07 Apr 2024 21:03:49 UTC
EDITOR’S CHOICE
NASA Unveils Lunar Terrain Rovers That Will Take Moon Astronauts To Mysterious Destinations ‘Unreachable’ By Foot
06 Apr 2024 | Synopsis
“NASA has picked three companies to develop a new lunar racer car that Artemis astronauts will use to traverse the Moon in the 2030s.
“Intuitive Machines, Lunar Outpost, and Venturi Astrolab have been tasked with developing an autonomous vehicle as part of a $4.6billion contract over the next 13 years…the Moon car must be able to accommodate two suited astronauts, and withstand extreme conditions.”
UC Berkeley Study Confirms That Yes, EVs Do What They Promise To Do
06 Apr 2024 | Synopsis
“A new study from UC Berkeley confirms what EV fans already know: EV adoption does, in fact, make the air cleaner. Perhaps even more importantly, the study offers some quantifiable, granular data about how much electric vehicles are impacting emission rates in the here and now…
“Researchers from the University of California, Berkeley, found that between 2018 and 2022, CO2 emission from all sources (industries, homes, traffic) across the San Francisco Bay Area dropped around 1.8% per year – a difference the researchers attribute to widespread EV adoption in the area”
Closing the Loop: Building a Battery Recycling Ecosystem
06 Apr 2024 | Synopsis
“There are three main factors in determining the economics of battery recycling: price of metal, cost of acquiring feedstock, and the amount of plant capacity being utilized. The technology itself is relatively insignificant; the extractive step of the process represents ~5% of the total cost. The biggest cost driver is scrap acquisition, which largely boils down to transportation costs.”
“…if metal prices are high, ~80% recovery could still be profitable, but if prices are low, even 99% recovery might not make economic sense.”
Tesla Cybertruck Owners’ Forum Is Already Full Of Tales Of Broken, Malfunctioning Cybertrucks
06 Apr 2024 | Synopsis
“From brake light malfunctions to full-on failures, if you want to know just how bad things are with the Cybertruck, check the owners forums,” reports Jalopnik, noting “We could spend all day plucking horror stories from these forums, but we think you get the picture: Plenty of owners are having a real bad time with their Tesla Cybertrucks.”
Telefonica Deutschland M2M SIM Card to Help Manage Hochtief’s EV Charging Network Across Germany
06 Apr 2024 | Synopsis
“Telefonica Deutschland inked a five-year agreement with construction company Hochtief to supply M2M SIM cards for Electric Vehicle (EV) charging stations.
“…M2M SIM cards enable companies to use multiple networks for IoT applications including at e-charging stations…The operator and Hochtief indicated nationwide charging could be supported due to compatibility with all mobile networks.”
Exclusive: Tesla Scraps Low-Cost Car Plans Amid Fierce Chinese EV Competition
05 Apr 2024 | Synopsis
“Tesla has canceled the long-promised inexpensive car that investors have been counting on to drive its growth into a mass-market automaker…The automaker will continue developing self-driving robotaxis on the same small-vehicle platform…
“The stark reversal comes as Tesla faces fierce competition globally from Chinese electric-vehicle makers flooding the market with cars priced as low as $10,000.”
AI Picks The Best Electric Cars To Buy
05 Apr 2024 | Synopsis
“Finbold sought the recommendations of another large language model (LLM), Claude Opus AI, (which responded) ‘The electric vehicle (EV) market is rapidly evolving, and the ‘best’ EVs can vary depending on individual needs and preferences.’
“…ChatGPT-4 Turbo and Claude Opus AI…crowned the Tesla Model 3 as a top choice… second place, Claude Opus AI presented the Chevrolet Bolt EV…Rounding out the top three…Audi e-tron…”
Siemens Investigates Fatal Electric Aircraft Crash In Hungary
05 Apr 2024 | Synopsis
“…an experimental aircraft powered by one of the German company’s electric motors crashed, killing its pilot and passenger. The single-engined Magnus eFusion aircraft crashed shortly after take-off…The grounding order will affect three other Magnus eFusion planes.
“Siemens in recent years has been working on developing electric motors for aircraft, and two years ago signed a collaboration agreement with Airbus…”
Ford Settles It: Electric Vehicle Gloom & Doom Was Premature
05 Apr 2024 | Synopsis
“As the EV sales data for 2024 comes rolling in, Ford is among the automakers clapping back at the EV doubters. The company has adopted a cautionary approach that seems aimed at managing expectations for the near term…research firm Rho Motion…number-crunchers totaled up 660,000 electric vehicles sold globally in January of 2023. That set a new record, but January 2024…blew past that mark by 69% for a total of more than 1 million…”
Will You Miss Anything About Gas Cars?
05 Apr 2024 | Synopsis
“Coming generations will never know what it was like to get oil changes, watch wretched gas station TV, or be able to surmise what’s going on in the Middle East just from gas prices.
“Toyota is planning a realistic-feeling fake manual transmission for some EV models…Kia and Hyundai are also seeking ways to add fake vibrations so drivers of EVs will feel ‘an authentic driving experience.'”
