The MSRTC conducts such eye and health check ups of its drivers annually, after the age of 40 for every driver. The state transport department on Sunday announced that INR 2.5 crore has been sanctioned for eye and other medical check up of drivers of private tourist buses in every district of Maharashtra. Deputy transport…
Last month, Kia released pricing for the 2024 EV9 three-row electric SUV, which starts at $56,395 (including $1,495 shipping) in base Light RWD trim. The automaker did not reveal anything about lease deals at the time – and its website doesn’t list lease prices yet – but according to a bulletin sent to dealers and…
The Volkswagen Group (which includes Volkswagen, Audi, Porsche, Skoda, Seat, Cupra, and more) reports 2,343,700 global vehicle sales during the third quarter of 2023 (up 7.4 percent year-over-year). The total volume after the first nine months of 2023 amounted to 6,715,800 (up 10.9 percent year-over-year). In terms of battery-electric vehicle (BEV) sales, the progress is…
Hyundai has announced that it will adopt Tesla’s North American Charging Standard (NACS) for EVs in the U.S. and Canada. The change applies to all-new and refreshed Hyundai EVs, starting in the fourth quarter of 2024, Hyundai Motor North America explained in a Thursday press release, with Canada set to follow in the first half…
Massachusetts-based solid-state battery technology company Factorial Energy has delivered A-samples of its 100+Ah solid-state EV battery cells to global automotive OEM partners for testing. A crucial step towards serial production, the 100+Ah lithium-metal battery cells are automotive-sized to meet key performance requirements. This makes this the first global shipment of 100+Ah lithium-metal cells to pass UN…
Your router is years old, but you don’t think about it because it just sits there, pumping connection to your devices. Before you upgrade, know this: You need one that’s Wi-Fi 6 ready. Maybe your router and modem are fine until your internet gives out. Here’s the right way to reset things. Don’t just unplug, plug it…
Nearly ten months after Tesla handed over the first Semi to PepsiCo in December 2022, performance results from its first independent real-world test have finally emerged. Several companies are participating in the North American Council for Freight Efficiency’s (NACFE) Run On Less program, with the goal of testing the real-world performance of electric commercial vehicles,…
It is strangely and disturbingly common for people to believe that Elon Musk actually invented the electric car when he created the cult, sorry, monolithic and borderline monopolistic brand that is Tesla, but the fact is that other people had thought of it before, decades before the man/myth Twit was born. Indeed, no lesser a…
Bangkok — Scientists have developed human embryo-like structures without using sperm, an egg or fertilization, offering hope for research on miscarriage and birth defects but also raising fresh ethical concerns. Earlier this year, several labs around the world released pre-print studies that had not been peer-reviewed, describing their development of early human embryo-like structures. Now one…
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak of Britain was preparing on Wednesday to weaken key targets in the country’s efforts to slow climate change in what could be a critical policy shift for a nation that has claimed to lead the world in the fight against global warming. After coverage in the British news media signaled the…
