Cars That Think

JUNE 6, 2022

Earlier this year, a volcanic eruption in Tonga severed the cable that served the island country, forcing rescue parties to rely on poor-quality satellite connections. Google’s Equiano runs from Portugal down Africa’s west coast, landing at Lagos and Cape Town. Alphabet says the cable has a capacity of 144 terabits per second.

South Africa 100

South Africa Tonga Africa Seychelles 100

Cars That Think

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Both are easy to define—a population’s share connected to the national grid or to a local source of electricity, and the ability to read and write—but such definitions do not make it possible to get a truly informed verdict. Even South Africa, by far the best-supplied country south of the Sahara, suffers from frequent blackouts.

Central African Republic 91

Central African Republic Sudan Ethiopia Africa 91

Charged EVs

JANUARY 31, 2022

The goal was to bring you a comparison of the charging industry’s best efforts: a search for the best user experience currently available. We also are working on additional benchmarks relative to the connected vehicle space and ADAS [advanced driver-assistance systems], which we’re going to release soon. The testing experts: umlaut.

Charging 73

Charging Austria Switzerland Luxembourg 73

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 22, 2011

The average recommended increases over fiscal year (FY) 2009 appropriations ranged from 186% for solar photovoltaic to 963% for utility-scale storage (where the base for comparison is small and the potential is large). Experts in each of the technology areas covered recommended large increases in federal ERD&D investments.

Energy 231

Energy Clean Cleaning Carbon 231