Bringing you; the weekly, positive, and Green related articles and more. Happy Fall. Hope everyone is continuing to stay safe and well. Sintra Strolls: Eco-Friendly Tourism Through Walking Tours (ecofriend.com) 5 Ways Consumers Can Make a Difference in Fighting Climate Change (ecofriend.com) Carpet Cleaning Services: Who to Call for a Spotless Home (ecofriend.com) A new 1 GW subsea cable will move clean energy between Italy and Greece (electrek.co) Slimca Here rechargeable tracking card review - wafer thin device tracking - The Gadgeteer (the-gadgeteer.com) INNOVA 6030P OBD2 Scanner review - it tells you what that light on your dash means - The Gadgeteer (the-gadgeteer.com) The Halsa Breathing Necklace helps reduce your anxiety - The Gadgeteer (the-gadgeteer.com) Dabbsson DBS2300 Portable Power Station review - The Gadgeteer (the-gadgeteer.com) 22 awesome open source PC programs that do everything you need | PCWorld Tips for a Fabulous Fall Garden (treehugger.com) Turning Over a New Leaf—A Lesson From Trees in Embracing Change (treehugger.com) Try These Peas and Beans for Fall Planting (treehugger.com)
Part 2 This electric ice cream Vespa does what ice cream trucks can’t (electrek.co) California is about to go next-level with electric school buses | Electrek Kia takes a page from Ford, Rivian with purpose-built EVs (electrek.co) Watch Mercedes crash two EVs together to prove they're safe (electrek.co) How to Avoid Getting Catfished | PCMag Toyota Inks Deal to Mass Produce Solid State EV Batteries With 932-Mile Range | PCMag The Best Small Phones for 2023 | PCMag Affordable EVs: 10 Electric Cars You Can Get for Under $40,000 | PCMag How to Disinfect Your Pruning Tools (and Why You Should) (lifehacker.com) How to Clean a Box Spring (lifehacker.com) How to Keep Mice Out of Your House This Winter (lifehacker.com) The Difference Between Hardwood and Softwood, and When to Use Each (lifehacker.com)
Part 3 The US’s oldest solar factory filed for bankruptcy in 2017 – but now it’s back (electrek.co) Cruise begins offering driverless robotaxi rides in Houston (electrek.co) Tesla brings V4 Superchargers to the US – critical to Cybertruck and non-Tesla EVs | Electrek Honda and Mitsubishi want to improve value for EV owners (electrek.co) AI Is 'Unwrapping' Burnt Scrolls From Herculaneum (gizmodo.com) The Biden Administration Is Pumping Billions Into Clean Hydrogen (gizmodo.com) Google's New Weather and Climate Tools, Ranked (gizmodo.com) Vintage Space Shuttle Boosters Make Rare Trek Through LA (gizmodo.com) Webb Telescope Spies Stunning Star Formation in Neighboring Galaxy | Extremetech Woman’s Experimental Bionic Hand Is Fused to Her Bone and Nervous System | Extremetech NASA's Parker Solar Probe Sets Another Speed Record: 394,736 MPH | Extremetech California Governor Signs Right to Repair Act Into Law | Extremetech
Part 4 New Jersey's first offshore wind farm just gave a $100M promise to be online by 2025 (electrek.co) EV sales hit 7.9% of US market as Volvo, Mercedes, Hyundai gain (electrek.co) The average EV is now $14K cheaper than a year ago in the US | Electrek BMW taps SVOLT Energy for EV battery order worth $13 billion (electrek.co) NASA’s Psyche spacecraft embarks on a six-year journey to its asteroid namesake (engadget.com) Biden administration announces first recipients of $7 billion hydrogen hub program (engadget.com) Cruise now offers paid robotaxi rides in Houston (engadget.com) Stockholm bans most combustion engine cars from its city center (engadget.com) How Much Solar Panels Cost in New York - CNET Here's Why You Should Put a Fan in Your Kitchen for Fall and Winter - CNET Are Your COVID Tests Really Expired? Find Out Here - CNET AI and You: The Chatbots Are Talking to Each Other, AI Helps Surgeons Pinpoint Brain Tumors - CNET
Part 5 Kia shares EPA ranges for the EV9, topping out over 300 miles (electrek.co) Toyota joins race to bring solid-state batteries to mass production (electrek.co) Kia to launch even cheaper EV2 that could be a Soul EV successor (electrek.co) Stockholm's ban on ICE vehicles from its city center is good, but just not enough | Electrek Passkeys: What They Are and Why You Need Them ASAP | PCMag The Best Documentary Streaming Services for 2023 | PCMag The Best Writing Apps for 2023 | PCMag The 7 Best Meditation and Mindfulness Apps for Kids | PCMag The Best Lights to Use During a Blackout (lifehacker.com) How to Choose the Right Cooking Oil (or Butter) (lifehacker.com) How to Substitute Dried Herbs for Fresh Ones (and Vice Versa) (lifehacker.com) Everything You Wanted to Know About Salt but Were Too Afraid to Ask (lifehacker.com)
