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Electric Vehicles are better than gas-powered cars in winter—here's why
Objectively speaking, a battery-electric vehicle provides a superior driving experience in cold and inclement weather to its internal combustion engine-powered counterparts—for numerous reasons. Comfort, control, even durability benefits come along for the cold ride.
First, actually, let me concede a point. It's true that BEVs lose range in colder climates. The two main reasons for that stem from the need to keep both the cabin and battery pack warm, which requires energy that would otherwise go toward going. And, generally speaking, it takes more energy to warm an electric vehicle in the winter than to cool it in the summer.
But bear in mind, all cars lose range in the winter. Air gets denser as it cools, which takes more work to push through. And all the viscous fluids vehicles need take more time to warm up to their respective operating temperatures. And that means your engine, transmission, and differential all have more work to do—requiring more energy—in the cold.
How Elon Musk and Larry Page's AI Debate Led to OpenAI and an Industry Boom
The people who were most afraid of the risks of artificial intelligence decided they should be the ones to build it. Then distrust fueled a spiraling competition.
This new 2-in-1 charger is the MagSafe Duo replacement I didn't know I wanted
Twelve South is making a new 2-in-1 wireless charger for Apple Watches and MagSafe iPhones, and it might just be one of the best designs I've seen in a magnetic charger.
The $129.95 Twelve South Butterfly consists of two aluminum-clad discs — one with a MagSafe charger, the other with an Apple Watch charger — tethered by a vegan leather strap. It uses magnets on all sides to allow the pucks to close up for travel or open back to back and form a kickstand or mini pedestal.
Meta, IBM, and over 50 other companies and organizations form the AI Alliance
Meta Platforms Inc. and International Business Machines Corp. are joining more than 40 companies and organizations to create the AI Alliance, a coalition dedicated to working on open-source AI and sharing technology to reduce risks.
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