Sedona Edition Debuts as the Latest Special Land Rover Defender
Land Rover has embued the Defender with a suite of updates for 2024, including a new 110 Sedona Edition and a more streamlined specification process.
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Prices at the pump dropped four cents this week due to low oil costs
A small uptick in demand helped gas prices stay low. (iStock)
Land Rover Defender Updated Globally, Check Out What’s New
Land Rover has globally updated the Defender.
What Happens When a Romance Writer Gets Locked Out of Google Docs
On the evening of March 24, 2024, writer K. Renee was doing what she often does: curling up on the couch and watching hockey with her husband. It was the Dallas Stars versus the Arizona Coyotes. Renee has followed the Stars her whole life. She was born the season they won the Stanley Cup. As she watched, she got a strange message: a friend texted to say the shared Google folders where Renee kept her works in progress were no longer accessible. Her friend had planned to read and make notes on one of Renee’s stories and was surprised to be locked out.
Americans paid slightly more for fuel this week as gas prices rose by a few cents, on average
Gas prices rose by just two cents this week even as oil prices dropped. (iStock)
Get Ready for Monster Hurricanes This Summer
For over a year, global ocean temperatures have been consistently shattering records, shocking scientists. Now hurricane watchers are getting even more worried, given that ocean heat is what fuels the biggest, most destructive cyclones. Researchers at the University of Arizona just predicted an extremely active North Atlantic season—which runs from June 1 to the end of November—with an estimated 11 hurricanes, five of them being major (meaning Category 3 or higher, with sustained wind speeds of at least 111 miles per hour). That would dwarf the 2023 season—itself the fourth-most-active season on record—which saw seven hurricanes, three of which intensified into major ones.
Dodge's Complete Performance Vehicle Protection Package covers 5,000 parts
Dodge has added its products to the Mopar Vehicle Protection (MVP) plans with its Dodge Complete Performance Vehicle Protection Package. It appears to combine an extended warranty with aspects of Certified Pre-Owned (CPO) vehicle perks like trip insurance and rental cars, but the MVP are only available on cars bought new. The coverage doesn't need to be added at the time of sale, though. Buyers have four months or 5,000 miles to pay for a Dodge Complete Performance Vehicle Protection Package for vehicles that are still under their original factory warranty.
Tesla Semi charging corridor moving ahead despite Biden funding snub
Tesla is pushing forward with a plan to build an electric big rig charging corridor stretching from Texas to California, despite being snubbed by a lucrative federal funding program that's part of President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. But the original scope of the project could still change, TechCrunch has learned.