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Nvidia (NVDA) Q2 earnings fueled by automotive growth, announces new model plans with Nio, Li Auto

August 25, 2022
Chip-making giant Nvidia (NVDA) released its Q2 earnings report on Wednesday, falling short of Wall St expectations. However, a bright spot in the report was Nvidia’s automotive segment, fueled by rising demand for new energy vehicles. Nvidia is best known for its state-of-the-art computer chips that power everything from gaming consoles to supercomputers and even crypto mining. In fact, Nvidia…
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California’s 2035 gas car ban finalized – why it’s huge, even if we want sooner

August 25, 2022
The California Air Resources Board voted unanimously today to implement perhaps its most significant regulation ever – the Advanced Clean Cars II regulation, which officially implements a planned ban on new gas car sales beginning in 2035 and could shake up the entire US auto market. The ban was first ordered in 2020 by Governor Gavin Newsom, who directed state agencies to draw up a plan.
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With two solar panels and one afternoon, I made my electric bike charge from the sun

August 25, 2022
DIY solar power projects have always been fascinating to me. I kind of wrote the book on the subject. And since electric bikes have always been a huge part of my life, combining the two has always seemed inevitable. And so with a pair of solar panels and one afternoon to kill, I rigged up a simple solar-powered electric bicycle setup that is easy to build. If you’ve ever wanted to build your own…
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Scientists have increased the life of fuel cells – why that matters for solar and wind

August 25, 2022
In research that could jumpstart work on a range of technologies including fuel cells – key to storing solar and wind energy – MIT researchers have found a relatively simple way to increase the lifetimes of these devices: changing the “pH” of the system. The US Department of Energy explains how fuel cells work: Fuel cells work like batteries, but they do not run down or need recharging.
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