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The latest leaf vacuum, mulcher, and blower three-in-one from electric tool brand EGO promises fully 210 mph of blowing power and enough mulching mayhem to turn 16 bags of autumn leaves into just one for easy fall cleanup. First shown earlier this year, the EGO POWER+ LV5005 Leaf Vacuum and Mulcher with 500 CFM Blower arrives just in time for 2026 fall cleanup, tackling three of the most tedious jobs in home landscaping with a single battery-powered tool that promises to slash tidying-up time and help save your lower back in the process. Powered by the same 6.0 Ah EGO…
Kokkai Ng/Getty Images As gas prices reach new heights globally, Americans, as well as the rest of the world, have taken to public transit more than ever in hopes to save a few extra dollars. Unfortunately not all public transit is created equal and “public” really does mean the public — inviting some of your sketchiest transit horror stories, like my own encounter with a man on a NYC subway train doing the five-knuckle shuffle under his coat. Singapore, however, is doubling down on laws it already put into place to tamper this sort of gross behavior and is now…
Former reality TV contestant Sean Duffy. Photo by Gage Skidmore The Department of Transportation says it’s ready to announce fuel economy standards that will raise average fuel costs by 45%, right as the world struggles with the effects of a war of choice that has spiked energy prices globally. Update: This article was originally published on September 2, with the change expected to be announced “soon.” On Saturday, former reality TV contestant Sean Duffy, posing as head of the Department of Transportation, said that the rule will be finalized on Monday. Since the 1970s, the US government has had various…
Back in April, we ran a sidebar survey about how much Electrek readers think gas would need to cost to convince the most dedicated anti-EV hysterics to switch to a plug-in car. After receiving over 2,800 responses, here’s what you told us. UPDATE 26SEP2026: a gallon of BP ultimate 93 octane is $7.19 in Chicago. I took the photo, above, in downtown Chicago myself, last night, from the passenger seat of a plug-in Volvo. Even knowing that, I can still hardly believe that the brainless, witless, bone-headed ridiculousness of the last few months has come to this. It wasn’t that long ago…
The auto giant’s North American EV plan faced another setback this week. Source link
The Defender OCTA Black has made its Singapore debut, bringing an even more sinister look to the most powerful production Defender yet. Unveiled at a private preview event, the OCTA Black is priced at $817,888, excluding COE. It comes finished in Narvik Black, the darkest shade available in the Defender palette. The blacked-out treatment goes much further than paint. Up to 30 exterior components receive Gloss Black or Satin Black finishes, including the grille, badges, skid plates, recovery eyes and exhaust finishers. Under the bonnet, the familiar 4.4-litre twin-turbo mild-hybrid V8 produces 626 hp and 750 Nm (553 lb-ft). That’s…
The Finnish EV charging experts at Kempower are bringing high-speed electric vehicle charging infrastructure to all of Canada’s DP World Canadian terminal operations – and the first two sites are online NOW. Kempower announced that it has signed a framework agreement to supply charging infrastructure and related services across all DP World terminals in Canada following the successful installation of high-speed charging infrastructure at Global Container Terminals’ operation in Vancouver, BC, earlier this month. “This agreement with Kempower gives us a scalable, reliable charging platform that can support our operations today while creating the flexibility to electrify more of our equipment…
On this week’s Plugged-In Podcast, we talk Bentley Torcal, Geely’s 2.2-megawatt charger, and more. Source link
Tesla is now building several hundred Optimus humanoid robots per week at Fremont, roughly 10 times its Q2 output, according to a new report. But the robots coming off the line still can’t handle generalized tasks – limiting their usefulness. The report also describes fragile hands, misaligned parts on the assembly line, and suppliers that can’t hold quality at volume. Those are the two problems that decide whether humanoid robots make money: generalization and reliability. Hundreds of robots, mostly for Tesla The Information reported this morning (paywalled) that Tesla went from a few dozen Optimus units a week during small-batch…
Tesla Full Self-Driving’s release in Europe is set to be delayed by at least a few months. The European Union will not vote on Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (Supervised) on October 6. The draft agenda for the 119th meeting of the Technical Committee on Motor Vehicles lists only a 25-minute “continuation of discussions” on the Netherlands’ Article 39 request, not a decision. The next scheduled TCMV session is in December, which is now the earliest date a bloc-wide vote could occur. Tesla Europe had pointed to October 6 as a possible EU-wide vote after the Dutch vehicle authority RDW granted the…