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Best Electric and Battery-Powered Pressure Washers of 2025
Power: We assess how much pressure each model can produce in pounds per square inch (psi). Those with a higher psi earn a higher score. We then time how long it takes for each pressure washer to strip paint from painted plastic panels. Models with a higher pressure output tend to perform better on this test. Noise: Even though electric…
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Secrets to Electric Car Charging Revealed
DC fast chargers aren’t as ubiquitous as gas stations or as quick to use as a gas pump, but they’re becoming more common off major highways and at rest stops. Apps such as PlugShare and A Better Routeplanner will help you find them and provide charging speeds and costs. Many in-car navigation systems will do the same. To minimize the…
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Best Electric Dryers for $800 or Less
CR buys and tests electric dryers, the more widely sold type, as well as gas and compact dryers. Our dryer ratings include nearly 190 full-sized and compact models from a range of brands, including Amana, Electrolux, Frigidaire, GE, Kenmore, LG, Maytag, Midea, Samsung, and Whirlpool. Most come with a one-year warranty, though the Speed Queen models in our ratings come…
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10 Electric Cars That Depreciate The Most After 1 Year Of Ownership
Unless you own a rare or classic car that ages like a fine wine, the reality is that your car will depreciate. And an unfortunate reality stacked on top of that is that electric cars depreciate much faster. Here are the ten hardest-hit models. Not all cars lose value at the same rate, of course. For example, prices for reliable…
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Schneider Electric joins Nozomi Networks’ MSSP Elite Partner Program
Nozomi Networks has announced that energy management and automation specialist Schneider Electric has joined its MSSP Elite Partner Program. The move will see Schneider embed Nozomi’s range of security solutions into its platform to deliver enhanced managed security services (MSS) to key global sectors, including energy and chemicals, water, consumer packaged goods, power and grid, data centers, and critical infrastructure.…
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Mississippi electric utility notifies 21K customers of data breach claimed by ransomware gang
Mississippi electric utility Yazoo Valley Electric Power Association yesterday confirmed it notified 20,997 people of an August 2024 data breach. Ransomware gang Akira claimed responsibility for the attack, saying it stole Social Security numbers, internal corporate documents, and financial records. Yazoo Valley has not verified Akira’s claim and has not publicly disclosed what data was compromised. We do not yet…
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EV charging in America: all the news about building a new electric car infrastructure
The state of electric vehicle charging in North America is shaping up like the smartphone charging wars — but focused on much more expensive hardware. Right now, like USB-C and Android phones, the Combined Charging System (CCS, Type 1) plug is on a greater variety of cars. Meanwhile, Tesla’s plug was long compared to Apple and Lightning. But while Apple…
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Trump signs executive order to reverse Biden’s electric vehicle policies
Immediate Review of All Agency Actions that Potentially Burden the Development of Domestic Energy Resources. (a) The heads of all agencies shall review all existing regulations, orders, guidance documents, policies, settlements, consent orders, and any other agency actions (collectively, agency actions) to identify those agency actions that impose an undue burden on the identification, development, or use of domestic energy resources —…
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Hot, New Electric Cars That Are Coming Soon
Tesla’s road map has the electric-only product line expanding from the Model S, Model X, and Model 3 to the Cybertruck, Semi tractor-trailer truck, and the Roadster. The name is a nod to the original Tesla car, an electric convertible based on a Lotus platform. This car promises performance quite unlike any car that has come before, but well-heeled driving…
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Volkswagen leak exposed location data for 800,000 electric cars
For months, the location information of around 800,000 electric Volkswagen vehicles was available online due to a data leak, according to a report from the German news magazine Der Spiegel. The leak reportedly stemmed from the software running inside Volkswagen vehicles and could’ve allowed a bad actor to trace a driver’s exact movements, as noted by Electrek. A whistleblower first…
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