The 2024 hurricane season is here, and we’ve already had our first record-breaking hurricane in Beryl, which caused billions in damage and deaths in Texas, Grenada, Venezuela and nearby areas. Importantly, climate change helped this storm break these records and do so much damage. But if you watched the news, you likely didn’t hear about […]
On today’s episode of Quick Charge: a new report indicates that Elon will delay the launch of Tesla’s Robotaxi, Giga Berlin squabbles with unions, Polestar rolls out a go-fast convertible at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, and a retro-tastic Mercedes restomod that’s more Model 3 than 300 breaks cover. We wrapping up this week’s Quick […]
Seae Ventures, a firm that provides funding to early-stage healthcare technology and services companies, announced it acquired Unseen Capital, a fellow venture capital firm that invests in companies that address the challenges faced by underrepresented entrepreneurs and marginalized communities. Seae’s portfolio companies include maternal health startup Cabaya Care, value-based care health technology company for the […]
Kia sold more electric vehicles in the US in Q2 than its sister company, Hyundai. After EV sales more than doubled in the second quarter, Kia looks to keep up the momentum as its new EV9 helps gain market share. Kia’s first three-row electric SUV is already fueling a sales spike. After launching late last […]
A powerful German union has threatened a potential strike at Tesla Gigafactory Berlin after a contentious meeting with management. Tesla recently held a staff meeting at Gigafactory Berlin amid a push to unionize the factory. A majority of Tesla Gigafactory Berlin workers voted against union representatives of IG Metall in their new work council earlier […]
Photo is licensed under CC-CC0 1.0 The Department of Energy announced $1.7 billion in grant awards today targeted at helping automakers keep 11 troubled manufacturing plants open and to start building EVs there. The 11 selected plants are sited in 8 states, and have been designated as “shuttered or at-risk” facilities. These plants were either […]
“Medicine is not made up of just feel-good stories,” said Dr. Christine Tsien Silvers, a healthcare executive adviser at Amazon Web Services. “I’ve cared for patients who my colleagues and I were not able to save, and I’ve seen people make mistakes.” At the AWS Summit in June in Washington, D.C., she recounted the experience of a […]
The first Genesis to get a sporty “Magma” upgrade will be the all-electric GV60. Genesis confirmed the GV60 Magma EV is set to launch next year with performance and design upgrades, kicking off a new era for the luxury automaker. Genesis launched the GV60, its first dedicated electric vehicle, in 2021. Three years later, the […]
Advanced material extraction technology company International Battery Metals hit a significant milestone today, beginning lithium extraction operations at a new facility in the US. The plant, home to the company’s proprietary Direct Lithium Extraction (DLE), is the first in North America and will produce the first lithium derived from DLE operations worldwide. International Battery Metals […]
Headlining today’s Green Deals is Lectric’s latest Dog Days of Summer sale that is taking up to $308 off e-bike bundles for the next week, with the XP 3.0 Long-Range e-bike standing in the spotlight once more with the biggest discount at $1,199 – plus, a choice in one of the added accessories. There’s also […]
