Globally, data centers are estimated to account for 1 to 2% of electricity usage. The percentage is higher in Europe, where data centers there consumed 104 TWh of electricity in 2020 — about 3% of all the electricity consumed within the EU. Those data centers create a lot of waste heat. Some of it could […]
Tesla Could Be “Recession-Resilient,” Says Elon Musk
As many tech companies are finding ways to cut costs and downsize ahead of an expected recession, Tesla CEO Elon Musk seems confident that the automaker will be okay. While Tesla is unlikely to be completely immune from the economic downturn, Musk doesn’t expect Tesla’s production to slow down at all because of one key factor. […]
Daimler & Amazon Are Testing Electric Long-Haul Trucks In Germany
One of the tough things about designing any kind of machine is that the real world can be a little more punishing than the math. It’s not that math isn’t a great tool for figuring out how things work in the real world, but that it’s easy for humans to not know what they missed […]