Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! Last Updated on: 5th April 2025, 02:15 am Combining the numbers for plugin electric vehicles (PHEV plus BEV) gives Australia a penetration rate of 14.5% for March, a significant increase over last month. New Zealand numbers have been stuck… Continue reading Clean Technica: Despite Tesla Dip, Australia Over 14% Plugin Penetration003953
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Clean Technica: Why Is Tesla VP of Software Engineering Stepping Down003952
Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! Last Updated on: 5th April 2025, 03:13 am According to reporting from Bloomberg News earlier today, Tesla vice president of software engineering David Lau is resigning from Tesla. Lau, who has at times been featured at Tesla company events… Continue reading Clean Technica: Why Is Tesla VP of Software Engineering Stepping Down003952
Tesla quietly removes range extender battery option on Cybertruck
Tesla has quietly removed the Cybertruck’s range extender from the options in its online configurator. Does Tesla still plan to bring the product to market? When Tesla unveiled the production version of the Cybertruck in late 2023, there were two main disappointments: the price and the range. The tri-motor version, which was the most popular… Continue reading Tesla quietly removes range extender battery option on Cybertruck
Countless protesters rally worldwide to protest Trump and Musk
‘Hands Off’ protests put on by more than 150 organizations turned out scores of people to locations across the US and the world. ‘Hands Off’ protests put on by more than 150 organizations turned out scores of people to locations across the US and the world. Wes Davis is a weekend editor who covers the… Continue reading Countless protesters rally worldwide to protest Trump and Musk
Tesla Stock Is Crashing Real Bad
The world economy is reeling today as businesses and investors try to unpack Donald Trump’s so-called “reciprocal tariffs.” Trump aims to curb the United States’ reliance on foreign goods by raising the import cost for different countries, which is throwing the US-dominated global supply chain into chaos. Wall Street is in shambles as a result,… Continue reading Tesla Stock Is Crashing Real Bad
Scientists Intrigued by Stars Singing Ancient Songs
Stars are constantly dimming and brightening due to their inner vibrations — and when those vibrations are converted into soundwaves, they become song. As a new study published in the journal Nature explains, scientists were able to learn just how much star brightness fluctuates during these “starquakes” by translating those light frequencies into sound waves. With… Continue reading Scientists Intrigued by Stars Singing Ancient Songs
Senators Demand Safety Records from AI Chatbot Apps as Controversy Grows
Two senators have sent a letter to multiple AI companion companies requesting information about their safety practices, including details about internal safety assessments and timelines of the implementation of guardrails, as CNN reported yesterday. The action follows the filing of two high-profile child welfare lawsuits against the Google-tied chatbot startup Character.AI, which has been accused in court… Continue reading Senators Demand Safety Records from AI Chatbot Apps as Controversy Grows
Scientists Intrigued by Strange Tunnels Under Africa and the Middle East
In the deserts of Africa and the Middle East, scientists have discovered tiny tubes that appear to have been made by something alive. In a press release, researchers from Germany’s Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz described their surprise upon finding these bizarre tubular tunnels in marble and limestone. “We were surprised,” explained Cees Passchier, who first… Continue reading Scientists Intrigued by Strange Tunnels Under Africa and the Middle East
DARPA Tried Using the Earth’s Atmosphere as a Giant Sensor and Detected Something Interesting
While trying to determine if it could use the entire Earth’s atmosphere as a massive sensor, the US military’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) made a highly unusual detection. The agency — which has overseen the development of cutting-edge military technologies and out-there concepts for decades — encountered the distant signature of a SpaceX… Continue reading DARPA Tried Using the Earth’s Atmosphere as a Giant Sensor and Detected Something Interesting
DOGE Is Planning a Hackathon at the IRS. It Wants Easier Access to Taxpayer Data
Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has plans to stage a “hackathon” next week in Washington, DC. The goal is to create a single “mega API”—a bridge that lets software systems talk to one another—for accessing IRS data, sources tell WIRED. The agency is expected to partner with a third-party vendor to manage… Continue reading DOGE Is Planning a Hackathon at the IRS. It Wants Easier Access to Taxpayer Data