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On Wednesday, several activist groups briefly interrupted Volkswagen’s annual general meeting. One claimed VW is “making climate-damaging decisions,” and the other says the automaker uses forced labor to build cars in China. Cake was thrown from an unknown party, and investors raised concerns over VW losing ground in China to EVs. Protests erupt at Volkswagen […]
Panasonic announced that it is delaying volume production of the Tesla 4680 battery cell in order to introduce “performance improvement measures.” Back in 2020, Tesla unveiled its 4680 battery cell, a new tab-less battery cell in a bigger format with new chemistry, enabling cheaper and/or longer-range electric vehicles. The cells have already made it to the Model […]
According to a recent filing with China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, NIO intends to sell three existing EV models with expanded battery capabilities provided by solid-state battery developer WeLion. The filing matches with previous statements from NIO’s founder that consumers could see solid-state powered EVs this summer. Although many promised EV technologies have […]
The US oil and gas sector was responsible for $77 billion in total health impacts in 2016, according to a newly released study. Few studies have measured the effects of oil and gas production – not even factoring in actual fossil fuel usage – on air quality, human health, and health costs, but this new […]
If you’ve held off on picking up a solar system until you found a deal with a bit more power than normal, now’s your chance. Today, we’re tracking a new all-time low on an 800W solar power system that includes a 60A MPPT controller which will power most battery types. With enough output to run […]
General Motors has been building up its resources and capabilities for an all-electric future. With a vast lineup of fully electric vehicles, GM plans to spearhead its return to Europe as an EV-only brand. After selling over 20,000 EVs for the first time in Q1, GM overtook Ford as the number two EV maker in […]
Babylon‘s stock price fell sharply after it announced plans to take the multinational digital health firm private, less than two years after the company debuted on the New York Stock Exchange. Babylon also entered into an agreement with AlbaCore Capital LLP for a secured term loan facility for up to $34.5 million to support the […]
Digital solutions have driven massive changes in the healthcare industry in recent years, both in patient care and in business operations. The rapid evolution of technology will spur even greater changes going forward, affecting clinicians, line-of-business staff and IT teams. One key change spurred by this evolution is that IT is being integrated more fully […]
A panel of advisers to the Food and Drug Administration voted unanimously on Wednesday that the benefits of making a birth control pill available without a prescription outweigh the risks, a significant step in the decades-long push to make oral contraception obtainable over the counter in the United States. If the F.D.A. approves nonprescription sales […]
