Buying a used EV or hybrid can be risky since there is no way to truly know the health and potential remaining longevity of these cars’ integral batteries. Or, at least that was the case until recently. A new product called vsNEW is currently aimed at dealers, but the team is considering making it publicly … Read more
One of the downsides of owning an EV is that you know your battery is degrading over time, but, you can’t really know how much. There are ways to arrive at estimates, but until now, there hasn’t been a definitive way to test it. Well, Jalopnik has been given access to a new system that … Read more
FILE — In this photo illustration, a woman’s silhouette holds a smartphone, with the Airbnb logo in the background. SOPA Images/LightRocket/Getty A California man has been arrested in connection with what prosecutors are calling a “double-booking-bait-and-switch scheme.” They allege he earned millions of dollars from more than 10,000 Airbnb and Vrbo vacationers, all while lying to … Read more
FILE: An orca swims in Monterey Bay, Calif. Chase Dekker Wild-Life Images/Getty Images Whale-watching tour boat operators across Southern California have reported an unusually large increase in orca sightings over recent weeks, which some experts say might be a sign of a shifting ocean environment along the Pacific coast. Multiple pods of two different species … Read more
By Larry Neumeister | Associated Press NEW YORK — A former Penthouse magazine model sued Guns N’ Roses singer Axl Rose on Wednesday, saying he raped her in a 1989 attack at a New York City hotel that left her with anxiety and depression and harmed her career. Sheila Kennedy, 61, filed the lawsuit in … Read more