Category: News
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Four short links: 10 November 2020
Hypothesis as Liability — Would the mental focus on a specific hypothesis prevent us from making a discovery? To test this, we made up a dataset and asked students to analyze it. […] The most notable “discovery” in the dataset was that if you simply plotted the number of steps versus the BMI, you would…
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Tesla Model S and Model X are disappearing from showrooms, further hinting at coming ‘refresh’
Recent reports from the electric vehicle community have indicated that some of Tesla’s showrooms are now lacking the Model S and Model X. These updates, coupled with the halt at the production line of the two flagship vehicles in the Fremont Factory last month, seems to suggest that an upcoming “refresh” of sorts is indeed…
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What to know before you buy an electric vehicle
Understanding the different charging rates and types can allow you to make a more informed decision regarding EV ownership. (Photo by CHUTTERSNAP on Unsplash/) Electric cars have remained objects of dream, tantalizingly just out of reach drivers that envision the joy of whooshing silently around the town, powered by electrons that were hopefully produced by…
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NIO Unveils Its First Electric Sedan, The ET7
We’ve been waiting for Chinese automaker NIO to release their electric sedan for quite some time now, and now it’s finally here. The ET7, as it’s called, is here to take the fight to the likes of Tesla, and it looks like they might be able to pull it off. In China, technically, pre-subsidy prices for…
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SpaceX wins almost $1B to bring Starlink internet to half a million US homes, businesses
In a competition against hundreds of providers, many established, SpaceX’s Starlink constellation has come out of left field to win almost $1B from the FCC – funds that will help bring high-quality internet to hundreds of thousands of rural Americans. Just 13 months after Starlink v1.0 flights began, SpaceX has successfully delivered almost 900 operational…
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Car And Driver’s Tesla Model 3 Has Lost 7% Of Its Battery Capacity In 24,000 Miles
While the technology used by electric vehicles has improved dramatically in recent years, there are still some limitations related to the lithium-ion battery packs that most EVs use. Most notably, these battery packs degrade over time, something Car and Driver has experienced with its long-term Tesla Model 3. The publication has driven its Model 3…
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Elon Musk’s Rise to Riches: How quickly the Tesla CEO Climbed the Wealth List
Tesla CEO Elon Musk is the Richest Person in the World. But how did he get there? It wasn’t easy, but Musk’s rise to riches was quick as Tesla climbed in market capitalization, which fueled the CEO’s net worth gain. Musk officially passed Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos for the number 1 spot on January 7th,…
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Elon Musk overtakes Jeff Bezos as the world’s richest person
Elon Musk has officially overtaken Amazon’s Jeff Bezos to become the world’s richest person. Yesterday (January 7) Bloomberg reported that the Tesla CEO’s shares had surged by 7.9%, lifting the value of his stock options by around $9.3 billion to a total of $190 billion. Read more: Who the hell is Elon Musk, and why…
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Tesla Q4 Safety Report: Autopilot is still the safest way to drive
Tesla has released its Q4 2020 Safety Report, showing that vehicles utilizing its Autopilot system are involved in accidents 7 days less often compared to the NHTSA average. Tesla reports that in the 4th quarter, 1 accident occurred with Autopilot-enabled vehicles each 3.45 million miles. Drivers without a Autopilot however with enabled active security characteristics…
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Tesla rises 8% as breakneck rally enters 11th day and leaves famous investors split
Tesla CEO Elon Musk. Susan Walsh/Associated Press Tesla climbed as much as 8.4% on Friday, marking the 11th straight day of gains as the automaker’s massive rally continues into the new year.The gains followed a similarly large jump on Thursday that established CEO Elon Musk as the world’s wealthiest person and boosted the company’s market…