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Drop It Like It’s Hot: Tesla’s Design Flaw Leads to Flying Bumpers in Certain Model 3 Vehicles

published: 2020-11-02 18:30
Tesla has recently come clean about a design flaw in its Model 3 vehicles manufactured before May 2019. These vehicles have rear bumpers that are prone to falling off when driving over puddles or in rainy conditions. Sources close to the automakers indicated that Tesla’s warranty does provide coverage for such damage, meaning Model 3 owners experiencing these bumper defects are encouraged to reach out to Tesla for repairs. ...  more

Increasing Sales in Electric Vehicles Creates Worries for US Farmers

published: 2020-10-30 18:30
Electric vehicles are the only transportation that experienced a contrarian growth under the impact from the COVID-19 pandemic during 2020, though US farmers have been rather anxious about the rapidly expanding waves of electric vehicles since there is now one less solution for the corn that they mass planted. ...  more

Offshore Wind Zonal Development Bids to Be Finalized by Year-end, and Developers Urged to Start Next Year and Ensure Actual Contracting

published: 2020-10-26 18:30
The BOE had originally scheduled to officially launch the "zonal development" bidding process in the second quarter of 2021 to give priority to those who have already passed the EIA. However, due to concerns about the lack of preparation by local supply chain manufacturers, the launch has been postponed to 2022 in August. Many manufacturers have made suggestions in this regard. ...  more

Europe’s Power Generation from Renewable Energy (Wind Power and Hydropower) Surpasses Fossil Fuel and Nuclear Energy for 6 Consecutive Quarters

published: 2020-10-26 18:30
Renewable energy has become a prominent power source in Europe. According to the analysis of UK power industry analysis company EnAppSys, the power generation of clean energy has surpassed that of nuclear energy and fossil fuel for 6 consecutive quarters, though the research team also discovered that solar energy, which experienced a surging power generation in the second quarter, had sustained a decline in power generation during the third quarter. ...  more

This Portable Wind Turbine Generates Power While On the Move

published: 2020-10-21 18:30
We would often think about the large “fans” that measure in more than 100m in height when we mention wind turbines, though Chinese scientists have recently subverted our imagination and developed a small portable wind turbine that is able to provide electricity for low cost and small detectors as well as LED, as long as there is wind while one walks when carrying it. ...  more