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Tesla Cybertruck has a feature to help with driving through water

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Tesla Cybertruck has a new feature called “Wade Mode” that will help the all-electric pickup navigate through water and avoid damage that could come from doing so. Wade Mode is featured in the Off-Road Baja settings of the vehicle and is described as: “Raises ride height and pressurizes battery when driving through water.”

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H-TEC SYSTEMS modular hydrogen electrolyzer for large-scale green hydrogen projects of 10 MW upwards

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Each 10 MW block is equipped with integrated process water treatment and an electric power supply. In addition, the system can be supplemented with fresh water and hydrogen treatment equipment as well as process heat recovery or oxygen utilization as and when required. It is here that the MHP offers a unique redundancy concept.

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Study finds Colorado River Basin’s worst known megadrought was 1,800 years ago

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It reveals a greater range of natural hydroclimatic variability in the Colorado River than previously recognized, highlighting a need for water managers to adjust expectations and prepare for even more intense drought. Water managers may use this new extended dataset to understand past droughts better and plan for future droughts.

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Jervois begins commissioning at Idaho Cobalt Operations; only cobalt mine in US

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Ore delivery to the plant on the ICO site is expected to begin this month, with multiple ore faces now available for production mining. The ICO is located in the Idaho Cobalt Belt (ICB), a unique example of sea-floor hydrothermal brines that vented along an ancient rift within a deep-water setting. Idaho Cobalt Belt.

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Study finds perennial biofuel crops’ water consumption similar to corn

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Evapotranspiration (ET) refers to the sum total of water lost while the plant is growing, either from evaporation through the plant stem itself (a process called “transpiration”), or from water evaporated off of the plant’s leaves or the ground. —Hamilton et al.

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GM expands EV first responder training efforts in US and Canada

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For example, many people believe water is dangerous around an EV battery, when in fact a large volume of water is the recommended method to suppress a lithium-ion battery fire. First and second responders can go to gmEVFirstResponderTraining.com to learn more about this hands-on training opportunity.

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SpaceX’s Starlink officially goes online in Indonesia

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pic.twitter.com/cAHRxm3jvn — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 19, 2024 During the event, some also asked if Musk or Tesla had any plans to invest in the country’s electric vehicle (EV) industry , to which he responded that he was first focused on launching Starlink.

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