Electric utilities face billions in wildfire liability with aging power lines risking another catastrophe

  • August 28, 2023
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Electrical workers repair power lines leading into the fire ravaged town of Lahaina on the island of Maui in Hawaii, August 15, 2023. Mike Blake | Reuters Electric companies in the western U.S. are facing mounting lawsuits alleging that their failure to prepare for extreme weather has resulted in repeated, catastrophic wildfires that have taken […]

Elon Musk reassures Tesla HW3 owners, but bums out HW4 owners

  • August 28, 2023
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Elon Musk has made a new statement about Full Self-Driving software that reassured owners of Tesla vehicles with HW3, but it is going bum out owners of more recent Tesla vehicles with HW4. Hardware 4.0 (HW4) is Tesla’s latest suite of Autopilot/self-driving sensors and a new FSD computer. The new hardware, which adds radar and new […]

Hyundai thinks it has the answer to Tesla’s Supercharger network

  • August 28, 2023
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To rival Tesla’s proliferating Supercharger network, Hyundai Motor Group is developing its own ultra-fast EV chargers. Although many automakers recently partnered with Tesla to use its Supercharger network, Hyundai looks to take the road less traveled. According to a new report from KED Global, Hyundai Kefico Corp, an electronic management systems supplier under the Hyundai […]

Could zinc-air batteries revolutionize the EV industry?

  • August 28, 2023
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Scientists at Edith Cowan University in Australia found that zinc-air batteries could be a better alternative than lithium-ion batteries to power EVs. A zinc–air battery consists of a negative electrode made of zinc and a positive electrode made of air. Their major disadvantage has been limited power output due to poor performance of air electrodes […]

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Allergy care platform Nectar opens brick-and-mortar center

  • August 28, 2023
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Allergy testing and treatment company Nectar Life Sciences announced the opening of the Nectar Allergy Center in New York, its first brick-and-mortar clinic, to expand its virtual care platform to a hybrid model.  Nectar, which launched earlier this year, offers at-home testing kits. Individuals can self-test for indoor or outdoor allergies and send their samples to […]

Watch Tesla Cybertruck’s comically large wiper at work

  • August 28, 2023
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A new video of a Tesla Cybertruck shows the electric pickup truck’s comically large wiper at work. It looks like it will actually make it to production. The Cybertruck’s wiper (that’s not a typo – it’s a singular wiper) has been a point of controversy. Early Cybertruck prototypes featured a monstrously large windshield wiper. The […]