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Amazon to test humanoid robots for package delivery with Rivian electric vans

Electrek

Amazon is about to start testing humanoid robots for package delivery. The goal is for the robots to come out of the Rivian electric delivery vans and bring packages to your door.

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BYD's Five-Minute 'Megawatt' Chargers Are A Big Deal. 15,000 More Are Coming

InsideEVs

BYD already has 500 of these five-minute fast-chargers up and running. Now, a lot more are on the way.

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MiniBMS - affordable and easy to install BMS

DIY Electric Car

MiniBMS is an open source product designed with help of this forum members. Its simple, robust, easy to understand and install in your EV. MiniBMS supports variety of LiFePo4 cells, offers distributed or centralized installation choice, interfaces with virtually any charger and motor controller. It has temperature compensation for LVC alerts and adjustable LVC delay.

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Disaster Awaits if We Don’t Secure IoT Now

Cars That Think

In 2015, Ukraine experienced a slew of unexpected power outages. Much of the country went dark. The U.S. investigation has concluded that this was due to a Russian state cyberattack on Ukrainian computers running critical infrastructure. In the decade that followed, cyberattacks on critical infrastructure and near-misses continued. In 2017, a nuclear power plant in Kansas was the subject of a Russian cyberattack.

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How serious is Norway about climate change? So much that its streetlights self-dim

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Tesla (TSLA) sales crash in France even with new Model Y

Electrek

The French are saying non, merci to Tesla, as sales crashed to just 700 units in May a level not seen in more than three years. The Model Y changeover was clearly not the problem.

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EV Batteries Got 20% Cheaper Last Year

InsideEVs

The good news: Cheaper batteries mean cheaper EVs. The bad news: China's battery costs are still dropping faster than ours.

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Startup’s Analog AI Promises Power for PCs

Cars That Think

Naveen Vermas lab at Princeton University is like a museum of all the ways engineers have tried to make AI ultra-efficient by using analog phenomena

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Tesla has no plan for HW3 owners 4 months after admitting it won’t support self-driving

Electrek

Tesla still has no plan to make things right for millions of car owners with its HW3 system, more than four months after it finally admitted that the hardware wont support self-driving. At this point, the automaker is just hoping they buy new cars.

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How Ford And GM Are Plotting A Battery Breakup With China

InsideEVs

Ford and General Motors are racing to develop a new type of electric vehicle battery. One engineer labeled it as LFP of the West.

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Changan Solid State Battery Will Unlock Up To 1500 Miles Of Range

CleanTechnica EVs

Changan claims it will have solid state batteries with a range of more than 900 miles available for sale by 2027. The post Changan Solid State Battery Will Unlock Up To 1500 Miles Of Range appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Faurecia and Accenture partner on products and services for connected and autonomous vehicles

Brief

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Who Gives a S#!t About Cursing Robots?

Cars That Think

The robots that share our public spaces today are so demure. Social robots and service robots aim to avoid offense, erring toward polite airs, positive emotions, and obedience. In some ways, this makes sensewould you really want to have a yelling match with a delivery robot in a hotel? Probably not, even if youre in New York City and trying to absorb the local culture.

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Hyundai cuts 2025 IONIQ 5 lease prices to just $179 per month

Electrek

Hyundais electric SUV is more affordable than ever. After cutting lease prices again this month, you can lease the new 2025 Hyundai IONIQ 5 , which now features a longer range and a Tesla NACS charging port, for just $179 per month.

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Why Are Tesla Superchargers Suddenly Getting Removed In New Jersey?

InsideEVs

The New Jersey Turnpike Authority asked Tesla to decommission dozens of reliable Superchargers along the key highway corridor.

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Bentley Adds Drift Mode to New Bentayga Speed

The Truth About Cars

The latest addition to Bentleys tony SUV proves that at least one person at the brand must be fun to hang out with. Called the Bentayga Speed, this monster packs a twin-turbo 4.0L V8 engine (pour one out for the W12) producing 641 hp and 627 lb-ft of torque, marking a handful more horses and 37 torques fewer than the mighty W12 engine. Yes, we know torques isnt a real word but you try incorporating the measure of twist into a dozen different stories a dozen different ways.

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ExxonMobil announces 6th oil discovery offshore Guyana with Ranger-1; Guyana may move from non-producer to regional powerhouse

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Startup’s Analog AI Promises Power for PCs

Cars That Think

Naveen Verma s lab at Princeton University is like a museum of all the ways engineers have tried to make AI ultra-efficient by using analog phenomena instead of digital computing. At one bench lies the most energy-efficient magnetic-memory-based neural-network computer ever made. At another youll find a resistive-memory-based chip that can compute the largest matrix of numbers of any analog AI system yet.

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Elon Musk had already canceled $25k Tesla weeks before denying it publicly

Electrek

When Tesla CEO Elon Musk publicly denied a report that Tesla had canceled its work on the $25,000 Model 2 despite the project ending weeks prior, Tesla executives were alarmed by Musks public lie, according to a new report by Reuters.

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Ford Recalls 30,000 F-150 Lightning EVs Over Suspension Nut That Could Go Missing

InsideEVs

The nut on the upper control arm ball joint may not have been tightened properly in the factory.

