Tesla's long-delayed Semi just took an important step toward becoming a practical reality. As CNET reports, the automaker has started taking reservations for its electric big rig. You'll need to place a $20,000 deposit ($15,000 of it by wire transfer), and Tesla still hasn't narrowed down the launch beyond the expected 2023 production window. Still,…

Placeholder while article actions loadUkrainian fighters have ended their weeks-long defense of a besieged steel plant in the strategic port city of Mariupol, as hundreds of combatants — dozens of them seriously wounded — were evacuated from the complex Monday.“Ukraine needs Ukrainian heroes alive,” President Volodymyr Zelensky said in his nightly address, as the delicate…

Image: @cainvelasquez on Instagram Former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez has been denied bail once again. In late February, Velasquez was arrested for attempted murder, as well as a litany of other charges. According to reports, the former champion shot at a car and traffic and struck a man. Over the next few weeks, more…

The Issue: Democratic proposals that would provide funding for out-of-state women to receive abortions. Spending $35 million of taxpayers’ money to aid abortion providers if Roe v. Wade is struck down is irresponsible (“Hochul’s Perverse Priority,” Editorial, May 12) But if Gov. Hochul insists on doing it, then why not divert this money from the…

News @xguntherc May 15, 2022, 11:23 am EDT | 1 min read Tesla Tesla’s long-delayed electric Semi truck is finally inching closer to reality, as the company just opened orders and reservations in the United States. This news comes as the release date remains a mystery. In April, Tesla CEO Elon Musk issued a statement…

Photo: John Normile (Getty Images)Tragedy struck New York on May 14 as an 18-year-old white male shot and killed at least 10 people and wounded three others in the New York city of Buffalo, police said. The shooter, whose online username is reportedly “jimboboiii,” has been taken into custody after livestreaming the whole thing on…

De Lorimier Ave. closed between Ste-Catherine St. E. and de Maisonneuve Blvd. Photo by vmargineanu /iStock / Getty Images A man in his 30s remained in critical condition Sunday night after being hit by a tanker truck at midday just east of the Jacques-Cartier Bridge and dragged for several metres. Advertisement 2 This advertisement has […]

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LOS ANGELES — A subsidiary of oil and gas giant Shell will soon support charging for Penske Truck Leasing's light-duty electric vehicles.Shell Recharge Solutions will provide Level 2 charging stations to support Penske's electric truck fleet in five states by the end of the year, the companies said last week at the Advanced Clean Transportation…