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The New Ford F-150 Lightning Is Not The Inexpensive Electric Vehicle We’ve Been Waiting For

DEARBORN - Ford’s electric version of America’s most American pickup truck, the F-150, is here. “This sucker’s quick,” President Joe Biden said Tuesday when he took one for a spin in Dearborn, Michigan. The Lightning’s debut is a big moment for the auto industry and for truck buyers. Before the Covid-19 pandemic, Ford was selling on

By |2021-05-23T19:58:54-04:00May 23rd, 2021|Auto Tech, Clean Update|

Benefits Of App Development With React.Js

DETROIT - Building feature-rich app is now more manageable, owing to the readily available development frameworks. While the extensive pool delivers numerous benefits, it also poses some challenges. How do you choose the best framework; what are the top considerations? Browsing through the options can prove demanding that you might initially anticipate. Nonetheless, React.JS has

By |2021-05-23T19:48:46-04:00May 23rd, 2021|Guest Columns|

Automotive Hall Of Fame Names Industry Influencer Awardees, Distinguished Service Citation

DEARBORN – Postponed from 2020, the annual Induction and Awards Ceremony for the Automotive Hall of Fame, the premier institution for collecting, celebrating and sharing the global motor vehicle industry’s history, will occur in July 22, 2021 and recognize two Distinguished Service Citation awardees and six Industry Influencer awardees. 2021 Distinguished Service Citation Awardees The

By |2021-05-23T19:47:47-04:00May 23rd, 2021|Auto Tech|

EPA Report Contends Human Caused Climate Crisis – Report Supressed By Trump

WASHINGTON DC - For the first time, the US Environmental Protection Agency has said that the climate crisis is — at least in part — caused by human activities, the BBC reported. The agency had never before said that human activities caused the changes in the Earth's climate, a press officer for the EPA told

By |2021-05-23T18:43:32-04:00May 23rd, 2021|Clean Update, Politics, Politics/Government|

Ransomware’s Dangerous New Trick Is Double-Encrypting Your Data

SAN FRANCISCO - Ransomware groups have always taken a more-is-more approach. If a victim pays a ransom and then goes back to business as usual—hit them again. Or don't just encrypt a target's systems; steal their data first, so you can threaten to leak it if they don't pay up. The latest escalation? Ransomware hackers who encrypt a victim's

By |2021-05-23T18:33:10-04:00May 23rd, 2021|Cyber Defense|

The Holy Grail Is Here: A Stable, Solid-State, Lithium-Metal Battery

DETROIT - Lithium-ion batteries are the backbone of most of today’s electronic devices, including electric vehicles. But for all of their game-changing benefits, the batteries still have an inherent flaw: dendrites. These thin, snaking, tree-like pieces of lithium form sharp points and end up piercing the battery, causing short circuits and other problems. This ultimately

By |2021-05-23T18:26:00-04:00May 23rd, 2021|Auto Tech, Clean Update|

New Live-Work Development Opens In Ann Arbor

ANN ARBOR—Prentice 4M, a developer of work-live buildings, announced the opening of the its first 4M campus in Ann Arbor. The four-story, 37,500 square foot campus features 11 ready-to-move-in co-living townhomes with 63 available furnished ensuite bedrooms. Dedicated co-working spaces are downstairs from the living spaces to support individual and team needs. Townhouse amenities include

By |2021-05-23T18:26:58-04:00May 23rd, 2021|ESD|

MEDC Gets New CEO

LANSING—The executive committee of the Michigan Economic Development Corp. announced the appointment of Quentin L. Messer Jr. as MEDC CEO. The announcement comes following a national search led by the committee that included a needs analysis for the role and input from stakeholders statewide on key attributes the position required for success. Quentin L.

By |2021-05-23T18:26:58-04:00May 23rd, 2021|Featured, Politics, Politics/Government|

PACE Financing Makes Closed Lansing School Energy-Efficient Apartment Building

LANSING—An elementary school that closed in 2000 is being redeveloped into an energy-efficient multi-family housing building with the aid of Property Assessed Clean Energy financing. The building in question, at 1030 S. Holmes St. in Lansing, will see $824,000 financed to add improved heating, ventilation, and air conditioning equipment, better insulation, better windows, better doors,

By |2021-05-23T18:26:59-04:00May 23rd, 2021|Clean Update|