Electrified trailer cuts fuel consumption in semi-trucks by 36.3%

Range Energy makes truck trailers, with a clever connection to any standard tractor cab, loaded with electric powertrains to turn any semi into an efficient hybrid. They also let you push entire trailers around by hand at the depot in “shopping cart mo… Continue reading Electrified trailer cuts fuel consumption in semi-trucks by 36.3%

Review: $399 ToneX pedal puts AI-captured guitar amps at your feet

IK Multimedia’s gorgeous ToneX pedal remains unrivaled at its price point as 2023 comes to a close, replacing your guitar amp with a cornucopia of tone profiles either captured directly from your own rig, or downloaded from thousands online.Continue Re… Continue reading Review: $399 ToneX pedal puts AI-captured guitar amps at your feet

Langen follows its tasty 2-Stroke with a retro Lightspeed V-Twin

Boutique motorcycle company Langen has unveiled a stablemate to its delectable, super-lightweight 2-Stroke. The 2025 Lightspeed rocks a hard-punching 1190cc V-twin, and hits the one horsepower per kilogram mark – at least, til you sit on it.Continue Re… Continue reading Langen follows its tasty 2-Stroke with a retro Lightspeed V-Twin

New EV charger pushes half a megawatt – but only one car can take it

The first Mercedes-Benz Charging Hub to use Chargepoint's new ultra-high speed DC chargers is now open in Georgia

Chargepoint has begun “large scale deployment” of it new Express Plus Power Link 2000, a DC charging station capable of delivering up to 500 kW – twice as fast as Tesla’s V3 Supercharger. The only issue is we only know of one car that can handle it.

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New EV charger pushes half a megawatt – but only one car can take it

The first Mercedes-Benz Charging Hub to use Chargepoint's new ultra-high speed DC chargers is now open in Georgia

Chargepoint has begun “large scale deployment” of it new Express Plus Power Link 2000, a DC charging station capable of delivering up to 500 kW – twice as fast as Tesla’s V3 Supercharger. The only issue is we only know of one car that can handle it.

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Continue reading New EV charger pushes half a megawatt – but only one car can take it

World-first automatic safety system lands a helicopter without power

Huge props to these two helicopter test pilots, who have white-knuckled it through one of the most harrowing experiences in rotorcraft flight – an unpowered autorotation emergency landing – allowing an autonomous system to take the controls.Continue Re… Continue reading World-first automatic safety system lands a helicopter without power

First commercial-scale ocean thermal energy generator slated for 2025

In an average day, tropical oceans absorb about 278 petawatt-hours of solar energy. Harvesting just 1/4000th of that energy would supply the entire world’s daily electricity – and ocean thermal energy conversion provides a possible method.Continue Read… Continue reading First commercial-scale ocean thermal energy generator slated for 2025