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GM to fund expansion of EVgo fast-charging network for electric cars

General Motors announced Friday that it would partner with the EVgo charging network to add an additional 2,700 fast-charging stations by 2025. The announcement comes a week before it unveils the 2022 Cadillac Lyriq electric luxury SUV, the first of up to a dozen new battery-electric vehicles it says it will offer in North America… Continue reading GM to fund expansion of EVgo fast-charging network for electric cars

Mexico’s Alfa to spin off rest of Nemak stake, shares surge

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s Alfa (ALFAA.MX) said on Friday it plans to spin off the entirety of its remaining 75% stake in auto parts business Nemak (NEMAKA.MX), sending Alfa’s shares surging 17% on the prospect that the conglomerate could shrug off the struggling unit. FILE PHOTO: The logo of Nemak, a Mexico-based holding company… Continue reading Mexico’s Alfa to spin off rest of Nemak stake, shares surge

You’ve Never Seen Sneakers That Can Stand up to This Type of Abuse

Indestructible Shoes have revolutionized the shoe industry over the last few years, changing the way people think about athletic and safety footwear. But if you don’t own a pair yet, or if you do, and you’d like an excuse to buy another pair, you’re in luck. Because Indestructible Shoes just released a trio of new… Continue reading You’ve Never Seen Sneakers That Can Stand up to This Type of Abuse

Couples Are Using Technology to Repair Their Struggling Relationships

Technology has been improving your life since the day you were born. It keeps you healthy. It keeps you safe. It keeps you entertained. Now, thanks to online relationship and marriage counseling platforms like ReGain, it’s even removing the traditional barriers to quality mental health care for couples in struggling relationships. All you have to… Continue reading Couples Are Using Technology to Repair Their Struggling Relationships

New Hampshire Passes Law That Allows Flying Cars

Live Free The famously libertarian state of New Hampshire just passed a law that’ll allow flying cars to drive on its roads — once you’re actually able to buy one, that is. “There was nothing on the books that would have allowed this type of vehicle on the road,” state representative Sherman Packard, a sponsor… Continue reading New Hampshire Passes Law That Allows Flying Cars

German Court Suspends Driver For Adjusting Wiper Speed In Tesla Model 3

A recent verdict from Germany will start a fascinating discussion. The Higher Regional Court in Karlsruhe confirmed that a driver would have to be suspended from driving for a month. He was sentenced to that because he drove his Tesla Model 3 into an embankment and hit some trees after trying to adjust the windshield… Continue reading German Court Suspends Driver For Adjusting Wiper Speed In Tesla Model 3

NGK develops lithium-ion battery with operating temperature up to  105deg C

NGK Insulators has announced that it has successfully raised the maximum operating temperature of its coin-type ‘EnerCera Coin’ lithium-ion battery up to 105 degrees Celsius. This is the operating temperature demand for electronic components. Sample shipments are currently underway, with mass production scheduled to begin in September 2020. In December 2019, NGK developed the world’s… Continue reading NGK develops lithium-ion battery with operating temperature up to  105deg C

Fisker SPAC shares fall 20% after electric carmaker reports delays in VW deal

(Reuters) – Shares of the so-called blank-check company merging with electric carmaker Fisker fell 20% on Friday after it disclosed it would not close a deal by the end of July to use Volkswagen AG’s (VOWG_p.DE) electric-vehicle platform for its vehicles. Spartan Energy Acquisition Corp (SPAQ_u.N), backed by alternative investment manager Apollo Global Management Inc… Continue reading Fisker SPAC shares fall 20% after electric carmaker reports delays in VW deal