Electric vehicles – I wish I had more to offer

Plaza Tire Service Adds Waterloo, IL Location

The new build is the 85th Plaza Tire Service location and the 12th in Illinois – adding to the recent opening in Fairway Heights in October. WATERLOO, Ill., Nov. 25, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Plaza Tire Service has opened a new location on Plaza Drive and Route 3 in Waterloo, bringing its trusted tire and automotive… Continue reading Plaza Tire Service Adds Waterloo, IL Location

Plaza Tire Service Adds Waterloo, IL Location

5 gadgets I never travel without (and why they make such a big difference)

Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. As a tech journalist, I often travel across the US — sometimes out of it — to attend product launch events, trade shows, and other briefings for news that readers care about. It certainly helps to be based in New York City, where most gadgetry madness tends… Continue reading 5 gadgets I never travel without (and why they make such a big difference)

I never use public chargers without this $15 USB-C cable – here’s why it’s so critical

Plugable USB-C to USB-C Data Blocker Cable ZDNET’s key takeaways Provides complete data blocking, offering full security from juice jacking Supports up to 240W charging Perfect for the traveler who needs to use public charging ports. Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. We’re so used to using USB-C for charging that… Continue reading I never use public chargers without this $15 USB-C cable – here’s why it’s so critical

Tesla AI4 vs. NVIDIA Thor: the brutal reality of self-driving computers

The race for autonomous driving has three fronts: software, hardware, and regulatory. For years, we’ve watched Tesla try to brute-force its way to “Full Self-Driving (FSD)” with its own custom hardware, while the rest of the automotive industry is increasingly lining up behind NVIDIA. Now that we know Tesla’s new AI5 chip is delayed and… Continue reading Tesla AI4 vs. NVIDIA Thor: the brutal reality of self-driving computers

A third high-profile tech leader is leaving GM as part of a software-product restructuring

Mary Barra, Chair and CEO of General Motors (right to left), Mark Reuss, President, Sterling Anderson, Chief Product Officer, and Dave Richardson, Senior Vice President Software and Services Engineering at “GM Forward” on Wednesday, October 22, 2025 in New York. GM DETROIT – A third high-profile technology executive is leaving General Motors amid a restructuring… Continue reading A third high-profile tech leader is leaving GM as part of a software-product restructuring

Tesla fans told by Dutch safety regulator to stop pressuring agency on ‘FSD Supervised’

A Tesla logo outside the company’s Tilburg Factory and Delivery Center. Karol Serewis | Getty Images Tesla is trying to get its “FSD Supervised” technology approved for use in the Netherlands. But Dutch regulators are telling Tesla fans to stop pressuring safety authority RDW on the matter, and that their efforts will have “no influence”… Continue reading Tesla fans told by Dutch safety regulator to stop pressuring agency on ‘FSD Supervised’

Here’s what’s behind Tesla’s 3-year sales low in China

watch now Tesla sales in China dropped to a three-year low in October, raising concerns the electric vehicle maker could see its first full-year sales decline in the country this year. Fierce competition from local rivals such as NIO and Li Auto — both reporting this week — and a bruising price war in the… Continue reading Here’s what’s behind Tesla’s 3-year sales low in China

German FAZ: My first 10,000 kilometers in the electric car010281

The evening was now a year ago. It was a whiskey tasting in Sachsenhausen. The interlocutor, who was previously unknown to me, was sure: “After four years you can forget the battery in an electric car.” These cars were also full of disadvantages in other ways: too few charging stations, poor resale, and too little… Continue reading German FAZ: My first 10,000 kilometers in the electric car010281

German FAZ: “We only hear rumors from the competition”010280

It’s not a good time for experts and futurists in Formula 1. At the third-to-last race of the season this Saturday (local time, 5 a.m. CET in the F.A.Z. live ticker for Formula 1 and on Sky), Lando Norris will start from pole position; he could be another step closer to the world title. But… Continue reading German FAZ: “We only hear rumors from the competition”010280