Wait, is JackRabbit about to unveil a two-person e-bike?
Guys, I think JackRabbit has a two-person e-bike coming, errr… electric scooter? I’m not really sure what you call this thing, but it looks wild.
Tiny motor, massive power. New e-bike drive triples the torque
Small package, big impact: that’s the story behind Maxon’s new Air S mid‑drive motor. On the surface, it looks almost identical to the original Air: sleek, nearly invisible, and designed to disappear into your bike’s frame. But beneath this minimalist exterior is a dramatic leap in capability.
The oddly personal truth about ADAS: self-driving cars are like running shoes
There you are, motoring along in your Volvo XC90 PHEV with the Pilot Assist engaged alongside a big 18-wheeler at a comfortable 70 mph cruise when the interstate starts to slowly sweep left. From the drivers’ seat, that semi on your right looks awfully close. As the steering wheel turns itself in your hand, you start to wonder if that truck’s a bit too close. The car isn’t doing anything wrong, but it’s too close for your comfort and you give the wheel a little nudge to hug the inside of the lane just a bit more.
These deeply personal preferences are tough to quantify, and highlight a simple fact about Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) that the industry at-large hasn’t yet to come to terms with: when it comes to self-driving cars, one size does not fit all.
Tesla’s Dojo supercomputer looks dead as more execs leave for competing startup
Tesla’s Dojo supercomputer project is reportedly over. Bloomberg reports that CEO Elon Musk is killing the project after a mass exodus of talent from the Dojo team to a competing startup.
Fresh TSLA lawsuits, V2X options, and the USAF is blowing up Cybertrucks
Elon wants the US military to start buying Tesla Cybertrucks – and now they are! The Air Force has ordered two Cybertruck testers for target practice to determine how easy they are to blow up, while Jo makes up a whole new conspiracy theory on today’s explosive episode of Quick Charge!
A huge $2 billion solar + storage project in California powers up
One of the US’s largest solar + battery storage projects is now fully online in Mojave, California. Arevon Energy’s Eland Solar-plus-Storage Project combines 758 megawatts (MWdc) of solar with 300 MW/1,200 megawatt hours of battery storage.
The new Chevy Bolt EV will get cheaper LFP batteries from China’s CATL, at least for now
Until GM builds its own, the new Chevy Bolt EV will use lower-cost LFP batteries from China’s CATL. GM will temporarily lean on CATL to power its most affordable electric vehicle.
The Tesla Autopilot lawsuit floodgates are open, lawyer who beat Tesla is going for round 2
The Tesla Autopilot and Full Self-Driving (FSD) lawsuit floodgates are open. We are now starting to see trials and settlements arising from crashes that occurred in 2018-2019 as they work through the legal process.
Crashes involving Tesla’s ADAS systems have increased significantly since then, and we expect legal actions to escalate following the groundbreaking defeat of Tesla’s primary defense in a trial in Florida.
The lawyer who beat Tesla in this case is already going for a Round 2.