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Quick Charge Podcast: December 7, 2023

December 8, 2023
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee new episodes are delivered as…
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Hyundai's new 2024 Kona EV gets $259/mo first lease deal

December 8, 2023
The new 2024 Hyundai Kona EV is surprisingly affordable to lease in some places. It may even be cheaper to lease than the gas version or 2023 model, with its first lease prices as low as $259 per month. With Hyundai’s US EV sales tripling in November over last year, the brand says it’s seeing strong demand for its electric models. Although the IONIQ 5 and 6 get most of the attention…
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Google takes aim at OpenAI with launch of powerful new AI model Gemini

December 8, 2023
Google has finally unveiled Gemini, its much-hyped new artificial intelligence (AI) model that experts say could become a key asset in the race for AI supremacy against rivals OpenAI, Microsoft, Meta, and Amazon. Gemini, which has been anticipated for months as Google’s next big AI breakthrough, represents the tech giant’s largest and most ambitious AI model release yet. According to CEO…
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Weather intelligence and cutting-edge tech is boosting grid capacity by 30%

December 7, 2023
Power grid optimizer Heimdall Power paired up with weather intelligence tech company Meteomatics – and a 30% increase in power grids’ transmission capacity resulted. Most power lines today are “dumb” – that is, operated without insight into their real-time conditions. That means the grid’s total capacity is untapped. Power grid optimizers provide grid operators with the data they need…
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