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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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Customer data from 800,000 electric cars and owners exposed online
Volkswagen’s automotive software company, Cariad, exposed data collected from around 800,000 electric cars. The info could be linked to drivers’ names and reveal precise vehicle locations. Terabytes of Volkswagen customer details in Amazon cloud storage remained unprotected for months, allowing anyone with little technical knowledge to track drivers’ movement or gather personal information. The exposed databases include details for VW,…
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Best Electric Fireplace Inserts of 2024
All the models we tested are electric and use a nominal 1,500 watts (about the same as a standard electric space heater, Deitrick says), so we did not incorporate a comparison of power consumption in our tests. But there are other things to consider when shopping for a fireplace insert, including size, cost, installation, and—not least—overall aesthetics. Size: Tested inserts range…
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Best Rotary, Box, and Electric Cheese Graters and Cheese Slicers
The biggest benefit is you’re getting 100 percent cheese. Pre-shredded cheese includes additives like potato starch, corn starch, and calcium sulfate, which are added “to prevent caking.” Those anti-caking agents also hinder proper melting, which can compromise your results in dishes where a smooth, creamy texture is essential. The good news? With a cheese grater and slicer, you can easily…
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How to Prevent an Electric Bike Fire
Electric bike sales have soared in recent years as more people welcome the easy, fun mobility these motor-assisted bicycles can provide. An unfortunate side effect has been more lithium-ion battery fires. Nationwide, there have been 188 explosions and more than 3,000 fires caused by lithium-ion battery-powered consumer devices since 2022, according to data from UL Solutions. In New York City,…
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13 Best Electric Cars of 2025
The ranges that manufacturers advertise for their electric vehicles can vary significantly from the distance they can cover in real life, according to CR’s testing. For example, some EVs fall up to 50 miles short of their EPA-estimated ranges. Others actually exceed them in our real-world, 70-mph highway range evaluations. So in order to choose the best electric cars each…
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How Electric Car, Plug-In Hybrid, Hybrid Reliability Compare
EVs are battery-powered vehicles that need to be plugged in to charge. As was the case in prior years, newer manufacturers are still struggling to catch up with more established automakers. Both Lucid and Rivian started delivering new cars to owners only in 2021. The Lucid Air is the least-reliable electric sedan, and of brands for which we have sufficient…
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