Toyota and Nissan want to challenge China’s EV battery reign

  • September 5, 2024
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Toyota and Nissan are among several Japanese companies that will invest $7 billion (1 trillion yen) to boost the nation’s EV battery output. The Japanese government will help as it aims to establish a domestic supply chain while moving away from China and South Korea, which currently dominate the market. Japan has been seen as […]

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Paralympics Photo of the Day: Double Gold

  • September 5, 2024
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Michael Steele / Getty Oksana Masters of Team USA celebrates winning the Women’s H5 Road Race on day eight of the Paris 2024 Summer Paralympic Games, on September 5, 2024. This win is Masters’ second gold medal of the 2024 Paralympic Games, after she placed first in the Para Cycling Road Women’s H4-5 Individual Time […]

Review: Volvo EX90 is a smooth AWD 7-seat luxury kid-hauler

  • September 5, 2024
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Volvo flew us to Newport Beach, California, to test its new EX90 7-seat AWD SUV. For many people, including my family, this is the holy grail of EVs. It is part electric luxury sports sedan, part four-wheel-drive off-roader and trailer hauler, and most importantly, part minivan. How well do these come together? Let’s see… [embedded […]

Hyundai launches lower-priced IONIQ 5, IONIQ 6, and Kona Electric in Korea

  • September 5, 2024
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Hyundai’s electric vehicles are becoming more affordable in Korea. Hyundai unveiled new E-Value + trims for the IONIQ 5, IONIQ 6, and Kona EVs in its home market. The cheaper Hyundai EVs use the same battery as the standard models and start at around $22,500 with incentives. Will the new models make their way to the […]

Healthcare Organizations Prioritize Networking Modernization Efforts

  • September 5, 2024
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The IT team approached this challenge with a carefully planned strategy, Nasir says, beginning with the health system’s smallest hospital. Ensuring seamless roaming between legacy and new networks was a priority at each stage, and the previous network was maintained until the new infrastructure had been rigorously tested. “Start with small sites and test, test, […]

Oxford commercializes its 20% more powerful solar panels in the US

  • September 5, 2024
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Photo: Oxford PV University of Oxford spin-off Oxford PV has revealed a “world-first” commercial sale of its tandem solar panels that produce 20% more energy than standard silicon panels. The 72-cell panels, comprised of Oxford PV’s proprietary perovskite-on-silicon solar cells, will be used in a utility-scale installation by an undisclosed US customer. The panels – which […]

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Teenage E-Cigarette Use Drops to a 10-Year Low

  • September 5, 2024
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The number of teenagers who reported using e-cigarettes in 2024 has tumbled from a worrisome peak reached five years ago, raising hopes among public health officials for a sustained reversal in vaping trends among adolescents. In an annual survey conducted from January through May in schools across the nation, fewer than 8 percent of high […]