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Tesla User Interface Reorganization: Love It/Hate It
On December 25, 2022, Tesla owners got notification of a new software update and most of us downloaded it like we always do. The download caused the biggest reorganization of the user interface (UI) that I have seen in the over two years I have owned my Model 3. I generally like the new UI, […]
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Hyundai–Kia Suppliers Employing Kids … in USA
When I first saw the headline about children working throughout the Hyundai–Kia supply chain, I started wondering what 3rd world country this was referring to. Then I saw the end of the Reuters headline — Alabama! The highly esteemed United States of America! True, we don’t have public health care like most of the developed […]
XPeng Delivered ~100,000 Vehicles In 2021
Chinese automotive startup XPeng has shown one of the most dramatic auto production ramp-ups in history, and the good news is it only produces 100% smart electric vehicles (EVs). At a mere 7 years of age, and just a few years after launching its first vehicle (the XPeng G3 went on sales in December 2018), […]
Edith Cowan University Polishes Digital Learning Experience With Boomi
Boomi helps top Western Australian university make data more accessible...
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Tesla Owner Saved By Glass Roof When Car Crushed With 2000 Pound Tree
Sam Fursey shared his story on YouTube this week about how the glass roof of his Tesla Model 3 saved his life. In a typical scenario, when a tree weighing 2,000 pounds crushes your car, you will most likely be severely injured or even killed. The fact that the glass on Sam’s Tesla Model 3 […]
Lifecycle Emissions of EVs & CO2: Debunking TED Talk Video
By David Waterworth with Paul Wildman Recently, Paul Wildman, a well-educated friend of mine who also happens to own a Tesla, happened upon a TED talk. He was most concerned that the car he had purchased because it was environmentally friendly might have turned out to be the antithesis of that? So, was more CO2 […]
Tesla News Europe: Workers Create Works Council, Fastned Chargers Added to Navigation
Tesla may need to work with a union at its German factory and has added Fastned to its navigation in Europe.
Huge EV Tax Credits, Solar Power Subsidies, & Billions For EV Charging May Be...
Within the electric vehicle world in recent months, there’s been all kinds of debate and handwringing about how the big EV tax credits or rebates that are included in Democratic legislation in Congress should be structured — how much should union-built EVs versus American-built EVs versus just simply built EVs get in subsidies? There’s also […]
What’s The Ford+ Strategy? What We Know — More Information Coming June 1st
A recent Ford press release told us about an event coming up on June 1st. President and CEO Jim Farley will participate in a fireside chat with technology analyst Toni Sacconaghi at the Alliance Bernstein 38th Annual Strategic Decisions Conference on Wednesday, June 1, 2022, at 10:00 AM (Eastern Time). The topic? How Ford is […]
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Getting Electricity From Our Bodies
I saw a tweet recently that got me to thinking (a dangerous pastime, I know). Yes, there’s energy everywhere, and the human body has a lot of it. By putting little push gears under the sidewalk, they figured out how to make electricity from people walking. Everyone will use a few more calories walking by, […]