After revealing the gorgeous little EX30 last week, Volvo gave us some access to the folks involved in crafting the vehicle, which allowed us to glean some details about the EV that everyone is talking about… Akhil Krishnan, project manager for Volvo, sat down with us in the EX30’s surprisingly spacious but still intimate cabin […]
Tesla has confirmed that it will soon launch virtual power plants using Powerwalls in Texas and Puerto Rico. The company even confirmed it already has some significant power capacity in Puerto Rico. Virtual power plants are becoming one of Tesla’s most underappreciated products. Tesla is using its existing and growing fleet of Powerwalls to aggregate […]
EV maker NIO has officially launched its first electric station wagon, the ET5 Touring. The electric tourer (or station wagon) is developed with the European market in mind and is set to rival BMW, Porsche, and other premium automakers in their home territory. We got our first glimpse of the ET5 Touring last month when […]
Why It Matters: Some people remain at risk. Pfizer, Moderna and Novavax have made it clear that they need time to make tens of millions of doses of the shots that would be available in the fall. “I think that’s what today’s discussion is about — how to best to come up with what goes […]
Clinical Involvement in Algorithm Development Michael Pencina, vice dean of data science at the Duke University School of Medicine, says recent discussions about data-driven automation have focused on how to decrease burnout and increase efficiency by helping clinicians do what they want and spend less time worrying about administrative tasks. He adds that it’s very […]
Tesla has hiked up the price of its home charging station, the Tesla Wall Connector, just as it is about to become more popular. However, despite the price hike, it is still one of the cheapest stations for the specs. After Tesla announced last year that it is opening its EV charge connector with the aim […]
Are you still rocking older incandescent bulbs? It’s time to replace them with LEDs. Today, we found you some 1,500-lumen LED light bulbs which are sure to brighten any room. Using just 14W of electricity, these lights use less power than traditional bulbs and also output less heat overall. Plus, they’ll last you for at […]
One of the first questions when it comes to electric trucks is, can they tow? (Spoiler, they can.) To answer this, Youtuber Truck King tested the Ford F-150 Lightning by towing a 35-foot travel trailer that weighs 7,200 lbs. After over 100 years of building trucks, Ford introduced the fully electric F-150 Lightning in May […]
Pear Suite, a digital health company for community health workers, is partnering with OutCare Health, a nonprofit organization focused on LGBTQ+ health equity, to provide Pear’s social navigation platform to employers, healthcare organizations and health plans in order to address the care needs of the LBGTQ+ community. Hawaii-based Pear Suite is a care-navigation platform that gathers […]
The deal could close in as a week – or it might have been completed as this goes to print. Sources tell Electrek that Rivian has been in talks to acquire the world’s most popular EV route planning service, Sweden-based A Better Route Planner, or ABRP for short. Financial details weren’t disclosed, but ABRP is […]
