EV acceleration hit a new and interesting phase at the Monterey Car Week event that wrapped Sunday. Kia, (yeah Kia) showed up at the typically ultra-luxe affair with its EV6 GT, a new performance trim that will go on sale by the end of the year and can travel from zero to 60 miles per… Continue reading In an EV world, Lamborghini knows it can’t rely on power alone
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Small Vermont utility quietly builds fleet of 4,000 Tesla Powerwalls
Green Mountain Power (GMP), a Vermont electric utility, has quietly built a fleet of 4,000 Tesla Powerwalls, and it is saving them a lot of money. GMP has been one of Tesla’s best partners when it comes to deploying Powerwalls, Tesla’s home battery pack, in a decentralized way with electric utilities. The relatively small electric utility… Continue reading Small Vermont utility quietly builds fleet of 4,000 Tesla Powerwalls
Make your back-to-school routine better with these smart home tricks
This week, my kids headed back to school. For most parents, that means a weekend spent buying composition notebooks and Ticonderoga pencils and unearthing moldy lunchboxes from last year’s book bag (just me?). In my household, it also means reenabling all my back-to-school smart home routines. I’ve been using my smart home as an extra… Continue reading Make your back-to-school routine better with these smart home tricks
France is giving €4,000 to people who trade in their car for an e-bike
France’s government increased the size of the subsidy it offers to people who trade in their gas-powered cars for electric bikes to as much as €4,000 (approx. $3,976) per person, according to The Times. The money is meant to incentivize people to ditch their polluting modes of transportation in favor of cleaner, more environmentally friendly… Continue reading France is giving €4,000 to people who trade in their car for an e-bike
Tesla’s Jacking Up the Cost of Its Unfinished Self-Driving Feature Again
It now costs about as much as an entry-level car. Price Hike Tesla is jacking up the price of its still unfinished — and misleadingly named — Full Self-Driving (FSD) feature, yet again. According to a tweet by CEO Elon Musk, the company will hike the price of the controversial software add-on from $12,000 to… Continue reading Tesla’s Jacking Up the Cost of Its Unfinished Self-Driving Feature Again
Best Earbuds Under $50 in 2022
It may not seem possible, but earbuds under $50 can offer an excellent audio experience at a fraction of the price you’d pay for a premium pair. This is made possible by headphone companies beginning to take features previously available only on the highest-end gear and filtering them down to their entry-level offerings. Even true… Continue reading Best Earbuds Under $50 in 2022
The Best Binoculars to Zoom In on Real Life
Binoculars mean the difference between seeing a little gray bird and identifying a titmouse, cheering a home run and seeing the epic catch, or realizing that the 10-point buck is actually a doe standing in front of dead branches. Whether you’re scouting terrain, watching birds in your backyard, or getting season tickets to Fenway, binoculars… Continue reading The Best Binoculars to Zoom In on Real Life
If Humans Went Extinct, Would a Similar Species Evolve?
The rise of powerful new technology means that humanity must confront the risk of its own demise. The invention of nuclear weaponry, for example, has already shown just how quickly humanity’s destructive power could grow. The atomic bomb was a thousand times more powerful than conventional explosives; many hydrogen bombs were a thousand times more… Continue reading If Humans Went Extinct, Would a Similar Species Evolve?
The Best Espresso Machines for the Home Barista
There’s always room to up your game, and there are quite a few additional tools that can help you make the best espresso possible. These are all tools you’d employ before the brew, setting the stage for the perfect extraction. Fellow Atmos Canister for Coffee Beans ($40) A vacuum canister is a great way to… Continue reading The Best Espresso Machines for the Home Barista
Sony is reportedly working on a ‘Gravity Rush’ movie with Ridley Scott’s production team
Sony seems determined to turn every gaming property it has ever laid a finger on into a movie or TV show. PlayStation Productions has a whole heap of projects in the works and the latest, according to Deadline, is a Gravity Rush film. The movie will be based on the 2012 PlayStation Vita game of the… Continue reading Sony is reportedly working on a ‘Gravity Rush’ movie with Ridley Scott’s production team