How EV range is determined and why the process is flawed
Chevrolet Bolt at EPA’s National Fuel and Emissions Lab How far an electric vehicle can drive on a single charge is one of the most closely watched numbers in the …
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A Vast Untapped Green Energy Source Is Hiding Beneath Your Feet
Few people on Earth have reached closer to its center than Buzz Speyrer, a drilling engineer with a long career in oil and gas. It’s about 1,800 miles down to …
India’s Tata Group to build $5 billion gigafactory in the UK
A Tata Motors concept EV on show at the India Auto Expo 2023 on Jan. 12, 2023. Anindito Mukherjee | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Tata Group will develop a …
Heatwave in Italy sees temperatures near a European record
A woman looks at smoke from a wildfire some 50km southeast from the centre of Athens on July 17, 2023. Spyros Bakalis | Afp | Getty Images An unrelenting heatwave …
Ford F-150 Lightning EV price cuts
A Ford F-150 Lightning electric truck is on display at the 2022 North American International Auto Show NAIAS in Detroit, the United States, on Sept. 14, 2022. Michael Strong | …
Italy warns of extreme heat peak as temperatures soar
A little girl wets her hat because it is too hot in the Elephant Fountain in Piazza Duomo while her father wets his head on July 15, 2023 in Catania, …
U.S. and China envoys seek to revive climate diplomacy
US climate envoy John Kerry gestures as he speaks next to China’s special climate envoy Xie Zhenhua during a session at the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos on …
The Snow Crab Vanishes | WIRED
“If we’ve lost the ice, we’ve lost the 2-degree water,” Michael Litzow, shellfish assessment program manager with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, told me. “Cold water, it’s their niche—they’re …
Heatwave forces Athens to close Acropolis, wildfires hit Croatia
A large crowd of tourists visit the Parthenon Temple on the Acropolis Hill. Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Greece closed the ancient Acropolis during the hottest part …
Why Is Europe’s Latest Heat Wave Called Cerberus? It’s Complicated | WIRED
The current heat wave in Italy is “very unusual,” says Mercalli, because of its long duration: The heat event is expected to last roughly two weeks. A study published in …