hearing on June 6 on proposed legislation that would require all new car vehicles to come equipped with AM radios. (Photo by Stefan Zaklin/tty ImaGeges)Getty ImagesThe US House Communications and Technology Subcommittee will hold hearings Tuesday on proposed legislation that would require all new automobiles to come equipped with AM radio. The hearing, titled “Listen Here: Why Americans Value AM Radio,” comes after eight automakers have dropped, or plan to drop, AM radio in certain car models. These automakers cite with electric vehicles (EVs), the motors interfere with AM radio, causing faded signals and an irritating humming sound. The hearing…
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Shell Ventures and Idékapital have contributed $90 million to Kongsberg Digital Holding, helping to accelerate the future growth and development of Kongsberg’s business. After the additional investment, Kongsberg Digital is valued at $540 million post-money. As an industrial software company, Kongsberg Digital is transforming the way companies design, operate and maintain their assets by shaping how people work for a better tomorrow, Kongsberg said in its statement. Since its inception in 2016, Kongsberg Digital has experienced substantial growth and established itself as a leader in the digitization of asset-heavy industries with a strong focus on the energy, marine and renewable…
Sheriff’s deputies arrested two Marin City residents during a gun investigation. The incident happened Saturday night when officers approached a car with four occupants parked near an apartment complex. An officer noticed a handgun in a passenger’s lap. One occupant fled and officers arrested the others. A search of the car revealed three unregistered weapons. Two were loaded, and one had an illegal modification that allowed it to function as an automatic weapon, the sheriff’s department alleged. Deputies booked Antoine Gardner, 20, into the county jail on suspicion of possessing a loaded weapon in public and other offenses. He was…
Get off, George Fletcher of Bay Shore. You’re the winner of the April 18 episode of “The Price is Right,” with total earnings of $67,752, including a pair of cars. A 56-year-old Bay Shore resident who grew up in Medford, Fletcher is a Metropolitan Transportation Authority planning executive who, yes, literally, makes sure the trains run on time. He’s also a true “Price” fan who has studied the show, and apparently everything that makes up the Consumer Price Index, for decades. He first appeared on the show in 2002 when he lost in the all-important “Showcase” round that closes each…
A stunning blend of classic and modern, this custom 1969 Dodge Charger style vehicle has been carefully assembled by combining body panels from a 1969 Dodge Charger with modified chassis, transmission and interior components from a 2001 Dodge Viper GTS With its powerful V10 engine, striking black exterior with red tail stripes, and luxurious black and red leather interior, this unique hybrid will turn heads. Currently up for auction at BringATrailer.com, let’s delve into the details of this remarkable creation. Custom 1969 Dodge Charger R/T with Viper engine. (BringATrailer).The Charger’s body panels have been expertly combined with a modified unibody…
UK Opposition Leader Keir Starmer said oil and gas would remain part of the country’s energy mix “for many, many years” as he sought to reassure union critics of his plans to remove fossil fuels from the North Sea. Labor proposals to ban all new North Sea oil and gas licenses are “naive” and will create a “cliff” for the industry that will hit jobs, he told Sky News on Sunday GMB General Secretary Gary Smith. This came after Sharon Graham, who heads the Unite union, said on Twitter that a properly planned transition was needed to “secure jobs, pay…
A woman was arrested Sunday after police say she stole a car that was being cleaned at a car wash in Fairfield. The incident happened around 4:19 p.m. After the suspect jumped into the vehicle and drove off, police were able to track the vehicle on Flock Safety, a license plate reading program. Police said the suspect first traveled south and then north on Sunset Avenue before driving west on East Travis, where he passed officers who were at the car wash who took the initial report. Officers were able to stop the vehicle and Davina Wilson, 39, was arrested…
New car sales in the UK rose again last month, new figures revealed today, marking the tenth consecutive month of sales growth.New car sales rose 16.7 percent from the previous month, according to new data from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).Electric cars accounted for 16.9% of new car sales for the month, up 58.7% from April sales figures.The figures show supply chain problems were easing, the group said, but sales were still 21 percent below pre-pandemic levels.”After the difficult and constrained supply issues due to Covid in recent years, it is good to see the new car…
Question for General Aviation News engine expert Paul McBride: I have a Mooney M20E with a Lycoming IO-360 engine. When purchased in 2015 the engine had 600 hours since the bottom end overhaul and 500 since the top end overhaul. The engine now has 1,100 and 1,000 respectively. Since I bought the plane, the oil consumption has been consistently one quart every three hours. Higher than I wanted for sure, but I lived with it. Also, pressure tests have consistently been in the mid-70s. I recently noticed a 100° drop in #2 EGT on the JPI engine monitor. After removing…
Oil edged higher as Saudi Arabia’s production cuts were offset by broader risk-on sentiment and traders waiting to see if the cuts materialize. West Texas Intermediate settled 41 cents higher than Friday’s close, substantially recouping the nearly 5 percent gained on Saudi Arabia’s pledge to shave an extra million barrels a day off its July output. The country also raised all of its official retail prices for July deliveries. But traders are waiting to see if supply cuts and an improvement in demand materialize before making big bets. The muted reaction “is further evidence that crude traders do not fear…