Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2024 12:10:34 +0000
Before I got really deep into clean technologies (15 years ago), I had a terrible nightmare. I was hiking to visit a historic cabin a couple miles into Guadalupe Mountains National Park. As a kid, I had visited Pratt Cabin a number of times with my grandparents. While certainly not … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2024 08:10:48 +0000
Everyone has some idea of how much energy an ICE vehicle uses. After all, if you’re putting fuel in and then seeing how much you can drive before it needs fuel again, you know that you’re pumping a certain amount in. Add in the knowledge of other things a gallon … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Paul Fosse| Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2024 03:06:46 +0000
I was driving past a grocery store and noticed they had a station to test drive the Nissan Ariya a little north of Denver, Colorado. I stopped by and took it for a spin. I drove the top-of-the-line all-wheel-drive Platinum trim. This has the power liftgate, heated and cooled leather … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2024 02:49:14 +0000
Whether it’s child labor in cobalt mining (shhh — cobalt is used in almost all electronic devices, but don’t tell anyone), range anxiety, or the collapse of the power grid if all electric cars charge at the same time, the internet is inundated with false statements and half-truths about electric … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2024 02:16:54 +0000
Tesla vehicles regularly receive over-the-air software updates that add new features and enhance existing ones over Wi-Fi. These updates introduce new features and updates to Tesla vehicles, which the company says makes the vehicle safer and more capable over time. For example, version 2024.44.3.1 was released yesterday and contains minor … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Sun, 24 Nov 2024 17:13:31 +0000
Ford, GM, Stellantis, and other US automakers and suppliers have invested nearly $146 billion over the past three years in the design, engineering, and manufacturing of electric vehicles according to the Center for Automotive Research in Ann Arbor, Michigan. But in MAGAmerica, much of that investment could be wasted if … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Sun, 24 Nov 2024 15:18:13 +0000
Mercedes-Benz, like a number of other manufacturers, figured out over the past few years that relying on charging companies and government to power electric vehicles wasn’t going to work out. This, of course, flies in the face of what car manufacturers have always done. It was their job to build … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Sun, 24 Nov 2024 14:34:20 +0000
For many decades, lead-acid batteries dominated the industry. They were the cheapest option, they were durable compared to other options, and they worked fairly well in most weather conditions. But they have some serious downsides. They’re heavy. Many of them release hydrogen gas that can burn or explode if not … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Sun, 24 Nov 2024 14:01:59 +0000
Recently, my wife decided that she wanted to watch some old Flintstones cartoons. I mean, who doesn’t like nostalgia? But, being more of a geek, it wasn’t long before I wondered something about one of the voice actors and was Googling things. Before long, I fell down a Flintstones rabbit … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Maarten Vinkhuyzen| Date: Sun, 24 Nov 2024 04:16:48 +0000
After the only win from last year’s COP28 was saying out loud “End Fossil Fuels,” the Drill-Baby-Drill crowd under the leadership of Saudi Arabia is doing everything in their power to make it just a line in an “All of the Above” policy agenda. At every international forum — from … [continued]
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