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The Electrek Review: BMW i4 eDrive40 is low effort but still highly enjoyable experience

August 5, 2022
The BMW i4 eDrive40 delivered to my door by BMW looks almost indiscernible from a 4-series internal combustion engine vehicle. It even has what appear to be exhaust pipes out the back. I imagine the pitch for this car in some Bavarian BMW corporate office was something like: Look, Tesla is eating our lunch, let’s please just make an EV version of the 4 series to take on the Model 3. It will…
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Tesla Cybertruck update: Higher price and production equipment coming

August 5, 2022
Tesla Cybertruck reservation holders got a minor update on the upcoming electric truck at Tesla’s annual shareholder’s meeting. CEO Elon Musk confirmed that it is going to have a higher price than previously announced, and that production equipment is about to be installed. When Tesla unveiled the Cybertruck back in 2019, Tesla said that the electric pickup truck would make it to market by…
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If the big US climate bill passes, here’s how it could turbocharge solar and wind

August 5, 2022
The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), a now fully supported Democratic bill that addresses climate change and contains wind and solar spending, is expected to be introduced tomorrow in the US Senate. Here’s what its potential impact is, should it become law. Princeton University yesterday released a Rapid Energy Policy Evaluation and Analysis Toolkit (REPEAT) in collaboration with Dartmouth…
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Colorized Photos Bring Influential Women Back to Life

August 5, 2022
American activist Margaret Sanger | Getty Images / colorized by Marina Amaral Digital colorist Marina Amaral can spend anywhere from three hours to three weeks breathing new life into old black and white photographs. Amaral’s latest project, A Woman’s World…
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Canon is Riding a Rising Market As Cameras Sell Well

August 5, 2022
Ordinarily, it is the end-of-year results that are the most interesting as they provide a picture of how the year has gone and what the outlook for the next year is. However, with this report, Canon has confirmed three critically important aspects of the camera market which gives it increased confidence going forward. Six months into the financial year and the release of the second…
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