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A common issue that a lot of MacBook Pro owners run into once they’ve had their laptop for a few years is a bad battery. Your MacBook Pro might seem like it needs to charge all the time or you’re experiencing random shutdowns. Before you replace the entire laptop, you’ll find that it’s a lot easier on your wallet to replace the internal battery. The good news is that there are several options for swapping an old battery out for a new one. Let’s take a look at your options.  Built-in batteries (2009 and forward) If…

Garmin Vivomove Trend MSRP $270.00 “The Garmin Vivomove Trend hybrid smartwatch's fashionable design looks superb, and Garmin's free health and activity platform challenges the best. But the price puts it right up against some serious competition.” Pros Hybrid, fashionable design Hidden screen is clear and sharp Comprehensive health platform…

Electric cars have come a long way over the past few years. Gone are the days when the thought of an electric car was a novelty — these days, EVs are common, (mostly) available, and for the most part, refined. But they’re also still relatively expensive, especially for a good one. That’s exactly why you might be thinking about buying a used one. But like with any product, there are pros and cons to buying a used electric car. Here’s a rundown. Pros of buying a used electric car A lower price The main…

If you’re looking for super cheap laptop deals, HP has a great one right now. Today, you can buy an HP 14-inch laptop for $250 instead of $450 so you save $200 off the regular price. It’s a basic laptop but if you simply need something to be able to browse online, write a few documents, and check email, it’ll do the job. Likely to be only on sale for a brief time, here’s what you need to know. Why you should buy the HP 14t HP is one of the best laptop brands at the moment so even at this price, you’re still getting…

Just because you want a simple laptop at an affordable price doesn’t mean you should settle for a junker. Instead, buy a nice laptop with a huge discount. For instance, this 14-inch HP laptop is pretty basic, but it has nice components that would normally make the laptop $430. Thanks to an awesome $180 discount at HP, you can grab it for only $250. That’s over 50% off. Grab it while this awesome discount lasts. Why you should buy the HP 14z Laptop If you need a machine to handle basic functions like doing online…

Hyundai Motor Group has undergone a complete renaissance. Led by the likes of the Hyundai Ioniq 5 and the Kia EV6, the company has successfully reinvented itself as a world leader in the EV market, setting itself up for the future in a pretty serious way. But Kia and Hyundai are joined by a third brand. Genesis is less-known than its sister companies, but like its parent, it’s facing explosive growth. Genesis was conceived as a luxury brand of Hyundai Motor Group — and as such, you might expect its EVs to take the…

A Spirit Airlines flight was forced to make an emergency landing in Jacksonville, Florida after a battery in an overhead bin caught fire.Photo: Chris O’Meara (AP)A Spirit Airlines flight was forced to make an emergency stop along its route Wednesday after a battery device caught fire inside an overhead luggage bin. Local reports said the plane quickly filled with smoke as flight attendants worked to put out the flames. A retired firefighter on the plane told local reporters that the device that caught fire was a…

A Tesla Model S burst into flames on Saturday while the driver was on a highway outside Sacramento, forcing authorities to bring in significant manpower and thousands of gallons of water to get the fire under control.The Metro Fire of Sacramento said the driver of the Model S was traveling at highway speeds on US 50 when they noticed heavy black smoke coming out of the undercarriage. Although the driver managed to pull over and safely get out of the car, the fire became more intense and continued to spread to the front…

European planemaker Airbus announced on Wednesday a partnership with French carmaker Renault to develop a new generation of electric batteries for cars and planes.Engineering teams from both companies will join forces to mature technologies related to energy storage, one of the main roadblocks for the development of long-range electric vehicles, Airbus said in a statement.Also Read: Electric Renault Truck Unveiled by Coca-Cola Ahead of Pepsi’s Tesla Semi Truck“For the first time, two European leaders from different…

Lyft plans to start recycling its e-bike and scooter batters through a newly announced partnership with Redwood Materials, as first reported by The Verge. Lyft owns 12 different municipal bike share programs—like New York City’s Citi Bike and San Francisco’s Bay Wheels—in addition to its scooter program in four cities. As Lyft’s largest microtransport share, Citi Bike alone has 5,000 electric bicycles, according to a report from Bloomberg. Which is a lot of batteries. E-Bike batteries only last a few years, and after that…