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PORSCHE’S long-awaited first a pure-electric performance car has been revealed in production specification. What is the 2020 Porsche Taycan? Porsche’s more than 70 years of making performance cars powered by combustion engines comes to an end with the Taycan, its first pure-electric production car. Despite being similarly-sized to the Panamera grand tourer and tipping the …
Tornadoes hit Carolinas as Hurricane Dorian floods Charleston; 200K without power
A reinvigorated Hurricane Dorian roared toward the Carolinas on Thursday, bringing tropical storm conditions along the South Carolina coast and flooding in Charleston, along with the threat of tornadoes across the region, including northward into North Carolina. The National Hurricane Center said as of 11 a.m. that Dorian is a Category 2 storm with maximum sustained …
Perth woman locks herself in bathroom as ‘invader cuts power before breaking in’
A suspected home invader has been arrested and taken to hospital after a series of break-ins in Perth’s northeast. Police were called to Ivanhoe Street in Morley shortly before 7pm after reports a 22-year-old man targeted two homes and a car – before pleading for help after cutting himself on a window. Watch the video …
Marianne Williamson deletes tweet suggesting ‘power of the mind’ can deter Hurricane Dorian
“The Bahamas, Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas…may all be in our prayers now. Millions of us seeing Dorian turn away from land is not a wacky idea; it is a creative use of the power of the mind. Two minutes of prayer, visualization, meditation for those in the way of the storm,” her now-deleted post …
PacifiCorp, DEQ pick less power over clean-coal technology
ROCK SPRINGS — PacifiCorp has chosen to throttle down production at the coal-fired Jim Bridger Plant rather than install expensive clean-coal technology there, and Wyoming regulators are now backing the plan. Reducing the plant’s electricity output to 76.3% of capacity in lieu of spending $280 million on new pollution controls is the most economical and …
Lolo Spencer, Alice Austen on Breaking Stereotypes at Power Women San Francisco (Video)
Hollywood game-changers participate in event at San Francisco Chronicle Actress and disability lifestyle advocate Lolo Spencer, the star of the indie film “Give Me Liberty,” spoke at WrapWomen’s Power Women event in San Francisco last week and was joined on stage with the film’s writer and producer Alice Austen. In addition to starring as Tracy …
Group hits ‘technology neutral’ policy in power generation
Consumer welfare advocacy group Murang Kuryente has criticized the Department of Energy (DOE) for insisting on its “technology neutral” policy on power generation and ruling out a ban on the construction of coal-fired power plants in the country. Murang Kuryente spokesperson Gerry Arances said in a statement that Energy Secretary Al Cusi last week told …
J.D. Power survey finds new vehicle technology can annoy drivers
DETROIT (AP) — Alerts from new driver assist systems can be so annoying that some motorists are turning the features off, according to a new survey. The 2019 J.D. Power Tech Experience Index study also found that frustrated drivers may avoid the systems in future vehicle purchases. That’s a problem for automakers who want to …
Russia pushing ‘unsuitable’ nuclear power in Africa, critics claim | World news
Russia is attempting to gain influence in Africa and earn billions of pounds by selling developing nations nuclear technology that critics say is unsuitable and unlikely to benefit the continent’s poorest people. Representatives of Rosatom, the Russian state corporation responsible for both the military and civil use of nuclear energy, have approached the leaders of …
Drivers think some active safety technology is overbearing, J.D. Power reveals
Owners are pretty likely to shut off systems like lane-keep assist because it bugs them. Cadillac Passive safety systems haven’t changed drastically over the decades, but active safety technology continues to trickle into more vehicles at a rapid rate. Here’s the thing: A lot of drivers aren’t exactly happy with how these systems perform. In …