Category: News

  • TURBOCHARGE YOURSELF.

    TURBOCHARGE YOURSELF.

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    Instead of seeking the turbocharged or supercharged car, or even the tri-motor PLAID Tesla Model S, or a hypercar, or a McLaren, or a Lamborghini, or the uber-fast sports car of your dreams, isn’t it better to turbocharge or supercharge yourself? This means: More intermittent fasting (eat your dinner as late as possible). Don’t break…

  • Tesla Model 3 formally becomes Britain’s best-selling car, period

    Tesla Model 3 formally becomes Britain’s best-selling car, period

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    The Tesla Model Y may be stealing some of the Model 3’s luster in the United States, but the all-electric sedan is still a force to be reckoned with in Europe. This became particularly evident in Britain, where the Model 3 became the country’s best-selling car in June, EV or otherwise.  The Model 3’s stellar…

  • Tesla Launches Cheaper Standard-Range Model Y In China

    Tesla Launches Cheaper Standard-Range Model Y In China

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    Tesla launched a new, cheaper version of the Model Y electric crossover in China Thursday. The new model gets less range but will be the cheapest Model Y on sale there. The compact electric SUV utilizes new batteries supplied by CATL that use lithium iron phosphate chemistry, according to Reuters. The battery design gets less…

  • Tesla pumps up Model S, Model X Long Range prices by $5,000

    Tesla pumps up Model S, Model X Long Range prices by $5,000

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    Tesla has increased the price of the Model S sedan and Model X SUV’s Long Range variant by $5,000, bringing the two cars’ base prices to $84,990 and $94,990, respectively. The prices were increased late last night on July 8th. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Tesla has increased the prices of its vehicles several times…

  • 10 things in tech: Richard Branson is space bound, Instacart’s next CEO, Dodge’s electric muscle car

    10 things in tech: Richard Branson is space bound, Instacart’s next CEO, Dodge’s electric muscle car

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    Virgin Galactic/REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne/File Photo Good morning and welcome to 10 Things in Tech. If this was forwarded to you, sign up here. Let's get started. 1. Billionaire Richard Branson is set to beat Jeff Bezos to space on Sunday. Their launches will differ in three big ways, including that Branson will ride a space plane,…

  • Hackaday Podcast 126: Cable 3D-Scanner, Tesla Charger Robot, Ultrasonic Anemometer, and a Zoetrope

    Hackaday Podcast 126: Cable 3D-Scanner, Tesla Charger Robot, Ultrasonic Anemometer, and a Zoetrope

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    Hackaday editors Elliot Williams and Mike Szczys dive into a week of exceptional hacks. Tip-top of the list has to be the precision measuring instrument that uses a cable spooling mechanism. There’s news that the Starlink base station firmware has been dumped and includes interesting things like geofencing for the developer modes. We saw a…

  • Tesla Giga Berlin investigated by State Environment Agency for refrigerant tank

    Tesla Giga Berlin investigated by State Environment Agency for refrigerant tank

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    Tesla’s German production facility, known as Giga Berlin, is reportedly under investigation for the illegal presence of a refrigerant tank on site. The complaint was submitted by two environmental groups that have already complained about the automaker’s presence, the Green League and Nature Protection Association, known as NABU. The Brandenburg State Environment agency will investigate…

  • Uptake of green tech in new apartments on the rise

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    While the uptake of green technology in new apartments continues to lag well behind its adoption in freestanding homes, change is coming, according to industry experts. Brent Clark, CEO and founder of Sydney-based Wattblock, which creates energy reports for strata buildings, said a growing number of developers are looking to meet buyer demand for earth-friendly,…

  • How (And Why) We Paid Off $240,000 Of Debt In 27 Months

    How (And Why) We Paid Off $240,000 Of Debt In 27 Months

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    Today, I have a great article from Neiko Johnson on how he and his wife Alexis paid off $240,000 in just 27 months. They share their finance knowledge and debt-free journey on their blog Secret to Finance. The primary focus of their blog talks about budgeting, paying off debt, and building generational wealth by investing. My…

  • How Much Car Can You Afford? – Podcast #218

    How Much Car Can You Afford? – Podcast #218

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    “Average Joe” is frequently poor because of his car. For most middle-class Americans, the reason they are not millionaires is sitting in the driveway. It is a really important concept to understand, that we are wasting a lot of money on cars. We simply consume it. You don’t have to do that. Here is the…