Daily Archive: January 5, 2023

Sony, Honda roll out prototype of ‘Afeela’ EV that will use Qualcomm tech

The prototype, announced at the CES 2023 technology trade show in Las Vegas, marks Sony's attempt to stake a claim in the fast-growing market for electric vehicles, as it looks to harness its content for entertainment inside the cars, as well as its long-standing strength in sensors. The Afeela, which sported rounded corners and a sleek black roof, will use more than 40 sensors, Yashuhide Mizuno, the chief executive of Sony Honda Mobility, told the trade show. It will also use the "Unreal Engine" 3-D creation tool from Epic Games, the maker of the "Fortnite" series of games.Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon, who also appeared at the CES presentation, said the car would use Qualcomm's "Snapdragon" digital chassis.

NeedEnergy Launches Its First Project As It Moves To Get Zimbabwe Closer To The Grid Edge

For the last couple of decades, Zimbabweans have been subjected to electricity rationing due to several reasons, such as frequent droughts affecting hydropower generation and regular breakdowns at the country’s aging coal power plants. This means most businesses operating in the commercial and industrial sector as well as in the mining and agricultural sectors generally […]

Zambia Increases Load-Shedding To 12 Hours a Day!

The water levels in Kariba Dam are dangerously low, mainly due to climate change-induced irregular rainfall patterns. The dam is shared between Zambia and Zimbabwe. The dam hosts hydropower generation plants for both countries. The installed generation capacity on the Zimbabwe side is 1,050 MW. On the Zambian side, the installed generation capacity is 1080 […]

Hyundai Is Having A Good CES

A couple of press releases from Hyundai show that it is having a great week leading up to CES in Las Vegas. Not only is the company putting together a pretty good show for its part of CES, but the Ioniq 5 also won an award! Hyundai’s ZER01NE Pavilion Hyundai Motor Group’s ZER01NE Pavilion is […]

8.5% of BMW USA Sales Electric in 4th Quarter

BMW USA has released its 4th quarter and full-year 2022 sales figures. One of the highlights from BMW was that 4th quarter full-electric vehicle sales were greater than sales in the first 3 quarters combined. Overall, 4.7% of BMW USA’s sales in 2022 were electric vehicle sales. That’s not counting plugin hybrids (apparently, BMW got […]