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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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Ineos drives towards hydrogen car future – ET Auto

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The only waste emitted is water vapour. “We will keep it warm, we’ll continue to talk about it, we will see it as part of the future but it doesn’t feel like it’s this decade,” she added. The only waste emitted is water vapour. Is the car “for tomorrow?

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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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BMW shows future drive technoliges; 2 Series PHEV prototype, direct water injection in 3-cyl. engine, and fuel cell eDrive

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During a driving event at the Miramas proving grounds in southern France, BMW presented future drive technologies, including the prototype of a BMW 2 Series Active Tourer with plug-in hybrid drive. prototype at last year’s Innovation Days event. Direct water injection. Bosch and water injection. Earlier post.)

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NASA Hosting Water Sustainability Forum 16-18 March

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The first forum, Launch: Water, will take place at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida from 16-18 March. During the two-and-a-half day forum, the invited innovators and the Launch Council will participate in sessions designed to identify challenges and discuss future opportunities for their innovations.

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Cao Cao and DeepRoute form autonomous driving partnership; Level 4 robo-taxi service

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Cao Cao will integrate DeepRoute’s new Level 4 full-stack self-driving system—including its second generation sensing system, DeepRoute-Sense II—into its dedicated fleet of Geometry A fully electric vehicles at the multisport event.

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Researchers find abundance of oil-eating bacteria in northeast Atlantic

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A team of scientists from Heriot-Watt University has found the waters in the Faroe-Shetland Channel (FSC) are teeming with oil-eating bacteria. We demonstrate that bacterioplankton communities were significantly different across water samples of contrasting origin and depth.

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