environment
Extreme Heat Affects EV Range as Much as Extreme Cold
The energy efficiency of electric vehicles is widely touted by experts as a vital step to mitigate climate change. However, EVs aren’t well-equipped to endure the hellscape environment they are projected to avert. The consequences of cold-weather EV ownership on battery function are well-known, but high temperatures…
“Fisker Ocean Doors Recall Due to Safety Concerns | Giga Gears”
Fisker Automotive may officially be dead thanks to almost comically horrible mismanagement, but while it’s sorting out that whole bankruptcy thing, it also has to figure out how to handle a new recall. As it turns out, the Ocean’s doors might get stuck, trapping occupants inside. That’s not ideal in most situations,…
Super Cute Suzuki Jimny Pickup and Hybrid Coming Soon
Here in the U.S., the only things you can buy from Suzuki are motorcycles, ATVs and boats. The automaker pulled out of the U.S. car market years ago, but the rest of the world still gets to enjoy a lot of the Suzuki’s great products like the tiny, adorable Jimny off-roader. According to a recent report, the Jimny is…
Elon Musk to Crash ISS into Sea | Giga Gears
The International Space Station is dying. Once an icon of space exploration, something I would stare up at the sky in hopes of seeing as a kid, the station is now spending its last few years in orbit before being taken down by NASA. Or, more specifically, being crashed into the Pacific Ocean by Elon Musk.
