Tesla has “recalled” another 120,000 electric vehicles in the US, but the fix is just another over-the-air software update. There’s a lot of debate in the Tesla community about whether it’s fair to call those issues “recalls” since the word generally refers to having to physically recall a vehicle to the manufacturer or service center […]
Who says budget-friendly EVs don’t have enough space or features? Volkswagen unveiled the interior for its $27,000 ID 2all concept with generous storage space. Check out the latest images from VW’s head designer. Volkswagen previews $27,000 ID 2all EV’s interior Volkswagen revealed the ID 2all concept in March, an electric car that costs less than […]
Apple announced two new partners for its next-generation CarPlay platform this week — Porsche and Aston Martin. The latter, a storied but historically technology-challenged (remember the Lagonda?) sports car brand that would greatly benefit from using someone else’s software, makes sense. But Porsche? That was more than a bit of a surprise to me — especially […]
Photo by Life Of Pix on Pexels.com New data shows electric cars and plug-in hybrids made up more than 24% of all new passenger car registrations in the European Union this year, rising a bit from last year. While gas vehicles still hold nearly a third of the market, diesel rates took a dive. Tallying […]
Changes in the microbiome in multiple locations in the body are linked to the formation of kidney stones, a new study from Canada has revealed. The human microbiome is made up of trillions of microorganisms, including healthy bacteria. In recent years, research has begun to reveal its role in health and numerous diseases. The researchers […]
What has three wheels, three motors, and seemingly endless possibilities? The Dolas Defender 250 electric bike. It may be a three-wheeler, but just don’t call it a tricycle. It’s something of a rollerblade to the rest of the rollerskates of the trike world, fitting all three of its wheels in a single track. That’s just […]
Tesla has officially launched its Megafactory project in Shanghai, China. The Megafactory in Lathrop, California, was Tesla’s first dedicated factory to produce Megapacks, which were previously produced at Gigafactory Nevada. It is still ramping up to its full capacity of 40 GWh worth of Megapacks, a battery pack for utility-scale energy storage projects, but it […]
Angola’s announcement this week that it will quit the oil producers’ Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries brings to a head longstanding tensions within the powerful group, but market impact is likely to be limited, according to analysts. The move “did not come as a surprise, [as] the writing was on the wall already last […]
Researchers in the US have developed a simpler, more cost-effective approach to constructing synthetic chromosomes that could significantly advance genetic engineering and enable a wide range of advances in medicine and biotechnology. CReATiNG works by cloning and reassembling natural DNA segments from yeast, enabling scientists to create synthetic chromosomes that can replace their native counterparts […]
Cancer researchers in the Netherlands grew this miniature brain cortex that mimics a real one in order to better understand how the cortex develops — and how pediatric brain tumors might arise. The model, called an organoid, is self-organizing and has the same general shape, architecture and properties as the real thing. Its various neurons […]
