Month: June 2023

Electric aircraft startup Pyka has been awarded a $7-million California Competes Tax Credit from the California Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz)—an income tax credit for businesses that locate or grow in California. Pyka’s technology includes autonomous flight control software, flight computers, high-energy-density batteries, advanced electric propulsion systems and carbon-composite airframes. The company
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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 Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee
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Ford Mustang Mach-E v. Tesla Model Y – these are one of the top choices of the electric cars in 2023. Which one is better – the electric Ford or Tesla? That depends. Here are 5 reasons why many of us would prefer the Mustang Mach-E! WATCH NEXT – 30 alternatives to Tesla Model Y:
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Jack takes a look around the new fully electric variant of Opel/Vauxhall’s long-serving Astra. With a striking design, user-friendly cabin and hugely impressive claimed ranged and efficiency, could this be the new champion of C-segment family hatches? 00:00 New C-segment champ? 1:16 Vauxhall’s electric story so far 3:00 Design walkaround 4:30 Range and efficiency 5:38
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Solid-state battery pioneer Sakuu has launched a new Li-metal cell chemistry called Cypress. The new technology, which Sakuu says delivers safer batteries with high energy and power densities, is now available for manufacturing licensing. “Our proprietary lithium-metal battery chemistry delivers key cell performance and safety attributes that enable a new paradigm in battery manufacturing and
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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 Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee
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Reducing the carbon footprint and optimizing thermal cooling are paramount in modern manufacturing and have become significant criteria for selection and deployment of automated test equipment.  In addition, budget constraints could be circumvented by the use of multi-purpose instrumentation.  Last but not least, replenishing dissipated power to the grid will save a substantial amount of
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Corvette Racing, a joint effort between General Motors and the engineering company Pratt & Miller, has been one of the most successful teams in sports car racing over the past quarter of a century. Its yellow Corvettes are regulars in IMSA SportsCar Championship and FIA World Endurance Championship races, including in this past weekend’s 24
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The combustion engine will be phased out in Europe from 2035. Apparently climate neutral but astronomically inefficient e-fuels have entered the zero emission transport debate and now, thanks to a few choice lobbyists, they may form a small part of the powertrain mix after the 2035 phase out. In this episode we ask what is
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A new Formula 1 television drama series is reportedly in the works. Titled “One,” it will be a “family drama series” starring Felicity Jones, and will be the first officially sanctioned scripted series about F1, according to Deadline. Jones, star of “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” and “The Theory Of Everything” will also reportedly
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