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The US Department of Energy (DOE) has announced $56 million in funding to boost US solar manufacturing and recycling. Of those funds, $10 million will come from President Joe Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.  That money should provide a much-needed boost to the US solar manufacturing industry as around 90% of US solar panels are currently

Are you ready to ride around this summer and have some fun? Well, you’ll want to consider picking up Hover-1 Formula electric go-kart that’s on sale from $860 today, with up to $640 in savings depending on which color you choose. It’ll deliver up to 15.5 miles of range and go a maximum of 15

Coal investor and US Senator Joe Manchin III (D-WV) opposes his own political party’s clean energy program. And since not a single Republican will support the infrastructure bill that contains the program, Manchin has disproportionate power to sink the US plan to decarbonize in order to slow global warming and meet the Paris Agreement target of

In true VinFast fashion, it doesn’t do anything small. Rather than opening its first showroom in the US today, the Vietnamese EV automaker is opening six VinFast stores at once – all in California. With over thirty locations planned for the Sunshine State alone and intentions to expand deeper into the US, VinFast is once

Comedian Rhod Gilbert has announced he is receiving treatment at a cancer hospital he has supported for more than 10 years. The 53-year-old Welsh star shared the news on Facebook a week after postponing the final shows of his current tour. Gilbert, who has appeared on comedy TV series including Mock The Week, 8 Out

Hollywood star Ryan Reynolds surprised a 13-year-old boy with a video message after the teenager had open-heart surgery. Seb Hollingsworth’s dad sent a message on Twitter on Tuesday evening, asking: “How do we get a @MarvelStudios Superhero to send a message to our Heart Hero Seb?” Reynolds replied: “Can you open your DMs?” and arranged

The Railway Children was a staple for those who grew up in the UK pre-streamers, when viewing choices were limited to what was on offer on a small number of TV channels. The film about youngsters forced to move to Yorkshire after their father is accused of being a spy, which was released in 1970

Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. Sponsored by Aventon: Aventon’s award-winning Pace 500 & 350 set a standard for upright cruiser ebikes with new upgrades and design features. Check out the full line on Aventon’s website. New episodes

Kevin Spacey has pleaded not guilty to sexual assault charges in the UK dating back up to 17 years. The Hollywood actor, 62, spoke clearly as he formally entered his pleas to five charges at the Old Bailey in central London, having previously said he “strenuously denies” the allegations of three men who are now

Khloe Kardashian and her ex-boyfriend Tristan Thompson are expecting a second child via a surrogate. The reality star and the 31-year-old basketball player, who have had an on-off relationship since 2016, already share a four-year-old daughter named True. Kardashian has previously opened up about her potential struggles with falling pregnant. “We can confirm True will

EV startup Canoo continues to feverishly lay the railroad down right in front of itself as it chugs along its route toward scaled production. A recent feeling of dread has been encapsulated by the company’s low stock, but new life has been injected into Canoo in the form of an order of at least 4,500

A woman has alleged Tim Westwood had sex with her when she was 14 – and is one of several women who have now come forward with claims of sexual misconduct against the DJ. Westwood, now 64, was in his 30s when he had sex with the then teenager for the first time, she told

Amazon Prime Day week has arrived, and the team at 9to5Toys will be working around the clock in order to bring you all of the best discounts over the next several days. Alongside Amazon getting in on the savings, various other retailers like Best Buy, Walmart, and Target are also launching their own savings events

Spotify has bought the musical guessing game Heardle – but some fans are not happy about the takeover. The streaming giant has not disclosed what it paid, but its inspiration, a five-letter guessing game called Wordle, was sold to the New York Times for a seven-figure sum earlier this year. Heardle challenges players to identify

Eleven US East Coast states have already committed to procuring nearly 40 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind power. But increasingly powerful Atlantic hurricanes will be a threat to those future offshore wind farms. A team of scientists investigated how to make offshore wind turbines more resilient – they found that when they turned an offshore

Squid Game has become the first non-English language Emmy nominee. The South Korean hit about a brutal survival contest has been nominated in the prestigious category of outstanding drama series as well as earning a nod for its lead star Lee Jung-jae. The Netflix show’s nomination underlines the power of the streamers in a set-piece awards

Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. Sponsored by Aventon: Aventon’s award-winning Pace 500 & 350 set a standard for upright cruiser ebikes with new upgrades and design features. Check out the full line on Aventon’s website. New episodes

I moved to a different state, and it took nearly three months to complete the registration of my leased Tesla Model 3. Here’s what to know. Registering a leased Tesla in a different state I leased my first Tesla, a Model 3, in June 2021. In spring 2022, we moved from Florida to Vermont. We

The composer who wrote the theme for the James Bond films has died at the age of 94. A statement on his official website said: “It is with sadness we share the news that Monty Norman died on 11th July 2022 after a short illness.” He began his career singing in big bands before forging

This week on Electrek’s Wheel-E podcast, we discuss the most popular news stories from the world of electric bikes and other nontraditional electric vehicles. This time that includes Amazon’s new delivery via cargo e-bikes, Bafang releasing a new internally geared hub for bikes, the potential for USB-C e-bike charging, an awesome new European-built electric scooter called the