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Are Tesla Motors’ OTA Software Updates the Future of Recalls?
After Tesla Motors used an over-the-air (OTA) software update and a mailed update part, we wonder, “Will OTA software updates be the future?”
Automotive recalls...
Tesla Motors Recalls NEMA 14-50 Charging Adapters
Some people probably heard the news of a Tesla Motors recall and immediately jumped on the “electric vehicles are unsafe” bandwagon, but the truth...
Swimming Pool Waves Can Produce 10 kWh Per Day, WFU
Nobody says that the best and the most valuable green energy generating technologies have to be large scale. In fact, as a smart person...
New Graphene-Based Solar Cells Have Doubled Efficiency
Continuously hearing about all the incredible properties of what is considered to be the greatest material on earth (sort of..), only makes us more...
Cars are the Worst Type of Transportation, Study Finds
A research professor at the University of Michigan Research Institute discovered that data collected between 1970 and 2010 proves that every form of transportation...
Spider Webs Might Future’s Most Effective Air Pollution Filters
Finding effective ways to clean up pollutants from the air has become quite a challenge for quite a number of scientific teams. An interesting...
Siemens’ PVplanet Boosts Solar Facilities’ Efficiency
PVplanet, a software designed by Siemens Energy, is a clever tool that helps solar facility owners and future ones, to plan the most cost-effective...
North Carolina Enacts $100 Electric Vehicle Road Use Fee
Most States use fuel taxes for at least a portion of the transportation budget, which raises a question, “How does the State pay for...
World’s Smallest Laptop Adapter Could Increase Energy Efficiency
The move to digital has been a win for the environment in many ways, but even with all the benefits that come with a...
MythBusters’ Bubble Bike Reduces Emissions and Boosts Fuel Efficiency
We've got to love the MythBusters on The Discovery Channel. These guys have the incredible ability to break all, OK maybe not all, but...
