Five for Five: Kia PV5 scores 5 star European safety rating

  • December 21, 2025
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For serious fleet buyers, safety isn’t a “nice-to-have,” it’s an absolute must – and Kia’s new PV5 electric van meets that need with a positively stellar, five-star safety rating on the tough European NCAP safety test. The new “do-it-all” Kia PV5 showed strong performance across a number of key safety categories, including Occupant Protection, Safety Assist/Crash […]

Waymo pauses robotaxi service in San Francisco after blackout chaos — Musk says Tesla car service unaffected

  • December 21, 2025
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Alphabet-owned Waymo has suspended its driverless ride-hail service in the San Francisco Bay Area after blackouts plagued the city Saturday afternoon. “We have temporarily suspended our ride-hailing services in the San Francisco Bay Area due to the widespread power outage,” a Waymo spokesperson tells CNBC. “Our teams are working diligently and in close coordination with […]

BYD now lets owners share home chargers through their app

  • December 21, 2025
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BYD is taking a page from the Airbnb playbook by launching a home charger sharing system that lets EV owners open up their personal charging equipment to other BYD drivers — and get paid for the convenience. Instead of waiting for utilities or charging networks to build out more public infrastructure, BYD is effectively crowdsourcing […]

The Trump administration is trying to legislate trans people out of existence | Judith Levine

  • December 21, 2025
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‘The president’s definition of acceptable humanity is limited.’ Photograph: Lindsey Wasson/AP View image in fullscreen ‘The president’s definition of acceptable humanity is limited.’ Photograph: Lindsey Wasson/AP The Trump administration is trying to legislate trans people out of existence Judith Levine Robert F Kennedy Jr is pushing a plan to block medical treatments, the latest move […]

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The Arctic Island That’s Reclaiming Time

  • December 21, 2025
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When the sun rises on May 18 in the small Norwegian fishing village of Sommarøy, located above the Arctic Circle, it doesn’t set again until July 26. Later in the year, it vanishes from November until January. In the winter, the island is covered in snow. But during the midnight sun, the weather is temperate, […]

The US healthcare system hurts poor Americans. It’s about to get worse

  • December 21, 2025
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A rally in support of the Affordable Care Act outside the supreme court in Washington DC, on 10 November 2020. Photograph: Nicholas Kamm/AFP via Getty Images View image in fullscreen A rally in support of the Affordable Care Act outside the supreme court in Washington DC, on 10 November 2020. Photograph: Nicholas Kamm/AFP via Getty […]