Musk boasts his Semi will have a 621-mile range and a 40-ton payload capacity

Nov25
by on November 25, 2020 at 11:06 am
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In typical fashion, Tesla figurehead Elon Musk has boasted about the range of the EV company’s planned semi-articulated electric truck. According to a report by Electrek, Musk said that the goal is to eventually equip the truck with enough power to travel 621 miles (1,000 km) on a charge. The range will reportedly be achieved thanks to new in-house battery cells and pack technology. [Read: Why this security engineer loves working in infosec] When announced back in 2017, Tesla said that its semi truck would come with two battery options that equate to 300 miles or 500 miles of range.…

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Battle of the affordables: Pixel 4a vs OnePlus Nord vs Poco X3

Nov24
by on November 24, 2020 at 11:15 am
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In the Indian smartphone market, the ₹10,000-₹20,000 ($135-270) price bracket is extremely popular. Many folks get their first or second handset in that range. However, when they are upgrading, they might have to look for devices beyond the ₹35,000 ($470) mark to get a good value for money products. However this year, because of plenty of noteworthy launches, the ₹20,000-₹35,000 ($270-470) price bracket is filled with great options for consumers. For the past couple of months, I’ve used the OnePlus Nord, the Poco X3, and the Google Pixel 4a for a few weeks each, one after another. Mind you, these phones offer…

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Solar power stations in space could solve Earth’s energy needs

Nov23
by on November 23, 2020 at 11:57 am
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It sounds like science fiction: giant solar power stations floating in space that beam down enormous amounts of energy to Earth. And for a long time, the concept – first developed by the Russian scientist, Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, in the 1920s – was mainly an inspiration for writers. A century later, however, scientists are making huge strides in turning the concept into reality. The European Space Agency has realized the potential of these efforts and is now looking to fund such projects, predicting that the first industrial resource we will get from space is “beamed power.” Climate change is the greatest…

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