Tag: Electric vehicles

Biden budget seeks to boost EVs, Great Lakes cleanup but cuts Army Corps

Washington — President Joe Biden on Friday proposed a $6 trillion budget that includes at least $600 million for electric vehicles and infrastructure, $350 million to tackle PFAS, a $10 million boost for a Great Lakes cleanup program but cuts by 13% the budget of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.  It also requests billions of dollars for… Continue reading Biden budget seeks to boost EVs, Great Lakes cleanup but cuts Army Corps

@VW Group: Bugatti creates a smartwatch masterpiece003170

At the apex of automotive performance, Bugatti crafts masterpieces on four wheels produced in its celebrated Molsheim Atelier. Each hyper sports car is brimming with state-of-the-art technology, design and engineering innovation. To match the famous marque’s qualities, Bugatti and VIITA have developed three unique smartwatch models, offering leading-edge technology, materials and design. The three new… Continue reading @VW Group: Bugatti creates a smartwatch masterpiece003170

@VW Group: Under the skin with the Taycan AR Event App003173

21/05/2021 A new augmented reality app enables content creators to delve beneath the skin of the all-electric Taycan and share the sports car’s depth of engineering detail, unique technical features and sophisticated charging infrastructure. The smartphone revolution means we now do extraordinary things with our mobile devices. Video calls, streaming media-on-demand services, professional-quality photos and… Continue reading @VW Group: Under the skin with the Taycan AR Event App003173

Cybertruck Patents Reveal “Armor Glass,” Retractable Solar Panels

Can Tesla interest you in a solar panel truck bed? How about some “armor glass?” Solar Pickup New details about Tesla’s long-awaited Cybertruck have emerged through the publication of several patent applications dating back to 2020, as spotted by The Verge. The electric car company’s brutalist pickup truck could come with fun options like solar… Continue reading Cybertruck Patents Reveal “Armor Glass,” Retractable Solar Panels

Police Raid Suspected Weed Growery, Find Bitcoin Mine Instead

It’s a shockingly easy mistake to make. Three Guesses Police in the UK made a surprising miscalculation when they raided what they thought was an indoor pot farm. Instead of weed plants growing under intense lamps, the cops say they found about 100 computers dedicated to mining Bitcoin, according to CNBC. Though weed is still illegal… Continue reading Police Raid Suspected Weed Growery, Find Bitcoin Mine Instead

Nissan to build EV battery plants in Japan and UK

TOKYO — Nissan Motor will tie up with a Chinese-owned battery maker, investing over 200 billion yen ($1.8 billion) to build new battery plants for electric vehicles in Japan and U.K., Nikkei has learned. The Japanese automaker will start turning out batteries at two new plants, one in Japan and one in the U.K., as… Continue reading Nissan to build EV battery plants in Japan and UK

China’s Li Auto shows pulse despite its self-drive tech woes

Shares in Li Auto soared on Wednesday despite the Chinese electric automaker announcing a slide back into loss and admitting its self-driving technology is not as good as that of its rivals. The strong one-day rise indicates that investors see potential in the Nasdaq-listed automaker, which beat expectations but still posted a net loss of 360… Continue reading China’s Li Auto shows pulse despite its self-drive tech woes

Fitbit devices may soon track your snoring

Fitbit has offered sleep-tracking on its devices since 2017. Since the start, that functionality has mostly focused on measuring your heart rate and movement to provide you with a breakdown of your sleep cycles. However, Fitbit could soon measure how well you sleep from another angle. Conducting an APK teardown of the latest version of… Continue reading Fitbit devices may soon track your snoring

The best Memorial Day tech sales we could find

All products recommended by Engadget are selected by our editorial team, independent of our parent company. Some of our stories include affiliate links. If you buy something through one of these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. The unofficial summer kickoff is here and, even though Memorial Day weekend has barely started, we’re already… Continue reading The best Memorial Day tech sales we could find