Very fast electric-car charging will require a new generation of cables—and cable cooling

As onboard chargers and DC fast-charging stations get more powerful, cables could become the limiting factor in electric-car charging speed. Supplier Huber+Suhner has developed a next-generation cable that should enable faster charging. The new cable i…

Mercedes is offering electric car insurance

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Together with partner HDI, Mercedes-Benz Bank now offers “comprehensive” insurance cover for hybrid and electric vehicles. The new module of electrical protection is automatically added to comprehensive insurance policies for electric vehicles and thus does not incur any additional costs. The battery insurance covers, for example, damage caused by overvoltage, salvage costs, fire, towing damage, […]

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SpaceX’s NASA astronaut launch debut jumps its place in line, now up next

According to NASASpaceflight.com reporter Michael Baylor, SpaceX’s Starlink-7 satellite launch has been indefinitely delayed due to drone ship constraints, meaning that the company’s Crew Dragon astronaut launch is now up next. As a result, SpaceX’s next orbital launch has been delayed by at least eight days. In return, however, that launch will arguably be the […]

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