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Harry Potter star Jessie Cave has revealed her newborn baby has contracted COVID-19. The actress, who played Lavender Brown in the film adaptations of JK Rowling‘s hit books, gave birth to her son Tenn in October. His “traumatic” delivery left him in the neonatal unit, she said. In a post on Instagram, she shared a

Workhorse Group, a company focusing on commercial sales of last-mile electric delivery vans, has received an order for 6,320 all-electric vans. The order comes from Pride Group Enterprises, a company which focuses on equipment sales, rental and leasing for the logistics industry. While 6,320 doesn’t seem like an astounding number at first blush, it’s much

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): Japan aims to abolish gas-powered vehicles in the next 15 years. Massachusetts reaches a deal to make 40% of its electric power green by 2030. South Korea will replace all diesel trains with an electric bullet train by 2029. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to

Tributes are being paid to heavy metal musician Alexi Laiho, who has died at the age of 41. Best known as the frontman of Children Of Bodom, the Finnish musician has been described as “one of the most renowned guitarists in the world” following his death. Co-founding the band in 1993, he performed with them

Bond girl Tanya Roberts is still alive, her agent has said, after he was earlier quoted as saying she had died.  The 65-year-old actress had been in hospital after collapsing at her home in Los Angeles on Christmas Eve, her agent Mike Pingel said. Celebrity gossip website TMZ previously quoted Mr Pingel as saying Roberts

Tesla has updated the Model 3 again with a new design accent recently introduced in the new Model Y in China and the long-awaited heated steering wheel. 2021 Tesla Model 3 Tesla officially launched the Model 3 2021 refresh with more range and new features in October of 2020, but as we previously reported, the

Gerry And The Pacemakers singer Gerry Marsden – whose hits included You’ll Never Walk Alone – has died aged 78. His friend, broadcaster Pete Price announced the news, saying: “It’s with a very heavy heart after speaking to the family that I have to tell you the Legendary Gerry Marsden MBE after a short illness

Tesla released its delivery and production numbers for the fourth quarter of 2020 and the full year 2020. They managed to deliver a record number of over 180,000 vehicles, but barely missed the goal of 500,000 vehicles delivered in the full year. Tesla Q4 Delivery and Production Over the last few weeks, we reported on

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Jeremy Clarkson has revealed he spent Christmas battling the coronavirus. The former Top Gear host wrote in his Sunday Times column: “Four days before Christmas, I woke in the night to find my sheets were soggy. And that I had a constant dry cough.” After his test came back positive, he said: “The doctor was

Liam Reilly, lead singer of Irish band Bagatelle, has died aged 65. Reilly, who was from Dundalk, also represented Ireland at the 1990 Eurovision song contest, finishing in second place with the track Somewhere In Europe. The singer and songwriter’s family confirmed in a statement that he had died at his home on 1 January.

A Tesla Model S vehicle with what appears to be a new refresh design has been spotted in the wild amid the Model S/X production shutdown.. Tesla Model S Design Refresh Over the last few months, we have been extensively reporting on rumors of a possible Model S and Model X design refresh have been

Eddie Izzard, a gender-fluid comedian who uses both male and female pronouns, has defended JK Rowling against accusations of transphobia. The Harry Potter author attracted criticism last year after she took issue with the phrasing for an article about healthcare equality, titled Opinion: Creating a more equal post-COVID-19 world for people who menstruate. “‘People who

This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy, including our thoughts on what 2021 holds for electric cars, the Tesla Model S/X refresh, a Model Y interior update, and more. The Electrek Podcast is me, Fred Lambert, editor-in-chief of Electrek, and Seth Weintraub, founder and

Wham’s Last Christmas has finally topped the UK charts – 36 years after its release. Written and produced by George Michael, it was kept off the number one slot by Band Aid’s Do They Know It’s Christmas? when it was first released in 1984. But, on the fourth anniversary of the death of the band’s

FREY Bike ushered in the new year with the announcement of what appears to be two new high-power electric mountain bike models. The pair were revealed just hours ago in a tantalizingly short video teaser. FREY Bike teases two new models Unlike most electric mountain bikes built by major European manufacturers, Jinhua-based FREY Bike has