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Promises, promises. The prospect of an electric car that can hook up, recharge and get back on the highway in 10 minutes or less has been previewed, teased and explored for years now, including by some pretty big names. But charging times out on the street still aren't anywhere near that fast. Yet a new promise of sub-10-minute charging still gets the heart racing just a little bit faster. And even if the six-minute charging from British battery company Nyobolt doesn't pan out, it at least gives us an idea of what a…

The legendary Lotus Elise is going electric. Well, sort of. The designer behind the original Lotus Elise S1, Julian Thomson, teamed up with Nyobolt and CALLUM to create a Lotus Elise-inspired lightweight electric sports car with ultra-rapid charging (100% in under six minutes). Nyobolt reveals Lotus Elise-inspired sporty EV Based in Cambridge, England, Nyobolt is a tech startup focusing on high-performance battery and charging technology to cut lengthy charge times. The company revealed…

This hapless Dutch-produced thriller almost redeems itself with a decent final sequence staged in the neon-doused John Wick style, but it is too little, too late. Gigantic 6ft 5in kickboxer Rico Verhoeven blows his shot at action stardom with a showing of anti-charisma best described as if Lenny from Of Mice and Men had become a special forces operative. And the Amsterdam tourist board – for whom this at least lustrously shot film serves as a long commercial – must hold serious dirt on Frank Grillo for him to have signed…

Niche performance automakers Lotus Cars and Renault Group subsidiary Alpine have announced that after two years, they are no long co-developing an all-electric sports coupe that was slotted to replace the combustion-dependent Alpine A110. Here’s the latest. Let’s start with Alpine. The automaker’s history dates back to the 1950s, working consistently with fellow French company Renault until the latter wholly-acquired it in the early 1970s. For decades, the brand focused primarily on branded…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeHaley Lu Richardson revealed that she was originally approached to star in the “disturbing” movie that eventually became one of Florence Pugh’s most iconic roles.The White Lotus star had just finished M Night Shyamalan’s 2016 Split when she said she was given the script for Ari Aster’s Nordic thriller Midsommar. “I remember reading it; it was such a well-written, creepy script,”…

Lotus has officially unveiled its all-electric hyper SUV, the Lotus Eletre, deemed the most advanced vehicle the brand has ever made. With up to 905hp and a 0 to 60 mph in under three seconds, is it enough to beat the Tesla Model X Plaid? The Lotus Eletre is expected to play a key role in the automaker’s transition to a fully electric lineup. Lotus has pledged to release only all-electric production cars starting this year. Lotus’s transformation began with the Envija electric hypercar –…

Starting next month, content from HBO, Max Original and Warner Bros will be available on the streaming platform JioCinema after Warner Bros Discovery and Viacom18 on Thursday announced a new multi-year agreement to bring titles from the premium American studio to Indian audiences. The development comes almost one month after all HBO content left its long-time home Disney+ Hotstar. Current and upcoming seasons of HBO`s most acclaimed shows such as `House of The Dragon` (`Game of Thrones` prequel spin-off), `The Last of…

Jennifer Coolidge & ‘The White Lotus’ Mike White To Headline Vivid Sydney Festival In one of the biggest announcements in its 13-year history, Vivid Sydney has today revealed that creator, writer and director of The White Lotus, Mike White, and star of the series, Jennifer Coolidge, have been added to the festival’s program for 2023. The two global megastars will join forces for Mike White & Jennifer Coolidge in Conversation – an exclusive event as part of Vivid Ideas – to discuss their career peaks, valleys,…

The bodies of Chuck Morris, the percussionist for the electronic jam band Lotus, and his son, Charley, were recovered 24 days after the two vanished while kayaking in Arkansas, authorities confirmed Sunday.The Benton County Sheriff’s Office began search efforts after Morris and his son were reported missing in the area of S. Lost Bridge Village of Beaver Lake. Over the weekend, the Benton County Sheriff’s Office posted to its Facebook page that its “efforts were combined with Carroll County MDS and Christian Aid…

<!----> The Eletre electric SUV launched in 2022 Zhejiang Geely Holdings Group said Lotus Technology, a division of its majority owned sportscar manufacturer Group Lotus, planned to launch three new high-performance electric vehicle (EV) models over the next four years with the aim of…