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NYPA’s EVolve NY opens first of many 350kW charging stations that will blanket the state

September 24, 2020
I was on hand yesterday for the ribbon-cutting of EVolve NY’s first operable electric vehicle fast charging station in LaGrangeville, New York. The location, at a Tops supermarket adjacent to the Taconic Parkway, is about halfway between New York City and the state capital in Albany. NYPA plans to blanket the state in these DC fast charging stations which will allow New Yorkers to travel within…
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GamingNews

A closer look at the Xbox Series X controller and 1TB expansion cards

September 24, 2020
Microsoft has previously detailed the new Xbox Series X controller and optional 1TB expansion cards, and now we’ve been able to get a closer look at both. After taking a first look at the Xbox Series X earlier this month, The Verge now has a working Xbox Series X unit with a 1TB expansion card and Microsoft’s updated controller. We’ll have a full preview of the Xbox Series X soon, but for…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

Quick Charge Podcast: September 23, 2020

September 24, 2020
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…
MobileNews

iOS 14: How to use the new iPhone alarms

September 24, 2020
Among the more modest tweaks to the iPhone’s UI with iOS 14 is a redesigned Clock app. While there are some upsides to the new design that partially gets rid of the wheel picker, there are some confusing aspects to the new interface. Read along for how to use the new…
Cleantech & EV'sNews

California will ban sale of new ICE cars in 2035. Why not sooner?

September 24, 2020
California Governor Gavin Newsom has just announced a ban on the sale of new gasoline-powered vehicles starting in 2035. Californians will still be able to operate gas-powered vehicles after that date, and will still be able to buy and sell used gas cars. This move is the most aggressive yet-announced in the US, and will have major effects for the auto industry as a whole, given California’s…
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MobileNews

Custom iOS 14 widgets have become a TikTok flex

September 24, 2020
-The most exciting part of iOS 14 isn’t picture-in-picture video display or the app library — it’s widgets. Instead of once-boring app icons for your calendar or clock that might get placed in a utilities folder, the new wave of widgets let you spice up your homepage with anything from custom notes to astronomy and weather reports. Those options have existed on Android devices for years…
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