Gadgets: Cobra PRO 2500W Professional Grade 2500 Watt Power inverter useful for long trips
The Cobra PRO 2500W Professional Grade 2500 Watt Power inverter brings standard power to areas that don’t generally have power port options. Adding a device like this is almost a necessity for long trips in cars, campers, RVs and even in marine vehicles…
Solar could power 40% of US electricity by 2035
WASHINGTON (AP) — Solar energy has the potential to supply up to 40% of the nation’s electricity within 15 years — a 10-fold increase over current solar output, but one that would require massive changes in U.S. policy and billions of dollars in federal…
U.S. needs energy reliability and affordability, not power outages Matthew Kandrach
Americans have been hoping for economic recovery and a return to normalcy. Instead, they’re experiencing ongoing pandemic concerns and the ravages of wildfires and hurricanes. And adding to their woes, they’re now increasingly worried that the…
JD Power: Smartphone Connectivity Now Biggest Auto Quality Headache
TROY—A balky transmission? Poor fit and finish? Nope. The automotive quality analysis firm J.D. Power’s latest U.S. Initial Quality Study found that smartphone connections are now the No. 1 quality complaint with new cars. Overall, new vehicle quality…
Sono is designing Sion solar EV to be a mobile home power bank
Munich-based Sono Motors, which is working to bring its solar-supplemented Sion electric car to market for Europe, revealed last week that it is developing its own AC wallbox that will allow the car to be used as a mobile power bank or external home…
Hurricane Ida turns spotlight on Louisiana power grid issues
Power out, high voltage lines on the ground, weeks until electricity is restored in some places: The dismal state of power in Hurricane Ida’s wake is a distressingly familiar scenario for Entergy Corp., Louisiana’s largest electrical utility.…
How will power companies ramp up cross-country charging?
This year, Dominion Energy partnered with several other regional utilities to work out how to create a stream of charging stations from D.C. to Texas. WASHINGTON — What will the highways of the future look like? Billions of dollars from the…
New Orleans Restarts Key Power Line, First Flights Take Off
(Bloomberg) — A second critical transmission line that delivers power to New Orleans is up and running again and flights are slowly resuming at the city’s airport. The line was restored early Thursday morning, bringing in power from west of the…
Facebook is LIMITING what types of news you see in your feed as critics slam ‘unprecedented power’
FACEBOOK is reducing political content in News Feeds. After months of tests, the tech giant has said it will be expanding the feature to more countries. 1 Your News Feed may be about to changeCredit: Alamy The small test started in the US, Canada,…
Big Tech Emperors Parade Their Earnings Power
(Bloomberg Opinion) — What timing. On Wednesday, the CEOs of four of the biggest U.S. technology companies downplayed the market power of their respective firms in a landmark antitrust hearing before a House subcommittee. Then just a day later, the…