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Waymo recalls nearly 4, 000 robotaxis due to dangerous software glitch
1+ hour, 7+ min ago (513+ words) Alphabet's glitch-plagued robo-cab subsidiary has yet another speed bump. Waymo has recalled 3, 800 autonomous taxis after identifying a bug that allowed the vehicles to drive into standing water, per a letter on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA) website. According…...
Gordon Chang warns Chinese EVs entering US via Canada could become "rolling spy machines
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (801+ words) President Donald Trump's upcoming meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping is drawing renewed attention to concerns that Chinese electric vehicles entering North America through Canada could pose national security risks inside the United States. Gatestone Institute senior fellow Gordon Chang…...
The Battery That Just Beat Toyota. What It Means for Silver.
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (476+ words) I tried to read this and failed. That's over 26 ounces per vehicle. Current market price and multiply by millions of vehicles. .that's a lot of greenbacks. Plus, people who own a lot of silver just might see the market price…...
Chinese electric cars are driving into California as officials hit the panic button
5+ day, 35+ min ago (830+ words) A wave of low-cost Chinese-made vehicles is slipping into California through Mexico " and the issue is now headed to Washington. Panicked lawmakers are working to close a border loophole that allows cars that would never clear US safety or emissions…...
What Nobody Will Tell You About The Massive Lithium Find Buried Deep In Appalachia
6+ day, 8+ hour ago (296+ words) Long-standing regulations mean the United States may not be able to compete with Chinese critical mineral production despite the recent discovery of 328 years" worth of lithium stretching across the Appalachian Mountains. In April, the United States Geological Survey estimated 2. 33 million…...
The EV Bust Claims Five More Victims. .. and They Aren't Even EVs?
6+ day, 16+ hour ago (460+ words) Honda's failed bet on electric vehicles means the Japanese auto giant will have to stretch the lifecycles of five top-selling vehicles "in some cases to more than a decade," according to a supplier memo seen by Automotive News. The company…...
AG rules against Southwick's temporary moratorium on solar arrays and BESS systems
1+ week, 23+ hour ago (206+ words) The attorney general's office has ruled against Southwick's adoption of a temporary moratorium on building large-scale solar arrays and battery energy storage systems in town, which means companies can now apply for a permit to install those systems. "If a…...
The secret team blowing up Ford's assembly line to make a $30, 000 electric truck
1+ week, 1+ day ago (831+ words) ALLEN PARK, Mich. A crew of engineers slipped past the empty security gate at a Ford Motor truck plant outside Detroit just after 3 a. m. The factory lines were still at that hourbut that was the point. The crew was there to…...
DIY Plug in Solar panels, or balcony solar Discussion thread.
1+ week, 2+ day ago (657+ words) Interesting concept of solar panel system plugged directly into a household outlet for a do it yourself supplemental power supply. According to the video (and other sources) it's newly legal in Utah and several other states. It's also in wide…...
China develops iron battery 80 times cheaper than lithium that can last 16 years
1+ week, 4+ day ago (646+ words) A research team at the Institute of Metal Research of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has advanced "all-iron" flow battery technology. The development solves the long-standing issues of material degradation and leakage (crossover) by re-engineering the iron complex at…...