How to plug the UK into desert sunshine
One company plans to build the world's longest electricity cable to connect Morocco to the UK......»»
Water persisted in Mars" Gale crater for longer than previously thought, study finds
Billions of years ago, Mars was home to abundant water, and its Gale crater contained a lake. Gradually, the climate changed, drying the red planet and creating the dusty desert world we know today......»»
Geely profit tops estimates even as price war rages on
Geely's transition toward EVs is showing positive early results, with battery-powered vehicles, including plug-in hybrids, now making up almost 30 percent of its sales......»»
Fairy circles: Plant water stress causes Namibia"s gaps in grass
Namibia's legendary fairy circles are mysterious, circular, bald patches in the dry grasslands on the edge of the Namib Desert. Their formation has been researched for decades and has recently been the subject of much debate. With extensive fieldwork.....»»
Bentley delays first BEV, shifts focus to PHEVs
Bentley and Aston Martin have delayed introductions of their first full-electric cars amid strong demand for plug-in hybrid vehicles......»»
The Honda CR-V e:FCEV is a plug-in fuel-cell hybrid nobody asked for
Hydrogen has problems, and this isn't a solution, but it's a decent CR-V. Enlarge / We still think hydrogen fuel cells make more sense for static generators like the ones in the background, but Honda decided to make a fuel cell-p.....»»
Bentley delays first BEV, shifts focus to plug-in hybrids
Bentley and Aston Martin have delayed the introductions of their first full-electric cars amid strong demand for plug-in hybrid cars......»»
Dune: What the climate of Arrakis can tell us about the hunt for habitable exoplanets
Frank Herbert's Dune is epic sci-fi storytelling with an environmental message at its heart. The novels and movies are set on the desert planet of Arrakis, which various characters dream of transforming into a greener world—much like some envision.....»»
Security footage of Boeing repair before door-plug blowout was overwritten
NTSB: Boeing "unable to find the records documenting" repair work on 737 Max 9. Enlarge / National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy testifies about the Boeing door-plug investigation before the Senate Commerce,.....»»
Toyota plug-in hybrid tops 2024 greenest car ranking
Four of the top six are EVs and two are PHEVs, according to the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy's GreenerCars ratings......»»
Here"s why plug-in hybrids are gaining momentum
Although they make up less than 2 percent of the market, PHEVs have gained prominence as one of the auto industry's paths to reducing carbon emissions......»»
Off-roading EVs find a home at King of the Hammers
For the second year, Optima has set up a charging station in the desert. Enlarge / EVs are making in-roads at the annual King of the Hammers event in California. (credit: Michael Teo Van Runkle) Electric vehicles are few.....»»
We drive Mini’s first electric crossover, the 2025 Countryman SE ALL4
The Countryman SE goes on sale later in 2024, starting at $45,200. Enlarge / Mini has made a fully electric version of its Countryman compact crossover, replacing the outgoing plug-in hybrid Countryman. (credit: Jonathan Gitlin).....»»
Apple Watch bands and iPhone cases come in new spring colors
As expected, Apple has updated its Apple Watch and iPhone case roundup, offering new and bright springtime colors for both.Apple Watch sunshine bandThe lineup is a bit more extensive than rumored. There are 11 new Apple Bands, and 13 new Hermes bands.....»»
Stop trying to raise the perfect child, says new parenting book
Two University of the Sunshine education experts are calling for more parents to "ground" their children—but not as punishment for misdeeds......»»
NHTSA opens 2 probes involving Dodge Journey crossovers, Chrysler Pacifica plug-in hybrids
The two probes involve Stellantis' 2018-20 Dodge Journey crossovers and 2017-23 Chrysler Pacifica plug-in hybrid minivans......»»
Majority of Consumer Reports" top 10 vehicle picks have electrified variants
Plug-in hybrids are 'the most misunderstood powertrain,' says Jake Fisher, senior director of automotive testing at Consumer Reports......»»
A giant meteorite has been lost in the desert since 1916—here’s how we might find it
A tale of "sand dunes, a guy named Gaston, secret aeromagnetic surveys, and camel drivers." Enlarge / Chinguetti slice at the National Museum of Natural History. A larger meteorite reported in 1916 hasn't been spotted since. (cre.....»»
VMware pushes admins to uninstall vulnerable, deprecated vSphere plugin (CVE-2024-22245, CVE-2024-22250)
VMware Enhanced Authentication Plug-in (EAP), a plugin for VMware vSphere, has two vulnerabilities (CVE-2024-22245, CVE-2024-22250) that could be exploited by attackers to mount authentication relay and session hijack attacks. The vulnerabilities hav.....»»
Wireless charging for electric cars is inching closer to reality
Someday soon, plug-in cars may no longer need a plug. Electric car drivers would simply pull into a specialized parking space when it’s time to power up, wait for a light on their dashboard to switch on, and then hop out of the car and go about the.....»»
Erratic weather fueled by climate change will worsen locust outbreaks, study finds
Extreme wind and rain may lead to bigger and worse desert locust outbreaks, with human-caused climate change likely to intensify the weather patterns and cause higher outbreak risks, a new study has found......»»