Tag: future tech
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Tesla’s most searched Google terms of 2020: Stock, Net Worth, and Baby Names
Statistics from Google shows that Tesla was one of the most popular automotive-related search phrases in 2020. Those interested in the all-electric automaker or its own renowned CEO Elon Musk searched for terms far and wide, relating to this firm ’s stock spike, its own Coronavirus operations, its new Model Y crossover that launched in…
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IFA 2020: How COVID-19 Is Changing the Future of Road Travel
Social distancing, shelter in place orders, and working from home have been the themes of 2020. This coronavirus-based shift in how we live our daily lives is also shaping how we approach our physical spaces, like roads, towns, and cities. In recent years, cars have become increasingly complex, adding more technology to help us get…
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World’s first industrial electric excavator has a 300 kWh battery pack that triples Tesla’s P100D
Pon Equipment established in Gjelleråsen, Norway has converted an industrial excavator to work on batteries alone, the first of its kind. According to the company’so called CEO, Erik Sollerud, the system uses a 300 kWh battery pack that’s three times the capacity of Tesla’s 100 kWh battery which ’s found in its own flagship Model…
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Porsche starts preparing its Zuffenhausen site for the Taycan’s production ramp
Porsche is setting the stage for its ramp of one of its most important vehicles to date — that the Taycan — the veteran carmaker’s first all-electric car. The Taycan is expected to begin production sometime in 2019, and to ensure that its facilities are prepared for the vehicle, projects are now underway in Porsche’s…
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Startup fined $900k for launching illegal satellites, points to future space law challenges
Swarm Technologies, Inc., a satellite startup aiming to make the planet ’s lowest-cost satellite community, was fined $900,000 by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for illegally launch and deploying four unauthorized satellites into orbit in January 2018 on a business Indian satellite launch vehicle. The tanks in question were Swarm’s SpaceBEE vehicles, and that…
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From Tesla stockholder to startup CEO: How Robert Bollinger is bringing utility to the EV market
On a rather chilly morning a few days before Christmas, Bollinger Motors CEO Robert Bollinger cried my petition for a quick interview about his longtime service for electrical vehicles. Discussing through FaceTime, Robert animatedly talked about Bollinger Motors’ highly expected Sports Utility Truck, his thoughts concerning other EV makers targeting the trucking segment, and even…
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Porsche teases Taycan trim levels, over $130,000 price for “Turbo” variant
Porsche is predicted to initiate the creation of the Taycan, its initial all-electric auto, sometime in 2019. As the carmaker prepares to dip its feet into the top EV market, some details regarding the upcoming car are now beginning to emerge. Take, for one, the titles of the Taycan’s trim levels, as well as their…
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First close look at Rivian’s R1T ahead of LA Auto Show debut
On the grounds of this historical Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles on Monday night, Rivian, a US-based electric car startup from Illinois, unveiled its first car to a tiny, quaint bunch. Food has been served, and calming music befitting a Four Seasons Hotel serenaded members of the media and case ’s guests, that included social…
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Elon Musk explores Neuralink’s benefits and AI’s danger in Axios interview
Interfacing our brains may rescue us. According to Elon Musk, should we want to avoid becoming the equal of primates in an AI-dominated planet, connecting our minds to calculating capabilities is a solution that has to be researched. As a man who tends to place his money in the ring in which he thinks it…
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Rivian announces R1T pickup truck: $69k starting price, 400+ mile range, and 11k-lb towing capacity
US-based EV startup Rivian has made out of the shadows into announce that the specs of its first vehicle — that the R1T all-electric pickup vehicle. The R1T, that seats five passengers, is designed from the ground up to be as comfortable from the beaten path as it is on paved streets. Armed with features…