The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) awarded the 2021–22 Tesla Model Y its top award, Top Safety Pick+, because it meets all the criteria for the “plus” designation. The IIHS noted that for a vehicle to qualify for either of its two awards, it must have earned good ratings in six IIHS crashworthiness evaluations.… Continue reading Clean Technica: 2021–2022 Tesla Model Y Earns IIHS Top Safety Pick+ Award After Dropping Radar001580
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Clean Technica: Gotion Signs 200 GWh LFP Battery Deal With Major Publicly Traded US Automaker001579
Gotion High-Tech, based in Shenzhen, China, announced this week it has signed a supply and localization agreement with a major publicly traded US auto company to supply the latter with 200 GWh of lithium-iron-phosphate batteries between 2023 and 2028. Gotion is currently the fourth largest battery manufacturer in China, according to the China Automotive Battery… Continue reading Clean Technica: Gotion Signs 200 GWh LFP Battery Deal With Major Publicly Traded US Automaker001579
Clean Technica: Washington Post Piece On Tesla FSD Beta Is Superb, Responses Not So Much001578
Over the past decade of covering the electric vehicle industry, it’s unfortunately not hyperbole that I almost never see an electric vehicle (EV) story in a large mainstream media outlet that isn’t rife with problems. All kinds of errors and bias are abundant in such pieces. Frankly, CleanTechnica has been so successful in large part… Continue reading Clean Technica: Washington Post Piece On Tesla FSD Beta Is Superb, Responses Not So Much001578
Boomers Rejoice: RadioShack is Making Crypto for Old People
“The older generation simply doesn’t trust the new-fangled ideas of the Bitcoin youth.” Crypto for the Rest of Us After an extremely sad online-only relaunch, RadioShack is gasping for relevancy by launching a cryptocurrency exchange for customers who, in the company’s own words, are on average “age 68.” The husk of what was once known… Continue reading Boomers Rejoice: RadioShack is Making Crypto for Old People
Physics Dept Gets Random Box Full of $180K in Untraceable $50s and $100s
A box full of untraceable cash sat collecting dust in the unused office of a New York City physics professor for the better part of a year, with the intended recipient none the wiser. As The New York Times reports, this story straight out of a Christmas movie actually happened to Vinod Menon, the chairs of the… Continue reading Physics Dept Gets Random Box Full of $180K in Untraceable $50s and $100s
Scientists Claim to Entangle Entire Animal in Quantum State
A team of researchers from Europe and Asia claim to have quantum entangled frozen tardigrades, microscopic animals that are extremely hardy and can withstand practically any conditions or abuse. According to a new controversial preprint, the researchers managed the feat by placing frozen tardigrades between two capacitor plates of a superconductor circuit to form a… Continue reading Scientists Claim to Entangle Entire Animal in Quantum State
7 Rapid At-Home Covid-19 Tests—and Where to Find Them
There’s a chance your test result may show up as invalid. This means the test didn’t work. If this happened with your first test, you can try again with the second one in the box (though you’ll need to buy another pack to test again). Fluctuating Stock and Insurance Coverage Snagging a rapid at-home… Continue reading 7 Rapid At-Home Covid-19 Tests—and Where to Find Them
LG made some wild curved OLED concepts for CES 2022
LG’s display division will showcase two flexible OLED concepts at CES 2022 – assuming the pandemic doesn’t claim the annual trade show as its latest victim. The first one is the “Virtual Ride” stationary bike. It features three vertical 55-inch OLED displays that form one continuous screen in front and above the rider. The topmost… Continue reading LG made some wild curved OLED concepts for CES 2022
FDA authorizes Pfizer’s Covid antiviral pill for people 12 and older
The FDA has issued an emergency authorization Pfizer’s antiviral pill Paxlovid, making it the first oral method for treating mild to moderate cases of COVID-19. The treatment is meant for high-risk people 12 and older who could progress to a more serious COVID infection. The best part? The FDA says it could be available to… Continue reading FDA authorizes Pfizer’s Covid antiviral pill for people 12 and older
How a ‘robot lawyer’ could help you get unbanned from social media
Just weeks after Facebook rebranded itself to “Meta,” the longtime owner of @metaverse Instagram suddenly found herself locked out of the account she had run for years. A message told Thea-Mai Baumann she was suspended for impersonation, though she had never pretended to be anyone else. Her account was returned after The New York Times… Continue reading How a ‘robot lawyer’ could help you get unbanned from social media