Hyundai said on Monday that it would send customers who have bought or leased an EV before January 31 a free charging adapter that would let them access Tesla’s supercharging network. The adapter will enable CCS-port-equipped Hyundai EVs to access more than 20,000 Tesla Superchargers in the United States, Hyundai said. The free adapters will be available to eligible owners of the model-year 2024 and earlier Kona Electric, Ioniq hatchback, Ioniq 5, and Ioniq 6 vehicles. Hyundai said that model-year 2025 Ioniq 6, Ioniq 5 N, and Kona Electric vehicles are also eligible. Customers will have to request the free…
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A year after Onyx Motorbikes owner James Khatiblou died suddenly, leaving customers with unfulfilled orders and millions in unpaid debts, the brand has been revived by its original founder. “I’m excited to announce I have resurrected my original brand, Onyx, with incredible backers!” founder Tim Seward wrote in a LinkedIn post on Monday. “Onyx is literally back to the future now!” The company is selling only about 100 RCRs electric dirt bikes to start. It’s not clear if those are newly produced units, or if these are part of the batch of e-bikes made earlier this year by Onyx’s Chinese…
SpaceX has had its busiest year yet for rocket launches. The spaceflight company led by Elon Musk has so far conducted 129 Falcon 9 launches, two Falcon Heavy launches, and three Starship launches. Three more Falcon 9 missions are planned before the end of the year, making a grand total of 137 launches for 2024—way more than the 98 launches achieved in 2023. Most of the rockets launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, while some missions started from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. All three of the Starship flights launched from SpaceX’s Starbase facility in Boca…
Pretty/Dirty! All-new Jeep® Wagoneer S, the Luxury Off-road Capable Electric SUV, Launches ‘Beautiful Things Can Still Get Dirty’ Marketing Campaign The campaign, “Beautiful Things Can Still Get Dirty,” will launch on television during Netflix’s Christmas Day football games. A 30-second version of the spot will also run across television, the Jeep brand’s social media channels, including Instagram, Facebook and YouTube, which will feature an extended 60-second version of the video, and digital channels.”As we launch our first marketing campaign for the all-new Jeep Wagoneer S, we’re telling consumers that luxury and capability do not have to be mutually exclusive when…
Christmas is the season of giving. Few things feel better than gifting a present to a loved one. Buy enough of them, and the money adds up, cutting into your daily expenses. Assuming you like to watch movies, streaming services are probably a priority within your budget. Like holiday presents, streaming services are rather expensive. To save money, take advantage of a FAST service, which stands for “free ad-supported television.” These services are free at sign-up. A few ads will run during your feature presentation, but that’s not a big deal, considering the movies are free. Plus, these services have…
Star Wars: Squadrons is the most underrated Star Wars video game to be released since Disney acquired Lucasfilm, and you can pick it up during this Steam sale for just $2. It’s a great time to pick it up, too. December is a month I have always associated with Star Wars. I have fond memories of getting games like 2005’s Star Wars: Battlefront II or Star Wars: The Force Unleashed on Christmas as a kid, and Disney has typically released recent Star Wars films in theaters or aired TV shows on Disney+ during this month. Right now, Star Wars: Skeleton…
Last year, I discovered a new addition to my usual rotation of must-watch Christmas movies: This is Christmas. A co-production between Sky Cinema and MGM+, the 2022 British film is a low-key charmer, an unabashedly sentimental and optimistic movie with the sole purpose of lifting your spirits. It does just that, and that’s really all you can ask for in a quality holiday movie. A morning commute like no other Have you ever taken a morning commute on public transportation, looked around at the people sitting next to you, and wondered, “Who the heck are they?. This is Christmas taking…
Best time to watch Christmas movies, or at least Christmas-adjacent films. These stories don’t tend to play the same way in March as they do in December. Plus, Christmas films have the added benefit of being family-friendly selections… for the most part. Some Christmas action movies are probably best left for older viewers. This year’s selections for the 10 best movies to watch on Christmas are available on most of the major streamers and include new films mixed with some older titles. Not every selection below is strictly Christmas-related, but they all share the Christmas spirit in one way or…
With a US TikTok ban scheduled to take effect in less than a month, President-elect Donald Trump said Sunday that he’d like to keep the app around, according to Reuters. President-elect Donald Trump indicated on Sunday that he favored allowing TikTok to keep operating in the United States for at least a little while, saying he had received billions of views on the social media platform during his presidential campaign. Trump’s comments before a crowd of conservative supporters in Phoenix, Arizona, were one of the strongest signals yet that he opposes a potential exit of TikTok from the U.S. market.…
Autonomous vehicle technology and electrification startups were once the darlings of the VC and corporate world. The two technologies promised billions of dollars in revenue—and a new pathway for automakers to make money beyond building and selling cars. Those VC-money-printing days have been over for AVs for a while now, with a few exceptions like Waymo and Wayve. But as 2024 kicked off, there was still a lingering EV buzz in the air, albeit quieter than before. Now, as 2024 draws to a close, it’s safe to say that buzz is more of a whisper, with several EV startups faltering…
