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Author Douglas Adams was “not interested” in his most famous work - The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy – and thought all the characters were “burks”, according to a new book. Adams’ frustrations and anxieties with his Hitchhiker’s Guide comedy science fiction series have been revealed in a book, titled 42, which features his notebooks, letters, scripts, jokes,

This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy, including Tesla Heavy Trucking, the BMW i4, the Rivian Adventure Network, and more. The show is back live every Friday at 4 p.m. ET on Electrek’s YouTube channel. As a reminder, we’ll have an accompanying post, like

Made In Chelsea star Ollie Locke has revealed he is planning on having a baby via a surrogate with his husband Gareth. The couple married at London’s Natural History Museum last year, just days before England’s second coronavirus lockdown began. Locke, 33, made the announcement on Instagram, along with a picture by Mexican pop artist

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What could be a worse idea than flying around corners at high speeds on an unstable tricycle with intentionally low traction wheels? How about adding a high torque motor and doing the whole thing with a small child tied down next to you? This electric drift trike with a sidecar makes it possible to share

Tesla has secured an order for the world’s first 8,000-ton casting machine, which is expected to be key to produce the Cybertruck pickup truck. In January, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said that the automaker was looking to secure an order for a new world’s biggest casting machine. He said during the conference call for Tesla’s

VW ID.Buzz, Volkswagen’s revival of the classic microbus as a modern electric vehicle, could start for less than $50,000, according to a German report. The German automaker unveiled the I.D. BUZZ electric microbus in Detroit back in 2017. At first glance, it looked like just one more cool electric vehicle concept that Volkswagen was teasing but would

Proposals have been submitted for a concert at the Glastonbury festival site this autumn. The news comes after it was announced in January that the festival had been cancelled for a second year in a row because of the coronavirus pandemic. But festival organiser Emily Eavis said in a post on Instagram that an application

Lucid’s astute forum members have uncovered news the automaker may or may not want the public to see yet. Patent images of Lucid Motors’ upcoming Gravity SUV were uncovered in a filing with the EUIPO. The Gravity is not a production EV yet, but its patent images closely mimic the concept Lucid has teased. The

Police in Los Angeles have launched an investigation into an allegation of rape made against Hollywood actor Armie Hammer. The US star has denied any wrongdoing. The confirmation from detectives came moments after a 24-year-old woman appeared at a news conference and alleged she had been raped and assaulted by the star in 2017. The

BMW has confirmed that the BMW iX, its new electric SUV, is going to start at over $80,000 in the US, which is much higher than originally expected. For years, BMW has been hyping the release of the iNEXT, its next-generation electric vehicle. BMW’s head of sales and marketing, Ian Robertson, previously shared doubts about Tesla’s

Johnny Depp’s libel case has been back in court once again – with the star applying for permission to appeal the High Court ruling that he assaulted his ex-wife Amber Heard. Depp had sued The Sun’s publishers NGN Newspapers over a 2018 column calling him a “wife beater” in relation to allegations made by Heard,

Amber Heard told a “calculated and manipulative lie” when she claimed she donated her $7m (£5.5m) divorce settlement to charity, Johnny Depp’s lawyers have told the Court of Appeal. Depp, 57, is trying to overturn a damning High Court libel case ruling that he assaulted his ex-wife and put her in fear for her life,

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The collaboration with Dolby with integrate Atmos in the Lucid Air’s new 21-speaker Surreal Sound system. As the first vehicle to ever feature Dolby Atmos sound, Air drivers will experience an immersive listening experience. Furthermore, the speaker system will provide enhanced audio safety features. In a press release this morning, Lucid Motors announced the collaboration

Eddie Izzard has been speaking openly about her gender fluidity for years, but the comedian and actor’s latest role has bought home how lucky she is to live in modern times. The comedian and actor‘s latest project – period thriller Six Minutes To Midnight – which is set in the summer of 1939, just before