Cleantech & EV'sNews

Sonnen launches all-in-one affordable home battery system

Sonnen has released sonnenCore, a cost-effective, all-in-one home battery solution. Germany-headquartered sonnen, a subsidiary of Shell, is a global market leader in smart residential energy storage and virtual power plants. sonnenCore provides customers with access to reliable emergency backup power, and it switches so fast that you or your appliances won’t even notice, at around 0.4…
Read more
Cleantech & EV'sNews

GM teases new Chevy electric pickup truck prototype

GM has teased a new electric pickup truck prototype in the background of a new investor presentation. We bring you a glimpse of it. Late last year, after both Tesla and Ford confirmed plans to bring all-electric pickup trucks to market in 2021, GM announced its own…
Cleantech & EV'sNews

GM gives first peek at GMC Hummer EV SUV version

GM has given everyone a first peek at the SUV version of the GMC Hummer EV, which will complement the previously unveiled pickup truck version. As we reported earlier today, GM made some EV announcements at Barclay’s Automotive conference, including an acceleration of its EV plans with 30 new EVs by 2025. At the event, the automaker gave glimpse of three prototypes in the background of the…
Read more
NewsPhotography

Make a DIY Selective Focus Lens with a CV Boot

Iranian photographer and camera tinkerer Alireza Rostami wanted to shoot tilt-shift photos but found the specialized lenses too expensive, so instead he decided to make himself a selective focus lens using a cheap CV boot. Rostami needed a lens that could project an image circle big enough to avoid vignetting while adjusting his selective focus, and he settled on the lens found on an old Kiev 60…
Read more