NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Financing for electric vehicle transport is ramping up in Africa as confidence rises in the potential for battery swapping, fast charging and other technologies. Spiro, Africa’s largest electric mobility operator, has secured $50 million in debt financing from African Export-Import Bank, or Afreximbank, U.S.-based climate fintechContinue Reading
Join this webinar at our March Virtual Conference on EV Engineering, where comemso electronics GmbH will present a structured approach to quickly isolate interoperability errors in the charging process without time-consuming on-site appointments or unreadable hex dumps. The focus is on practical methods that can be used to clearly isolate causesContinue Reading
Evolito says it is collaborating with Airbus, backed by the UK’s Aerospace Technology Institute and Innovate UK, to develop an on-aircraft electric wheel taxi system that lets aircraft taxi with the main engines switched off. The company says the goal is to cut operating costs, noise and emissions, with ProjectContinue Reading
BSD support improves, FreeBSD eyes a desktop option, and the init wars refuse to die The latest KDE desktop environment is out. Among other things, it comes with a pledge that it won’t require systemd, and this version has improved OpenBSD support. FreeBSD 15.1’s installer offers KDE too.…, Read MoreContinue Reading
A man has been taken into custody after breaching the runway at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX) and causing disruption to departing flights. The individual was reportedly experiencing a mental health episode and was taken to the hospital for further evaluation.Continue Reading
Engine chevrons have become commonplace on modern airliners over the past decade. The shark-toothed design seen at the rear of some engine designs is not to improve the engine’s appearance or make it more memorable to passengers; it actually serves a real purpose. To reduce engine noise emitted by theContinue Reading
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Here’s are the quick steps on how you can upgrade to the Fedora 43 version. Fedora 43 is officially available for download and the upgrade channels are now available. This release brings the latest and greatest GNOME 49 desktop for workstation editions, refinements to KDE Plasma desktop and more updates.Continue Reading
One of the more perplexing questions in all of the coverage I’ve done on RFK Jr. has been whether or not Kennedy is some misguided true believer or if this is all some grift for power, influence, and/or money. While most people who watch how RFK Jr. has operated onContinue Reading
According to most automaker specifications, their plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) are sipping less than a gallon of fuel per 100 miles, but a new comprehensive study exposes these claims as misleading. The storied applied research organization Fraunhofer dove deep into the daily driving scenarios that would paint a more realistic picture about the trueContinue Reading
The Firefox 148 update sees its stable release today, bringing with it a much-request ‘AI kill switch’ to easily disable all AI-powered features within the browser. Mozilla has said future updates to the browser will not re-enable AI features once disabled. Given that Mozilla now measures its success by howContinue Reading
Sponsored by Heraeus. The electric vehicle market is emerging as a leading field for advanced heating technologies. In EVs, heating systems are essential not only for passenger comfort but also fundamental to thermal management, keeping battery cells within their optimal temperature range in cold climates. Proper thermal control enables fasterContinue Reading
Sponsored by TTI and Murata. Wi-Fi 7 positions itself as a key technology for advanced automotive connectivity, supporting up to 16 spatial streams and a 320MHz channel width. Its high bandwidth capacity addresses the data transmission requirements of ADAS and autonomous driving applications. This paper, titled “Murata Wi-Fi 7 AutomotiveContinue Reading