Tesla brings back regenerative braking options on its electric cars

  • April 24, 2023
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Tesla is releasing a new software update that brings back regenerative braking options for its electric cars. Tesla previously allowed drivers to adjust the strength of the regenerative braking, which is one of the coolest features of electric vehicles. Instead of using a traditional braking system, an EV’s electric motor can reverse power to slow […]

Colorado is getting its first electric fire truck

  • April 24, 2023
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The City of Boulder announced today that it’s purchased a Rosenbauer RTX, the State of Colorado’s first electric fire truck. Austrian-based Rosenbauer’s RTX is equipped with a 360 kW electric powertrain and two Volvo Penta Batteries totaling 132 kWh of power. It has four-stage electronic regenerative braking. It’s a range-extended EV, so it also has […]

Polaris begins shipping its groundbreaking 110 hp RANGER XP Kinetic electric UTVs

  • April 24, 2023
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Polaris has just announced that shipments have begun for its revolutionary new Polaris RANGER XP Kinetic UTV (utility terrain vehicle). The first shipments of the high-power electric side-by-side are headed to dealers this week for customer pickup. Ever since I first got behind the wheel of a production prototype version of the electric RANGER XP […]

This electric autonomous drone is paving the way for sustainable farming after FAA-first approval

  • April 24, 2023
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After receiving approval from the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Monday, Guardian Agriculture has become the first commercially authorized eVTOL to operate across the US. Guardian’s electric autonomous drones will be used to spray crops, paving the way for sustainable farming in the US. Founded in 2017, Guardian Agriculture believed advances in electric vehicles, AI, […]

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Virtual reality companies XRHealth and Amelia Virtual Care merge

  • April 24, 2023
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Boston-based virtual reality platform XRHealth and Barcelona-based Amelia Virtual Care, a VR platform for mental health professionals, announced their intention to merge into one company under the XRHealth brand name.  XRHealth’s platform allows patients on the autism spectrum and those with stress and anxiety, chronic pain, fibromyalgia and neurological conditions to connect with a provider […]

‘Crypto is dead in America,’ says longtime bitcoin bull Chamath Palihapitiya

  • April 24, 2023
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Tech investor Chamath Palihapitiya, who said two years ago that bitcoin has replaced gold and predicted the digital currency would climb to $200,000, has a much more cautious view on cryptocurrencies these days. “Crypto is dead in America,” Palihapitiya said in the latest episode of the All-In podcast. Palihapitiya blamed crypto’s demise largely on regulators, […]