Electric vehicle adoption across the United States is growing at a steady pace, but even as the number of zero-emission vehicles is increasing, the experience of charging them at public stations is getting increasingly worse, according to the J.D. Power 2023 US Electric Vehicle Experience (EVX) Public Charging Study. Compared to last year, the overall…
“Imagine a hallucinogenic state fair,” the reporter Rick Marin wrote about Burning Man in The New York Times in 2000. The article described an environment of countercultural revelry, where hippies and Silicon Valley types cut loose in surroundings reminiscent of both “Mad Max” and Cirque du Soleil. But this year’s festival, held in a remote…
Recently, a lot of folks struggled when trying to open the rear trunk (not the Tesla front trunk). It either does not open via app, screen, or other keys or opens up halfway. Well, the Tesla trunk won’t open due to a couple of reasons. For instance, if a software update is on the way,…
Standing around three feet high, the modern koala is roughly 25 pounds of claws and teeth, tufty ears and fluffy white marsupial tummy. You could give one a hug — experts suggest that they prefer it if you don’t — but you wouldn’t want to carry it around all day. Now imagine that same koala,…
Electric bicycle riders in the US will be used to e-bikes equipped with throttles. Over in Europe and Asia, e-bike regulations prohibit most e-bikes from having a throttle, and usually limit power to no more than 250 watts. Nevertheless, despite growing regulations in multiple states, electric bike regulations in the US remain much more lax…
The all-new Renault Scenic E-Tech electric debuted at IAA Mobility 2023 in Munich. This EV is designed around families and their need to travel freely and safely. It blends seamlessly into the Renaulution strategic plan: it is electric, up-to-the-minute, brimming with useful and intuitive technology, and designed more sustainably. As a reminder, SCENIC is the…
The coral reefs off the shores of the Florida Keys should be vibrant and colorful this time of year. But after some of the highest recorded water surface temperatures, scientists say they’re seeing a very different picture. Last month, a marine buoy in the nearby Upper Keys measured the surface water temperature at more than 100…
The Tesla Model S Plaid’s Ludicrous mode might not be ludicrous enough for applied sciences students from ETH Zurich and Lucerne University. The students have broken the acceleration world record for electric vehicles in a single-seater open-cockpit car called “mythen”, and the Guinness World Record appears to have recognized the same. Part of a group…
By 2025, PEUGEOT will offer the widest range of electric cars of any generalist brand in Europe, and as of now, PEUGEOT is replacing its best-seller with an all-new electric fastback SUV: the Next-Level E-3008. PEUGEOT has transformed the E-3008, taking to a whole new level the creativity of its design and the driving pleasure and electric performance it offers to its…
Just before sunrise on Monday, a satellite peered down on regions of Morocco that had been damaged by an earthquake Friday night. The data it gathered from 430 miles above Earth is offering scientists critical clues that will help unravel the mechanics behind the quake, including pinning down the specific fault that ruptured. Key data…
