A Tesla engineer has given a rare update on the Tesla Semi electric truck program amid new EPA rules that should give it a boost. Tesla Semi is currently only in low-volume production at a facility outside Gigafactory Nevada. In January 2023, Tesla announced a massive expansion of Gigafactory Nevada to add production of Tesla Semi […]
Aptera Motors has just delivered its first solar EV to a customer. April fools! Yes, it is now April, which means we get another video update from Aptera. This month’s progress update recaps a recent visit to France, details an upcoming trip to the United Arab Emirates, and talks about the status of Aptera’s first […]
Tesla has increased Model Y prices on all trims of its best-selling electric SUV. The question is: for how long? Over the last few years, Tesla has been changing prices more often than most people change their sheets. The automaker has been increasing its production capacity, but it has had issues matching demand to the […]
A new AI-based learning tool has been developed by Arizona State University scientists which has uncovered new information about how an individual person’s immune system responds to foreign cells. The tool, called HLA Inception, can classify a specific group of proteins called Major Histocompatibility Complex-1(MHC-1), in seconds. These proteins are unique for each individual and […]
China’s leading electric car maker, BYD, recorded over 300,000 EV sales in Q1 2024, up 13% over last year. Is it enough to maintain its lead over Tesla? BYD EV sales rise 13% in Q1, down sequentially After topping Tesla in the last three months of 2023, BYD is doubling down in 2024. In the […]
A pump jack operates in front of a drilling rig at sunset in an oil field in Midland, Texas U.S. August 22, 2018. Nick Oxford | Reuters Crude oil futures rose on the first day of second-quarter trading Monday amid reports that the Iranian consulate in Damascus, Syria, was hit by a missile strike. The […]
SAIC-VW ID.3 electric car (Source: SAIC-VW) Amid an intense price war and lost market share to BYD and Tesla, China’s state-owned automaker SAIC Motor is reportedly making drastic job cuts this year at its joint ventures with General Motors and Volkswagen and at its EV unit – with mass layoffs a rare move for a […]
The Department of Health and Human Services said on Monday that hospitals must obtain written informed consent from patients before they undergo sensitive examinations — like pelvis and prostate exams — especially if the patients will be under anesthesia. A New York Times investigation in 2020 found that hospitals, doctors and doctors in training sometimes […]
A team of scientists have identified unique molecular signatures of sepsis, harnessing AI to improve diagnosis and identify patients most likely to develop severe symptoms and suffer poor outcomes. Researchers from Lund University in Sweden have identified distinct molecular signatures associated with the clinical signs of sepsis that could provide more accurate diagnosis and prognosis […]
I’ve long championed the amazing benefits of electric bicycles in providing transportation autonomy to those who can’t afford a personal car and the massive expenses that come along with car ownership. A $1,000 e-bike can be the difference between a one-hour walk to work and a seven-minute ride to work. Now leading US e-bike maker […]
