Energieversorgung: Europas grüne Energie kann bald aus Afrika kommen

Die EU-Kommission erwägt die Verlegung von Unterseekabeln im Mittelmeer. Sie sollen Europa mit Nordafrika verbinden, um von dort grüne Energie zu erhalten. (Solarenergie, Washington Post)

Die EU-Kommission erwägt die Verlegung von Unterseekabeln im Mittelmeer. Sie sollen Europa mit Nordafrika verbinden, um von dort grüne Energie zu erhalten. (Solarenergie, Washington Post)

Porsche bumps battery capacity, charging speed for 2024 Cayenne hybrid

Battery capacity increases to 25.9 kW, and the electric motor is 30% more powerful.

2024 Porsche Cayenne drives through the dust

Enlarge / The Porsche Cayenne is getting a midlife restyle for model year 2024. (credit: Porsche)

At the end of March, we got our first look at the interior of the refreshed Porsche Cayenne. The midlife update for model-year 2024 was notable because Porsche has put some buttons and other physical controls back where they belong, after the all-touchscreen dalliance that is the Taycan electric car. This evening, the German automaker showed off the rest of the 2024 Cayenne and released some technical details, including what sounds like a decent upgrade to the plug-in hybrid version.

As is normally the case with a midlife update, there's new styling for the Cayenne front end that in this case includes new headlight clusters as well as a new front bumper and hood. The taillights and rear fascia are also new, and Porsche has added three new colors, including a pair of metallic blues.

There are new taillights.

There are new taillights. (credit: Porsche )

There have been some more significant changes under the skin of the Cayenne E-Hybrid, the plug-in variant that for 2024 will start at $91,700.

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Lilbits: More games for the Steam Deck (and other Linux PCs), more Pixel Tablet leaks

Valve’s Steam Deck ships with the Linux-based SteamOS operating system pre-installed, but it can run a lot of Windows games thanks to Valve’s Proton software, which translates many Windows system calls to Linux. The tool is based on the lo…

Valve’s Steam Deck ships with the Linux-based SteamOS operating system pre-installed, but it can run a lot of Windows games thanks to Valve’s Proton software, which translates many Windows system calls to Linux. The tool is based on the long-running Wine project, but places an emphasis on gaming. Today Valve released one of the biggest updates […]

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Report: Pixel 7a will cost $499, Pixel 6a will continue at a reduced price

With an upgraded screen, cameras, and wireless charging, Google wants $50 more.

The Pixel 7a is shaping up to be a monster of a mid-ranger. The phone promises to improve on the Pixel 6a by tackling the phone's biggest weaknesses by upgrading the display and camera, and adding wireless charging. On paper, the unreleased phone looks so good it will make upgrading to the bigger Pixel 7 and 7 Pro a tough sell. Surely then, Google can justify raising the price a tiny bit?

9to5Google's Max Weinbach says he has a price for the Pixel 7a nailed down, and it's $499. That's a $50 increase over the $449 Pixel 6a but justifiable given all the upgrades. The report also says Google will continue selling the Pixel 6a "at a decreased price," which would make a great phone an even better deal.

We called the Pixel 7a "mid-range," but that's probably not what this phone is anymore. It's got the same flagship-class SoC as the Pixel 7, the Google Tensor G2. A big upgrade this year is a 90 Hz display, which brings the 7a in line with the Pixel 7. The 7a is also upgrading to the same camera loadout as the Pixel 7: a 64 MP main sensor and a 13 MP wide-angle. The phone is also getting 5 W wireless charging.

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