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Signs of Life on Mars? NASA’s Perseverance Rover Begins the Hunt
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After testing a bristling array of instruments on its robotic arm, NASA’s latest Mars rover gets down to business: probing rocks and dust for evidence of past life.
NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover has begun its search for…
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NASA Study Finds Tropical Forests’ Ability to Absorb Carbon Dioxide Is Waning
The finding comes out of an effort to map where vegetation is emitting and soaking up carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
Earth’s trees and plants…
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
Walmart’s maritime shipping caused more pollution in 2019 than a coal-fired plant emits annually.
A solar company sues the Department of the Interior over offshore wind farm approval.
UnderstandSolar is a free service that…
Highways England is considering imposing the UK’s first pollution-linked speed limits to help reduce smog in Sheffield. But why should electric vehicle drivers have to slow down too?
The speed limit proposal in England
If approved, a mandatory 60 mph speed limit would be put in place on the M1, a motorway that runs north-south between London to Leeds, between junctions 32 and 35a in…
Volkswagen’s electric vehicle plan starts to deliver volumes: 171,000 BEVs so far this year
July 21, 2021
The Volkswagen Group’s plan to accelerate electrification is starting to pay off as we are now seeing significant delivery volumes of fully electric vehicles from the German automaker’s brand.
The group has already delivered 171,000 BEVs so far this year.
Following the…
Ola’s hotly anticipated upcoming electric scooter has started with a bang as the company has been flooded by pre-order reservations.
The Indian-made electric scooter opened for pre-orders earlier this week, and the demand was unprecedented.
Over 100,000 people lined up…
If you’re a lover of stuff on wheels, there truly is no place like the UK’s Goodwood Festival of Speed. Situated in the sprawling front garden of the Duke of Richmond’s house, complete with hillclimb route and rally stage, it truly is a glorious day out.
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Goodwood Festival of Speed
I’ve been going since I was a small…
Toyota Motor Group Subsidiary Woven Planet has announced the completed acquisition of Level 5, the self-driving division of rideshare veteran Lyft, Inc. The completed transaction is one of several made by Toyota and its subsidiaries in 2021, specifically pertaining to…
Tesla (TSLA) could make more money from software subscription than hardware, says analyst
July 21, 2021
Morgan Stanley believes Tesla (TSLA) could end up making more money from selling software subscriptions than selling hardware, like its actual vehicles.
Tesla has been on a trend of offering paid services through software.
The automaker started charging $10 a month for…
After unveiling the ID.6 in Shanghai this past spring, Volkswagen has officially begun delivering the all-electric mid-size SUV to Chinese customers. The first version of the SUV to see deliveries is the Volkswagen ID.6 CROZZ, a result of a joint venture with state-owned automotive manufacturer FAW Group.
Volkswagen Group is a legacy automaker with plenty of experience producing vehicles and…