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Hyundai launches home charging ecosystem as part of EV push
Hyundai announced this week at the LA Auto Show a new way for its customers to charge at home as part of the company’s efforts to woo a new group of EV buyers. Hyundai Home, the automaker calls it, incorporates solar panels, energy storage and EV charging for Hyundai owners. Hyundai announced a partnership with… Continue reading Hyundai launches home charging ecosystem as part of EV push
Clean Tecnica: Elon Musk’s 2-Sentence Lesson to Fast-Track Productivity 002387
Elon Musk’s unique way of running companies has no doubt brought him to where he is today, and for him, communication remains a crucial piece of the puzzle. A couple of years ago, Musk shared a simple, two-sentence message with management employees, and it’s a piece of Tesla’s history that still rings true today. Musk… Continue reading Clean Tecnica: Elon Musk’s 2-Sentence Lesson to Fast-Track Productivity 002387
Cleantechnica: Some General Motors Dealers Are Repairing Tesla Cars 002386
In the category of “this may be big news…..or not” comes a report from Teslarati about a comment made by General Motors president Mark Reuss at the company’s Investor Day 2022 on November 17. He said that GM service departments have now repaired more than 11,000 Teslas. “That’s a growing business for us. I gotta… Continue reading Cleantechnica: Some General Motors Dealers Are Repairing Tesla Cars 002386
Clean Technica: Ford Has #1 Plugin Vehicle in Germany in October!002385
17% of new car sales in Germany fully electric, 32% have a plug It seems the German automotive market has bottomed out and is back on a growth path. October brought a solid 17% increase in sales, but it still wasn’t enough to pull the year-to-date (YTD) numbers out of the red (-6% YoY). Sales… Continue reading Clean Technica: Ford Has #1 Plugin Vehicle in Germany in October!002385
Elon Musk says he will unban Donald Trump after Twitter poll
A few weeks after he took over Twitter, Elon Musk said he will fulfill one of his early promises for the platform, reinstating Donald Trump’s account. The former president, who is running for the White House for a third time, will once again be allowed to tweet, Musk said. Twitter’s new CEO appeared to make… Continue reading Elon Musk says he will unban Donald Trump after Twitter poll
Wickr’s consumer messaging app will shut down next year
Secure messaging platform Wickr is shutting down its consumer-facing app. In a blog post spotted by The Verge, the Amazon-owned company announced it would stop accepting new Wickr Me registrations by the end of the year before ultimately discounting the service altogether on December 31st, 2023. The shutdown won’t affect the AWS and Enterprise versions… Continue reading Wickr’s consumer messaging app will shut down next year
Governments vote to retire the leap second by 2035
The days of the leap second creating headaches for software engineers are coming to an end. On Friday, government representatives at the General Conference on Weights and Measures in Paris, France voted nearly unanimously to retire the practice of occasionally adding one second to official clocks (via The New York Times). Introduced in 1972 as… Continue reading Governments vote to retire the leap second by 2035
NASA’s Orion spacecraft on track to begin Moon flyby on November 21st
The Orion crew vehicle is exceeding expectations on its way to the Moon. NASA provided an update on Artemis 1 following the mission’s successful launch early Wednesday morning. “Orion has been performing great so far,” Vehicle Integration Manager Jim Geffre said during a press briefing NASA held on Friday. “All of the systems are exceeding… Continue reading NASA’s Orion spacecraft on track to begin Moon flyby on November 21st
Gopuff launches scheduled deliveries, gifting and in-store pickup
Rapid grocery deliver startups like Getir, Gopuff and Gorillas, once heralded as the next big thing in on-demand ordering, are running up against logistical challenges that might very well be insurmountable. Even faced with competition and sky-high operating costs, though, they’re taking what steps they can to stick around. Case in point, Gopuff today launched… Continue reading Gopuff launches scheduled deliveries, gifting and in-store pickup