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Unmasking Misinformation: Journalist’s Quest for Verified Truth (International Edition)

The Journalists as Fact Checkers workshop, organised by the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Africa for the Womentorship Champions, recently, was an unexpected catalyst for my growth as a female human rights defender. It effortlessly merged with my duties as both a journalist and an advocate, highlighting how journalism serves as a crucial act of service against misinformation. In Zimbabwe, where confirming straightforward facts such as fatality counts from road accidents can be difficult because of restricted access to data, fact-checking goes beyond being just part of one’s job; it transforms into a nuanced but important mode of defiance. One powerful takeaway was learning about “lateral reading,” which pushed me to go deeper than just skimming content and succumbing to click temptations. This change in mindset has provided me with a persistent critical outlook, examining each headline through the meticulous gaze of an investigator. Rather than taking information at ...

Electric Vehicles Need This: The Dodge Charger Daytona's Game-Changing Feature

Leave it to the Mopar muscle-car folks to come up with a very useful feature I wish were on every electric vehicle.

So far, my time with the electric Dodge Charger Daytona has been a mixed bag. Fun? Absolutely. Efficient? Not really. Dramatic? Always. A great electric vehicle? The jury's out on that one, but I don't think it's going to keep any BYD executives awake at night. But there is one feature I noticed that I find so useful, I wish it existed on every EV.

Upon turning off the Charger, a display shows up on the primary dashboard facing the driver. This display informs you about the remaining battery level as well as the time required to reach full charge, assuming your maximum charge setting is at 100%. Additionally, it provides an estimate of the charging duration for different types of plugs.

Is it as revolutionary as, for instance, five-minute quick charging? Perhaps not. However, it's a highly useful and practical feature that aids in planning your subsequent steps.

Imagine you're out doing chores or shopping someplace, and there aren’t any outlets around—or maybe you've found one but want a clearer picture of your schedule for the day. With this information, you could plan ahead about what’s coming up, figure out when you might fit in another outing, or determine how soon you’d be prepared to leave. using Level 2 residential charging .

Photo by: Patrick George

2024 Dodge Charger Daytona EV Scat Pack Track Package

You can see from the photo up top that I parked the Charger at 72%. That's a relatively full battery, so adding the remaining 28% to get to 100% would be slower than if I did it at lower charge levels. In theory, the Charger Daytona can go from 20% to 80% in a little over 24 minutes on a 350 kW fast charger, itself maxing out at speeds of 183 kW. Getting to 100% on one of those from 72% would take a while.

This is information that someone new to electric vehicles might be unaware of—I’ve spoken with acquaintances who switched to electric cars and were puzzled about why charging takes such a long time even after their batteries were supposedly full. The Charger provides a user-friendly function designed specifically for beginners, which simplifies this process. This kind of approach is much needed throughout the electric vehicle sector as well.

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2024 Dodge Charger Daytona EV with Scat Pack Track Package

Additionally, these estimations rely on the speed of the charging point you’re using. If your residential Level 2 charger or a public DC fast charger doesn’t provide power as quickly as expected, disappointment may follow. For me personally, everything lined up accurately—my recent experience with a Level 2 charge to full took around four hours and forty-six minutes. Plugging the vehicle into my home ChargePoint outlet gave an estimated time quite similar to this figure. It wasn’t disappointing at all.

It appears that the Charger is not the sole Stellantis electric vehicle exhibiting this behavior. The Jeep Wagoneer S , which reportedly shares the STLA Large platform with this vehicle, does the same thing when it's parked.

I fully support adding features that simplify things for beginners entering the realm of electric vehicles. Knowing what to anticipate is certainly preferable to being caught off guard.

Contact the author: patrick.george@insideevs.com

Photo by: Patrick George

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