Charged EVs

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

You might not know it to look at them, but these two cars—one Swedish, one Chinese—share underpinnings and a parent company. Volvo and its Chinese parent Geely are very serious about selling cars that plug in. It’s called the XC40 Recharge, and the earliest versions aren’t cheap, priced from about $55,000 including delivery.

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Google Develops Quantum-Safe Security Keys GK Images/Alamy The looming advent of quantum computing has had cybersecurity researchers hunting for ways to make cryptographic systems that can withstand the new capabilities of such computers. A time interface that can naturally reverse signals would be much faster and less complex.

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EV Central

DECEMBER 28, 2022

To continue the earlier theme, I’m looking forward to driving three new Chinese EV entries to the Australian market, all of them potentially offering outstanding value for money. Powered by Google’s Android Automotive operating system, its responsiveness is superior to just about anything else on the market today.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 23, 2024

So long as you have a Google account and a smartphone (yes, including an iPhone), setup takes under a minute. Google Maps routing with built-in charging planning works well, and I love that my recently viewed POIs across all my devices show up in the car’s map search — it feels like the future! It is just so easy.

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