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China’s System of Helping Its People, Not Creating Stock Behemoths

CleanTechnica EVs

A reader shared a very interesting article with us yesterday. It’s actually an article from July of 2024, but it has long-term relevance. The article seems to be in response to an article from The Economist, but it’s more broadly a critique of common American and European perspectives on Chinese. [continued] The post China’s System of Helping Its People, Not Creating Stock Behemoths appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Almost 30,000 Ford F-150 Lightnings Recalled for Loose Suspension Nut

The Truth About Cars

Ford has issued another recall, this time for the F-150 Lightning. The automaker is recalling almost 30,000 of the electric trucks for an issue with the ball joint construction that could cause a nut to come loose. The recall impacts 29,501 vehicles built between early 2024 and April of this year, with most coming from the 2024 model year. The vehicles may have an improperly torqued nut on the front upper control arm, which secures it to the knuckle assembly.

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Watch BETA Technologies’ electric aircraft fly into NYC with passengers onboard [Video]

Electrek

Electric aircraft developer BETA Technologies recently hit a notable milestone today when its ALIA CTOL plane completed its first demonstration flight with passengers onboard. The electric aircraft traveled 45 minutes before landing safely at JFK International Airport in NYC. Check out the full video from BETA below.

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Electrify America’s New Chargers Work With Tesla And Non-Tesla EVs At Once

InsideEVs

Theres no need for charging adapters, and each station can output up to 400 kilowatts, making charging stops easier and shorter.

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Tesla stock: Morgan Stanley says eVTOL is calling Elon Musk for new chapter

Teslarati

Tesla shares are up nearly 20 percent in the past month, but that is not stopping the only trillion-dollar automaker from attracting all types of new potential sectors to disrupt, at least from an investor and analyst perspective. Morgan Stanley’s Adam Jonas is not one to shy away from some ideas that many investors would consider far-fetched.

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XPENG Sales Soar 230%!

CleanTechnica EVs

XPENG continues to have a rockin’ year. With 33,525 deliveries in May, the company saw 230% year-over-year growth. That’s the kind of growth that makes the CEO happy, right? This is also the 7th month in a row that XPENG scored more than 30,000 sales. See the chart below for. [continued] The post XPENG Sales Soar 230%! appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Tesla (TSLA) sales continue to crash in Europe as it clings to a fluke in Norway

Electrek

Teslas sales continue to crash in Europe despite the availability of the new Model Y and record discounts. However, the automaker clings to a good month in Norway, which is not particularly impressive in comparison and could prove to be a fluke.

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These EVs Far Outperform Their EPA Range On The Highway

InsideEVs

Want an electric vehicle that can really go the distance? Consumer Reports drove a bunch to empty to pick the winners from the losers.

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Tesla rebounds in May as Model Y records best month of sales in more than a year

The Driven EV News

Bumper month for Tesla Model Y in May as deliveries start for refreshed model, although Model 3 electric sedan remains in a deep slump. The post Tesla rebounds in May as Model Y records best month of sales in more than a year appeared first on The Driven.

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Preliminary Data Shows Tesla Sales In Europe Continued To Fall In May

CleanTechnica EVs

Tesla sales in Europe continued their slide in all European countries except one in May, which sales in Australia were up. The post Preliminary Data Shows Tesla Sales In Europe Continued To Fall In May appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Tesla announces production of 1 millionth Powerwall with some shady math

Electrek

Tesla has announced that it produced its one millionth Powerwall. An impressive milestone that is, unfortunately, overshadowed by some questionable math.

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Rivian Is Adding A Key Charging Feature To The R1S And R1T EVs

InsideEVs

The change is part of a larger update that brings a revamped energy meter and faster charging for some versions.

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The battle against misinformation, and the search for EV mechanics

The Driven EV News

Even as Australia accelerates its adoption of electric vehicles (EVs), new research from NRMA Insurance has highlighted the need to ramp up efforts to educate and combat misinformation about battery… The post The battle against misinformation, and the search for EV mechanics appeared first on The Driven.

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Who Gives a S#!t About Cursing Robots?

Cars That Think

The robots that share our public spaces today are so demure. Social robots and service robots aim to avoid offense, erring toward polite airs, positive emotions, and obedience. In some ways, this makes sensewould you really want to have a yelling match with a delivery robot in a hotel? Probably not, even if youre in New York City and trying to absorb the local culture.

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Pipeline giant Enbridge just lit up its first Texas solar farm

Electrek

Canadian oil and gas pipeline giant Enbridge just launched its first solar farm in Texas, adding more clean energy to its all-of-the-aboveenergy mix, mainly fossil fuels.

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Public EV Charging Is Finally Getting Better

InsideEVs

After years of declining public EV charging reliability, the first quarter of 2025 brings good news.

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2026 BMW M3 Pricing Leak Suggests Sizable Bump in MSRP

The Truth About Cars

BMW's pricing guide for the 2026 model year M3 has leaked online. A base-trimmed M3 looks like itll be setting buyers back $78,400. Meanwhile the M3 Competition and Competition xDrive will be priced at $82,600 and $87,700, respectively. Thats an increase of $1,700 across the board before factoring in destination fees or any dealer markups you might encounter.

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