 gigawatt (GW) of capacity, or about 28 terawatt‑hours of electricity over 15 year…

Toyota suddenly has four new electric SUVs that it is betting will win over EV buyers
Toyota suddenly has four new electric SUVs that it is betting will win over EV buyers

With the new Highlander EV arriving later this year, Toyota will have a full lineup of electric SUVs. Toyota believes the new EVs fill a key gap in its lineup and will help it gain a bigger share of the market.

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4chan’s creator says ‘Epstein had nothing to do’ with creating infamous far-right board /pol/
4chan’s creator says ‘Epstein had nothing to do’ with creating infamous far-right board /pol/

The close timing of Jeffrey Epstein coming into contact with 4chan founder Chris ‘moot’ Poole and the launch of the “politically incorrect” message board /pol/ that became a breeding ground for QAnon and the white supremacist alt-right movement was coincidental, says Poole. In a statement given to The Verge, Pool writes, “The decision to add […]

Podcast: Tesla Semi price, Toyota Highlander EV, Rivian R2, Ferrari Luce, and more
Podcast: Tesla Semi price, Toyota Highlander EV, Rivian R2, Ferrari Luce, and more

In the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. In this week’s episode, we discuss the Tesla Semi, Toyota Highlander EV, Rivian R2, Ferrari Luce, and more.

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Your favorite old ChatGPT models are going away

OpenAI is retiring GPT-4o, GPT-4.1, GPT-4.1 mini, and other older models in ChatGPT to focus development on newer, improved GPT versions.
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