As more government entities pull back on their once-overly ambitious fuel economy standards, enthusiasm for electric vehicles is starting to wane. Automakers, too, have announced major investments in gas and hybrid powertrains as the market shifts. That said, many companies are still looking for ways to wean off gasoline. BMW is one of them. Alongside Honda, Hyundai, and Toyota, BMW still believes that hydrogen can be a viable source of vehicle propulsion over the next decade. The company debute...

More details about Tarek El Moussa’s alleged physical altercation in Las Vegas are coming to light. The “Flip or Flop” alum violently kneed and pummeled a man with several blows to the head during the June 5 incident, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said in the police report obtained by TMZ Thursday. The fight, which was caught on surveillance footage, went down at the Palazzo at the Venetian hotel. According to police, El Moussa became heated after a man bumped into his fathe...

Earlier this year, Google released a Battery Performance Program update for the Pixel 4a which cut the phone’s battery life as a precautionary measure. The reason – Pixel 4a batteries were overheating and posing a fire hazard. Well, another Pixel a-series phone is getting similar treatment soon as the Pixel 6a will also get a battery voltage decrease to prevent it from overheating. There are several reports online of Pixel 6a units spontaneously catching fire while charging and Google is tak...

Kerry Wan/ZDNET The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has issued a new recall for the Anker PowerCore 10000 power bank, model number A1263. According to the report, the lithium-ion battery inside can overheat, causing the device to become a fire and burn hazard to consumers. “Anker has received 19 reports of fires and explosions” caused by its faulty power bank. Among those incidents, there have been “two reports of minor burn injuries” (thankfully...

Gear We’re fully into yardwork season and these powerful battery-powered tools are lighter, quieter, and more efficient than gas counterparts. Updated Jun 13, 2025 3:40 PM EDT We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more › Sign Up For Goods 🛍️ Product news, reviews, and must-have deals. I had to pull-start my dad’s old gas-powered mower the other day (he refuses to go electric) and it felt like I had time traveled i...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed House Bill 3809 into law May 29, mandating that all battery energy storage systems (BESS) facilities be decommissioned at the end of their lifecycle. This law, which takes effect Sept. 1, applies to both standalone BESS facilities and those co-located with solar and wind power plants, and requires developers to sign a non-waiver clause forbidding any contractual changes. (A somewhat similar bill, SB 1150, was sent by the Texas legislator to Abbott’s desk requiring...

A map posted on the website of Evolugen shows the location of the proposed South March Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) at 2555 and 2625 Marchurst Rd. near Dubrobin.  Photo by EVOLUGEN /HANDOUT Article content Ottawa city councillors voted to support a controversial battery energy storage system (BESS) facility in West Carleton despite the objections of rural councillors and residents who voiced their concerns as the proposal was initially rejected at a marathon 10-hour committee meeting la...

Typically, when a smartphone maker announces a software upgrade, you expect improvements. But a new update to Google’s Pixel 6a devices will actually reduce the phone’s battery capacity. The kicker: The software update will be mandatory, meaning some Pixel 6a owners will have to install it. Google, of course, isn’t doing this for fun. The problem, according to the company, is the risk of the Pixel 6a battery overheating. The silver lining is that not all Pixel 6a owners are aff...

Lithium-ion batteries have some emerging competition: Sodium-based alternatives are starting to make inroads. Sodium is more abundant on Earth than lithium, and batteries that use the material could be cheaper in the future. Building a new battery chemistry is difficult, mostly because lithium is so entrenched. But, as I’ve noted before, this new technology has some advantages in nooks and crannies.  I’ve been following sodium-ion batteries for a few years, and we’re starting to see the c...