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Sneaky safari: Thula Solutions’ electric 4×4 gets you closer to nature [video]

8 August 2026 at 15:05

Thula Solutions’ new electric safari vehicles aren’t repurposed diesels – they were engineered from the ground up as purpose-built electric safari vehicles designed to get curious tourists, scientists, and park workers closer to the action than ever before.

Heavy equipment space race heats up with new Vermeer lunar excavator [update]

8 August 2026 at 14:00

International equipment manufacturer Vermeer has unveiled a full-scale prototype of its Interlune excavator, a machine designed to ingest 100 metric tons of rocks and dirt per hour, extracting valuable helium as it makes its way across the surface … of the Moon.

UPDATE 08AUG26: Interlune and Vermeer have expand their partnership.

Mitsubishi joins the humanoid robot race — at a 1,000 unit per month pace

7 August 2026 at 13:47

Mitsubishi is joining the rapidly growing ranks of robot builders, with plans to build up to 1,000 of its Highlanders humanoid robots per month at one of the automaker’s ICE engine plants in Kyoto – and if the plan comes together, the automaker could begin mass-producing its new worker-bots as early as next year.

Tesla is racking up speeding tickets, and YOU are on the hook

7 August 2026 at 00:35

On today’s brain-addled episode of Quick Charge, President Trump says electric car drivers have a disease, Full Self Driving won’t stop earning Tesla drivers tickets, and Waymo’s CEO spends over forty minutes explaining why Tesla’s tech won’t ever beat a human driver.

A month after Congress killed the solar tax credit, the industry is anything but dead

5 August 2026 at 14:23

America’s 250th birthday on July 4th marked the last day to “safe harbor” a new solar project and still get the 30% solar tax credit – a milestone that many feared would mean the death of home solar. 28 days (ish) later, though, the industry is anything but dead.

Revoy hybrid tandem trailer rolls towards reality with $27 million raise

4 August 2026 at 12:20

By packing batteries and an electric drive axle into a tandem trailer that fits between a conventional semi truck and trailer, Revoy EV promises to “electrify” trucking and cut a fleet’s fuel bill in half. Now, after years of development, the concept is taking some real steps towards production. In fact, it’s taking 27 million of them!

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