It’s never pleasant to walk outside and realize that your car’s battery is dead — especially if you’re in a remote area or can’t find someone to give you a jump. Fortunately, with a portable jump starter, being stranded by a dead battery will be a thing of the past. Unlike traditional jumper cables, portable […]
Associate news editor Caleb Miller is new to the Car and Driver family, so when his 2000 Mercedes-Benz S430‘s Airmatic suspension unceremoniously collapsed, he thought it’d be a good idea to ask the Window Shop crew to help him find a replacement. Miller set a $7000 budget and asked that we consider something fun and […]
Toyota started this year’s Tokyo Olympics on the wrong foot, when anger from Japanese citizens that the games were going forward amid the pandemic led the carmaker and Olympic partner to suspend its planned Olympics-related advertising in Japan. And now there’s a bookend stumble for the end of Toyota’s games: an autonomous shuttle operating in […]
RWE Renewables has signed contracts with LG Energy Solution to provide an integrated battery energy storage system (BESS) for two of RWE’s upcoming projects with co-located solar PV facilities in the U.S. “We’re delighted to join forces with LG Energy Solution to secure equipment helping us realize two important solar plus storage projects as we […]
Why picking a good VPN can make your life better Consumer Virtual Private Networks (VPN) have become increasingly important for people who want to stay safe online, whether it’s for work, entertainment, or when passing through airports and cafes with free wifi. There has been a boom in VPN adoption in recent years. While employees […]
Connected cars are great, until they’re not. A recent Detroit Free Press article shows that vehicle hacks are more common and more dangerous that most people realize. There were at least 150 automotive cybersecurity incidents in 2019, part of a 94 percent year-over-year increase since 2016, according to a report from Upstream Security. Oh, and […]
Invenergy, a global developer and operator of sustainable energy solutions, has completed term and construction financing for the 200 MW Calhoun Solar project, its first solar project in Michigan. CoBank, Natixis and Export Development Canada acted as lead arrangers for the financing, which includes a construction loan that converts into […]
CISA released a note this week urging IT teams to update a Cisco system that has a critical vulnerability. The vulnerability affects Cisco Enterprise Network Function Virtualization Infrastructure Software Release (NFVIS) 4.5.1 and Cisco released software updates that address the vulnerability on Wednesday. The vulnerability “could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass authentication and […]
Boostnatics It’s a fact: Cars get stinky. The mixture of smelly feet, under-seat taco filling, and the daily internal roasting your car gets when it sits out in the sun is a recipe for unpleasantness. Luckily, air fresheners are plentiful and proven to work. The Gear Team, however, enjoys everyday products with a bit of […]
smartbuildingmag.com 02 {{ “2021-09-02T00:00:00+00:00” | date “MMM” }} ’21 Written on {{ “2021-09-02T00:00:00+00:00” | date “longDate” }} Modified on {{ “2021-09-02T00:00:00+00:00” | date “longDate” }} Schneider Electric News Schneider Electric, the leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, today unveiled the Square D X and XD Series connected wiring devices to the public […]