Today GM finally announced the electric AWD Corvette and perhaps something that will have a wider consequence outside of car enthusiasts: GM’s Ultium platform’s “energy recovery system”. The EV tech will help boost range, help vehicles charge faster, and heat car interiors with excess heat produced by the batteries.
GM president Mark Reuss shared the long-expected Corvette…
Lectric XPremium e-bike opens for orders, sets new low price for mid-drive electric bicycle industry
April 25, 2022
Lectric eBikes, the Phoenix-based electric bicycle company that has built its name on budget-priced electric bikes, opened orders today for its newest model: the Lectric XPremium. The recently-unveiled folding e-bike sets a new industry low-price for high-performance…
Tesla has launched a new competition to design the Cyberquad’s battery pack as the automaker appears to literally be crowdsourcing R&D for the electric ATV, though it’s more likely a recruiting effort.
When Tesla unveiled the Cybertruck in 2019, CEO Elon Musk had a…
Autonomous driving developer Pony.ai announced it has received a license to operate its self-driving taxis in China, the first company to achieve the permit. Pony.ai will soon have 100 robotaxis in operation throughout Nansha, Guangzhou, charging riders fares alongside traditional taxis.
Pony.ai Inc. is a technology company founded in 2016 that specializes in autonomous mobility. It currently…
New Mexico ski resort looks to reach net-zero emissions with help of a 100% electric snow groomer
April 25, 2022
Taos Ski Valley in New Mexico recently became the first North American ski resort to use a fully-electric snow groomer, by putting a PistenBully 100 E into operation. This is just one of several actions the mountain village is taking to promote sustainability and achieve its…
The Boring Company is finally going to make a full-scale version of Elon Musk’s Hyperloop
April 25, 2022
The Boring Company is finally going to make a full-scale version of Elon Musk’s Hyperloop – a new high-speed mode of transportation – and it is coming as soon as this year.
Back in 2013, Elon Musk released a white paper describing what he called the ‘Hyperloop’…
Twitter announced that it accepted an acquisition offer from Tesla CEO Elon Musk for roughly $44 billion, and it will become a private company once the transaction is closed.
This is a surprising turn of events as Twitter’s board had appeared to resist Musk’s effort to buy the social media and even adopted a “poison pill” defense earlier this month, after Musk originally made them the…
Omnar Can Covert Any Lens to M-Mount for Rangefinders
April 25, 2022
Omnar Lenses, a new optics manufacturer based out of the United Kingdom, has announced a partnership with Skylanney Opto-Mechanics to offer a new one-off service that will turn any non-rangefinder lens into a rangefinder coupled M-Mount lens.
Omnar launched its…
Lens Hoods: Why, When, and How to Use One in Photography
April 25, 2022
Whenever you buy a new camera lens, you’ll often receive a free lens hood included with your purchase. And while many photographers leave it on without thinking twice about what it does, this handy tool isn’t just for show.
Lens hoods can help you achieve the…
For years the iPhone has been stuck with a 12-megapixel camera, whilst arguably still delivering great quality pictures, there has been no upgrade on resolution for multiple generations. A new report says that is changing this year.
The iPhone 14 is reportedly set to receive a camera that has four times as many megapixels as the current version that is expected to be released in less…
