Electric vehicles (EVs) can help your household save $1,000 in fuel per year, on average. They’re cheaper to maintain than fossil fuel-powered vehicles, as they don’t need oil changes and have single-speed transmissions and regenerative brakes. They’re also some of the safest cars to drive, with EVs like the Chevy Bolt and Tesla Model 3… Continue reading The 5 best affordable electric cars of 2022
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GM investing $760 million in Ohio plant to build drive units for EV Hummer, Silverado, and Sierra
General Motors is preparing for an all-electric future as the automaker announced Friday it would be investing $760 million into its Toledo, Ohio, plant as it gets the facility ready to produce drive units for future GM EV trucks. The automaker has been active these past few months as it gears up for what’s expected… Continue reading GM investing $760 million in Ohio plant to build drive units for EV Hummer, Silverado, and Sierra
Tesla plans ‘thousands of Humanoid Robots within factories’
Tesla is planning to have “thousands of Humanoid Robots within its factories,” according to a new job listing for the Tesla Bot program. With science fiction promising us flying cars and robot butlers for decades, people aren’t taking tech companies announcing humanoid robots seriously. When Elon Musk brought a dancer in a robot costume to… Continue reading Tesla plans ‘thousands of Humanoid Robots within factories’
Tesla-rival Fisker to sell electric SUVs in India next year, explores local productionThe US startup could begin manufacturing its cars locally within…
US startup Fisker Inc will begin selling its Ocean electric sport-utility vehicle (SUV) in India next July and could begin manufacturing its cars locally within a few years, the company’s chief executive officer told Reuters. Sales of electric cars in India will gather pace by 2025-26, Henrik Fisker said in an interview in New Delhi, adding that the company… Continue reading Tesla-rival Fisker to sell electric SUVs in India next year, explores local productionThe US startup could begin manufacturing its cars locally within…
Blackstone to sell stake, ADIA to invest, in Indian REIT Embassy
Blackstone Inc will sell a stake worth up to $400 million in Embassy Office Parks REIT, India’s biggest real estate investment trust, via Indian stock exchange block deals, three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. Abu Dhabi’s sovereign wealth fund, one of the world’s largest, is likely to pick up at least half of the… Continue reading Blackstone to sell stake, ADIA to invest, in Indian REIT Embassy
JetBlue, Virgin Strike Deal to Buy Jet Fuel Made From Recaptured CO2
“… a game-changer for our industry…” Jet Fuel Emissions are complicated, but one thing’s for sure: jetliners — and their fuel — are terrible for the climate. But in a bright hint of a more environmental future, several airlines are now signing deals with a company that might just lessen their environmental toll. To wit,… Continue reading JetBlue, Virgin Strike Deal to Buy Jet Fuel Made From Recaptured CO2
Tesla Updating Vehicles to Not Crush Passengers’ Hands in Window
Owie! Keep Clear Tesla is issuing software updates for a more than a staggering million of its vehicles, due to an eyebrow-raising bug: that the cars’ powered windows fail to detect obstacles — like your hand — in their way while closing. In the National Highway Traffic Safety Adminstration’s (NHTSA) own words, “the window automatic… Continue reading Tesla Updating Vehicles to Not Crush Passengers’ Hands in Window
A New Island Just Appeared in the Pacific Ocean
There’s a new kid on the block. Double Take Hey, was that there before? A new island has popped up in the southwest Pacific Ocean, according to the NASA Earth Observatory. This fledgling patch of land spawned out of a seafloor ridge teeming with highest density of underwater volcanoes on the planet. Known as the… Continue reading A New Island Just Appeared in the Pacific Ocean
Woman Horrified To Discover Her Private Medical Photos Were Being Used To Train AI
A disgusting invasion of privacy. Doctor Botto An AI artist going by the name Lapine says she discovered that private medical photos from nearly ten years ago were being used in an image set that trains AI, called LAION-5B. Lapine made this unnerving discovery by using Have I Been Trained, a site that lets artists… Continue reading Woman Horrified To Discover Her Private Medical Photos Were Being Used To Train AI
Volvo’s New Electric Car Won’t Drive if It Detects That You’re Drunk
Imagine if your car was able to not only tell if you were too drunk — or sleepy, or distracted, or otherwise impaired — to drive, but could literally stop the vehicle. In a new statement, Volvo announced the specifics of its “driver understanding system,” one of the coolest features of its forthcoming flagship EX90 electric SUV,… Continue reading Volvo’s New Electric Car Won’t Drive if It Detects That You’re Drunk