Screw Jeep’s normie EV — I wanted an electrified Cherokee

Mar03
by on March 3, 2022 at 2:16 pm
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Jeep’s current eco-friendly vehicles are plug-in hybrids, but the American brand is now ready to take the next step towards electrification. Yes, folks, I present to you Jeep’s very first EV, the…  Okay, it doesn’t even have a name yet. But here it is:  Image: Stellantis Image: Stellantis If you don’t feel wowed, I feel you. It’s a slick-looking car, yet rather ordinary, and I expected something more from the automaker’s electric vehicle flagship.  And if you’re thinking “don’t judge a book by its cover,” let me stop you right there. Because we know absolutely nothing about what’s inside the…

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Rivian’s EVs are now 20% more expensive and customers are FURIOUS

Mar02
by on March 2, 2022 at 2:40 pm
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If you’re thinking of buying a Rivian EV, you might want to reconsider. The company has announced some steep price increases for its R1T truck and R1S SUV.  The changes, which were updated on the company’s website Tuesday afternoon, signals an approximately 17% increase for the R1T, pushing the base price to around $78,975 from $67,500. The R1S goes up approximately 20% to $84,000 from $70,000.  The R1T. Image: Rivian And here’s the worst part: these price increases not only impact prospective buyers, but also existing reservation holders.  The only exceptions are customers who are in the final steps of…

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Russia’s invasion of Ukraine threatens the International Space Station’s future

Mar01
by on March 1, 2022 at 3:04 pm
Posted In: Insider, Space


New U.S. sanctions on Russia will encompass Russia’s space agency, Roscosmos, according to a speech U.S. President Joe Biden gave on Feb. 24, 2022. In response to these sanctions, the head of Roscosmos on the same day posted a tweet saying, among other things, “If you block cooperation with us, who will save the ISS from an uncontrolled deorbit and fall into the United States or Europe?” The International Space Station has often stayed above the fray of geopolitics. That position is under threat. Built and run by the U.S., Russia, Europe, Japan and Canada, the ISS has shown how…

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