House pitches EV fees in highway bill

beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Bipartisan highway bill seeks to charge EV fees The House version of a bipartisan highway bill proposes to add a $130 registration fee for electric vehicles (EV) and a $35 fee for plug-in hybrids. © AP Photo/Jae C…Continue Reading

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ROHM Semiconductor has introduced the RESDxVx series, ESD protection diodes targeting high-speed interfaces operating above 10 Gbps. The devices achieve terminal capacitance of 0.24 pF (bidirectional) and 0.48 pF (unidirectional) alongside a dynamic resistance of 0.28 Ω—a combination that addresses the core design challenge in this application. At data ratesContinue Reading

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Einride develops and operates electric and autonomous freight solutions, including electric heavy-duty trucks and charging infrastructure. The company serves customers in North America, Europe and the Middle East. Einride is working with Ohio logistics provider EASE Logistics to test SAE Level 4 Einride autonomous trucks in proof-of-concept service between EASEContinue Reading

‘For All Mankind’s’ Ruby Cruz and Ines Asserson on wearing those ‘clunky’ cool spacesuits and training with a Green Beret (interview)

Ines Asserson as Avery “AJ” Jarrett in “For All Mankind” season 5 (Image credit: Apple TV) Apple TV’s ” For All Mankind ” is setting up for an explosive season 5 finale as hungry Marsies are growing impatient, and Earth’s M-6 Alliance just dispatched an inexperienced military fire team to commandeer the all-important Goldilocks asteroidContinue Reading

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As artificial intelligence casts a shadow over career prospects, it is becoming an unwelcome subject at this season’s college commencements. At several campuses, graduates have interrupted speakers with stadium-wide boos when the topic turned to AI. Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt faced repeated jeers over the weekend during his keynoteContinue Reading

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GNOME Sushi fans, rejoice: the spacebar preview feature is being fixed in Ubuntu 26.04. If you’re not familiar with it, GNOME Sushi is a file preview tool similar to Quick Look on macOS. Select a file in Nautilus, press space and a floating preview window appears. It works with images,Continue Reading

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In a world dominated by sleek jets and ultra-efficient turboprops, the roar of piston-engine propellers sounds like a blast from the past. However, some of these thunderous machines still roam the world today, not in regular service, but as flying tributes to a bygone era and also as treasured museumContinue Reading