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21 Formula 1 Hats to Rep Your Favorite Team

Formula 1’s popularity in the U.S. has really gained traction over the last few years, and getting your team’s merch is a quest all fans enjoy. One of the most common (and practical) pieces of team swag is the trusty hat—perfect for if you’re able to attend an F1 race or even just for taking […]

GAF Energy, Sandia National Labs Research Solar Roofing Technology

GAF Energy, a provider of roof-integrated solar solutions, is partnering with Sandia National Laboratories, a U.S. Department of Energy research and development lab, to test the company’s next-generation solar roofing product, which will be launched in January 2022. In September, GAF Energy announced the completion of the buildout of its facility in San Jose, Calif., […]

Charging a Porsche Taycan 4S Using Pikes Peak Mountain

Marc UrbanoCar and Driver From the October 2021 issue of Car and Driver. At 14,115 feet above sea level in Colorado, we found ourselves in a pickle. A $136,190, 562-hp German pickle. Our Porsche Taycan 4S—with only 6 percent of the battery remaining and an indicated 12 miles of range—needed to charge. There’s no practical […]

Retractable Exhaust Tips Star in New Ford Patent

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Don’t worry, the “where’s the problem, we have a solution” squad over at Ford has been busy, apparently, with figuring out a way to make your truck’s exhaust tips disappear. Well, at least retract back into the safety of the rear of the truck when you’re going off-roading, for example, […]

IoT News | GSMA Urges Industry Leaders to Scale Existing Smart/IoT Tech in The Race to Net Zero

Underused Smart Tech Could Contribute 40% of Required Carbon Emission Savings For Net Zero Goals. The GSMA calls on business leaders and policymakers to harness the potential of mobile connectivity and smart technology to achieve net zero by 2050 and limit global heating to within 1.5C above pre-industrial levels. Smart/IoT technology could contribute 40% of […]

New Jersey Regulator Approves 165 MW of Community Solar Projects

NJBPU President Joseph L. Fiordaliso The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) has approved 105 applications to participate in the second year of the state’s Community Solar Energy Pilot Program. The projects, which represent almost 165 MW of solar energy capacity, will all serve low- and moderate-income (LMI) communities. “Our Community Solar Pilot Program […]

Fortinet warns of Black Friday scams involving PS5s, Xboxes and fake Amazon gift card generators that steal crypto

Fortinet’s FortiGuard Labs has discovered a new scam using the lure of an Amazon gift card generator to steal cryptocurrency from people. Researchers with FortiGuard Labs said they found a file titled “Amazon Gift Tool.exe” that was being marketed on a publicly available file repository site as a free Amazon gift card generator. When people […]