Recent warnings from American AI leaders have created the impression that the world is only beginning to confront the dangers of advanced artificial intelligence. Dario Amodei, chief executive of tech company Anthropic, has called for governments to intervene to slow the development of increasingly powerful AI models. His proposal begins … [continued]
I was intrigued by the recent announcement from Chery that they were going to import a diesel plugin hybrid ute to Australia. With Australian highways abounding in diesel utes and petrol PHEVs (notably, the BYD Shark 6 and the Canon Alpha), why hasn’t this been done before? Carsguide touts the … [continued]
TALLAHASSEE, Florida — On Tuesday, a life-size statue of Ron DeSantis began melting shortly after it was unveiled in front of supporters and onlookers in Tallahassee, an intentionally dramatic installation designed to make the consequences of climate change impossible to ignore. The installation arrives ahead of the midterm elections and … [continued]
Mystery swirls around a new EV battery from the Finnish startup Donut Lab, which has just passed an extreme cold-weather performance test (screenshot courtesy of Donut Lab).
Mystery swirls around a new EV battery from the Finnish startup Donut Lab, which has just passed an extreme cold-weather performance test.
What I don’t know about Finland would fill a small library. As a fan of Formula One, I know that many Finnish surnames have multiple k’s — Mika Hakkinen, and Kimi Raikkonen, for example, not to mention World Rally driver Tommi Makkinen. In the world of motorsports, some like to … [continued]
The Flexibility Mesh starts with the system need, then asks which resources can contribute at that place, time and duration.
Grid flexibility is not one resource or one number. A new open TFIE Strategy report maps how batteries, demand, networks, interconnection and other resources change value with location, duration and operating conditions.
As the supervisor of dune plantings at our coastal Florida community, I was keenly aware of the rare February 2026 freeze. Plants that generally resist drought, wind, and salt were burnt by the 26°F temperatures. Luckily, most of our east coast plants survived and have returned to robust health after … [continued]
On my recent trip to Paris, I had the opportunity to experience NGP with VLA 2.0 in an XPENG L03. Paris roads and drivers are a bit different than my past experiences. Adapting to the traffic poses a unique challenge. I had previously sampled XPENG’s intelligent driving system in Guangzhou, … [continued]
Series A led by VXI Capital, with backing from the people who built modern solar, including founding Enphase CEO Paul Nahi, former SunPower CEO Tom Werner and former New York energy czar Richard Kauffman Nine years in the making, Optivolt’s energy intelligence turns passive solar hardware into adaptive power systems … [continued]
The Battery Show North America 2026 in Detroit, Michigan wasn’t about the next breakthrough. It was about who can deliver. Each fall you can learn a lot about the battery industry by walking through the halls of Huntington Place in Detroit. This year’s Battery Show North America, held October 12th … [continued]
