A new report states that Tesla is currently working on a Model Y refresh codenamed “Juniper,” which should come into production next year. We know that Tesla is currently working on a Model 3 refresh as prototypes have been sighted over the last three months. Now Reuters reports that a Model Y refresh is following
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Justin Bieber has cancelled the remaining dates on his Justice world tour following ongoing health issues. The Canadian singer has been forced to postpone the world tour several times already amid his ongoing recovery from Ramsay Hunt syndrome (RHS). The rare condition had resulted in complete paralysis of the right side of his face in
The US Postal Service will purchase 9,250 off-the-shelf Ford E-Transits in its push to move towards electric delivery vehicles, with deliveries beginning at the end of this year. USPS has recently been flirting with electrification as it plans to replace its 30+ year-old fleet of Grumman LLVs. The bidding process took several years, and originally
A US rapper who once had a jail sentence commuted by former president Donald Trump has been ordered to go to drug rehab, after testing positive for fentanyl. Kodak Black was told by a judge he must spend 30 days in rehabilitation while he awaits trial for a drugs trafficking charge. The judge in Florida,
Following a call between Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, officials say a deal should be announced any day for a Tesla factory in Mexico. For months now, there have been rumors that Tesla is getting close to announcing a Gigafactory project in Mexico. Last year, we reported on Tesla’s
Doctors have said there “is no further hope” for actor Tom Sizemore, and recommended his family make an end-of-life-decision, his manager has said. The 61-year-old has been in intensive care, in a critical condition, since suffering a brain aneurysm at around 2am on Saturday, 18 February while at his Los Angeles home. He is understood
Check out this video of a huge wind turbine blade traversing a narrow mountain road in China – but you might want to watch through your fingers. The Telegraph in the UK posted footage, which it credits to Three Gorges/AsiaWire, of a wind turbine blade being slowly transported in, erm, rather challenging conditions in Sichuan,
The Last Of Us star Bella Ramsey has hit back at a homophobic backlash over gay storylines in the popular video game TV adaptation, saying such representation is “extremely important”. The 19-year-old English actress told Sky News she found some people’s opposition to gay love stories in the show “bizarre”, adding: “The climate emergency and
Tesla announced that it has achieved a new production rate milestone at Gigafactory Berlin, which now produces 4,000 Model Y vehicles per week. When ramping up a new vehicle to volume production at a new factory, Tesla generally considers 5,000 units per week to be the goal. After starting production late in 2021, Tesla originally
Everything Everywhere All At Once has won the best film cast trophy at the Screen Actors Guild awards. The sci-fi adventure film is about a middle-aged Chinese-American immigrant and her husband as they scramble to complete their taxes while the Internal Revenue Service is auditing their laundromat. The film’s star Michelle Yeoh won the award
A Tesla Cybertruck prototype was spotted with a new black tonneau cover as the electric pickup truck is starting to look more refined as it gets closer to production. As we previously reported, Tesla has built a fleet of beta Cybertruck prototypes to test ahead of the start of production this summer. Over the last
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Elton John and Dolly Parton were among celebrities to pay tribute to Dame Olivia Newton-John in a state memorial service in Melbourne marked by thousands for the late actress and singer. “Every day with Olivia was a bit of magic,” her husband John Easterling said on Sunday, in a speech at the memorial. The service,
Ok I get it, it’s not a helicopter. It’s a multi-rotor. A quadcopter, perhaps? A drone? VTOL? Whatever it is, it’s a manned flying machine and you can actually buy one from China. It’s scary. It’s wild. And it’s this week’s entry in the Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week. This electric aircraft
Broadcaster Dan Walker has said he is “confident that I am not to blame” after he was hit by a car while on his bike earlier this week. The former BBC Breakfast presenter was struck off his bike on Monday morning while riding on a road in central Sheffield. Writing in The Sunday Times, the
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