Watt’s up, doc? Huddig hybrid loader gets a big battery boost [video]
Watt’s up, doc? Huddig hybrid loader gets a big battery boost [video]

Swedish heavy equipment brand HUDDIG has given its 1370 hybrid wheel loader platform a major battery upgrade for the new model year, boosting its battery capacity from 44 kWh to fully 61 kWh – an impressive, 40% upgrade!

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Meta open sources code to let you make Muse AI gadgets
Meta open sources code to let you make Muse AI gadgets

Meta now lets you make your own Muse gadgets that feature the company’s new AI agent with code that the company open sourced. The company suggests projects like loading Muse on a color E Ink display to show reminders, adding it to an HDMI stick so you can display Muse on a big screen, or […]

Kia sweetens EV deals with up to $10,000 off
Kia sweetens EV deals with up to $10,000 off

With the new EV3 now arriving at dealerships, Kia is throwing some extra savings into the mix with up to $10,000 off in customer cash on select EVs.

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Apple will limit Mac disk access as AI agents ‘substantially’ increase risk
Apple will limit Mac disk access as AI agents ‘substantially’ increase risk

Apple will add new limits for “full disk access” on Mac in response to risks posed by AI agents, as reported earlier by TechCrunch. In an update on Friday, Apple says it’s rolling out new controls to “ensure that users who genuinely wish to grant an app this extraordinary level of access can only do […]

Sling TV drops its one-day cable passes
Sling TV drops its one-day cable passes

Dish-owned Sling TV will no longer be offering its Sling Pass feature that allowed people to buy a single day of cable TV programming at a time, as reported by The Desk. The feature was announced last year and offered a day pass, a weekend pass, and a week-long pass option to be able to […]

Ford backs a big new solar farm for its Michigan factories
Ford backs a big new solar farm for its Michigan factories

Detroit-based energy company DTE Energy has completed construction of a 100-megawatt (MW) solar farm near Coldwater, Michigan, that will help Ford power its home-state factories with cleaner electricity.

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Jeep’s off-road electric SUV managed just 160 miles in a real-world highway range test
Jeep’s off-road electric SUV managed just 160 miles in a real-world highway range test

The Jeep Recon EV has removable doors and packs 670 horsepower combined, but it’s less efficient than advertised.

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Podcast: Tesla Roadster delay, EV deliveries, battery swap comes back, and more
Podcast: Tesla Roadster delay, EV deliveries, battery swap comes back, 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 Roadster delay, EV deliveries in the US, battery swap coming back, and more.

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The world’s tallest wind turbine just reached 1,197 feet
The world’s tallest wind turbine just reached 1,197 feet

The world’s tallest wind turbine has reached its full height in Germany, and its developer says the extra altitude could roughly double its electricity output.

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Yozma IN 10 Pro electric dirt bike exclusive low ($700 off), EcoFlow + Bluetti 192Wh and 288Wh power stations, Worx mulcher, more
Yozma IN 10 Pro electric dirt bike exclusive low ($700 off), EcoFlow + Bluetti 192Wh and 288Wh power stations, Worx mulcher, more

We’re closing out this week with another jam-packed early fall Prime Day deals edition, starting with the Yozma IN 10 Pro Electric Dirt Bike back at its exclusive $1,699 low, while the IN 10 Electric Mini Dirt Bike is down at $999. Right behind that ar…