Part 6 Atlantic City casinos just covered their parking garages with solar (electrek.co) Ford F-150 Lightning up to $15,000 off with new incentive (electrek.co) Kia EV3 and EV4 image leaked revealing new electric vehicles (electrek.co) Aptera shares juicy progress update toward solar EV production (electrek.co) Viking Runestones Suggest Bluetooth’s Mom Was Actually a Really Big Deal (gizmodo.com) Woman's Experimental Bionic Hand Passes Major Test With Flying Colors (gizmodo.com) California Approves Nation's Strongest Right To Repair Law (gizmodo.com) NASA: Returned Asteroid Samples Are an ‘Astrobiologist’s Dream' (gizmodo.com) Frauscher, Porsche Collab on Electric Boat With Macan EV Power | Extremetech AI Test Could Assess Mars Samples for Signs of Life | Extremetech Fossilized Footprints in New Mexico Are Earliest Evidence of Humans in America | Extremetech Google’s sustainability features now include an EV buyer’s tool (engadget.com)
Part 7 Genesis EVs are now available in ten additional states (electrek.co) This US utility wants to give all of its customers battery storage by 2030 (electrek.co) Mercedes electric vehicles near 15% of US sales after solid Q3 (electrek.co) RaceTrac finally opened its first-ever EV charging station | Electrek Does Your State Have Community Solar? Find Out Here - CNET Free Solar Panels: What's in the Fine Print? - CNET Best Music Streaming Service of 2023 - CNET The 6 Best Vitamins and Supplements for Eye Health - CNET Tonal and Beyond: The Best Smart Strength Training Equipment for 2023 | PCMag The Best Gaming Mice for 2023 | PCMag 7 Easy Tips to Avoid Scammers on Social Media | PCMag The Best PC Vendors for Tech Support | PCMag
Part 8 Volkswagen ID.4 and ID.5 upgraded with longer range, new tech (electrek.co) The world's largest offshore wind farm just produced its first power | Electrek Tesla base models are now cheaper than the average new car in the US | Electrek Why electric cargo bikes are 10x faster than delivery vans (electrek.co) Why Every Kitchen Needs a Thermometer (and Which One You Should Buy) (lifehacker.com) How to Measure Any Ingredient (lifehacker.com) How to Choose and Care for Your Cutting Boards (lifehacker.com) The Kitchen Tools That Deserve a Spot in Your Utensil Holder (lifehacker.com) Euclid Space Telescope Back on Course After Spooky Glitch (gizmodo.com) Gaia Mission Discovers Half a Million New Stars and 150,000 Asteroids (gizmodo.com) NASA Reveals OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample | Extremetech Here's what NASA brought back from the asteroid Bennu (engadget.com)
Part 9 Giant Tesla Megapack project turns on to stabilize the grid | Electrek Check out Seattle's adorable mini street sweeper for bike lanes (electrek.co) A new Japanese electric truck is coming, not from Toyota (electrek.co) Here's how US offshore wind could play out by 2050 | Electrek Best Solar Panel Installation Companies in New York - CNET Is the Home Battery the New Generator? - CNET Best Solar Inverters of October 2023 - CNET Best Wi-Fi Wireless Speaker of 2023 - CNET How to Take Care of Your Kitchen Knives (lifehacker.com) Skip the Knife Block and Buy These Knives Instead (lifehacker.com) How to Buy, Use, and Care for Nonstick Cookware (lifehacker.com) How to Buy, Use, and Care for Stainless Steel Cookware (lifehacker.com)
Part 10 IKEA already runs electric trucks, so why is it launching green hydrogen trucks? (electrek.co) Honda debuts its first-ever electric autonomous zero-turn riding lawn mower (electrek.co) The US needs 100x more EVs to reach net zero by 2050 – report (electrek.co) Nevada's largest – and only second – wind farm just got 70k acres from BLM (electrek.co) Best Memory Foam Mattress: According to a Sleep Expert - Video - CNET SunPower SunVault Review: A Solid Solar Battery From a Top Solar Company - CNET How Much Do Solar Panels Cost? - CNET Driving at Night: 9 Tips as Daylight Saving Time Ends - CNET How to Buy, Use, and Care for a Cast Iron Pan (lifehacker.com) Welcome to The Grown-up Kitchen (lifehacker.com) How the ‘Von Restorff Effect’ Can Help You Remember What You Study (lifehacker.com) Don't Clean These Things With Vinegar (lifehacker.com)
Part 11 NIO completes 30 million battery swaps, further proving viability (electrek.co) Lucid delivers first Air Sapphire EVs as Tesla Plaid gets a new rival (electrek.co) How to Choose the Best Fall Fertilizer for Anything in Your Garden (lifehacker.com) Make Fancy French Beurre Monté Sauce Out of Butter and Water (lifehacker.com) The Best Way to Save Your Own Seeds (lifehacker.com) The Best Way to Freeze and Reheat Rice (lifehacker.com) Regularly Check These Items in Your Home to Stay Safe (lifehacker.com) How to Use Wood Chips in Your Yard (lifehacker.com) How to Use '"Productivity Sprints" to Get More Done (lifehacker.com) Best Cheap VPN for 2023: Privacy on a Budget - CNET Tesla Powerwall Review: Well-Rounded Solar Batteries - CNET OLED vs. LED vs. MiniLED vs. LCD: What's the Best? - CNET
