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Could these tiny, low-cost electric cars help save America’s cities from massive vehicles?

As the cars on US roads grow larger and heavier every year, perhaps going electric simply isn’t enough. To take back our cities from massive trucks and SUVs while simultaneously promoting affordable and efficient electric vehicles, New York-based startup Wink Motors thinks it has the answer. Wink has just unveiled four new neighborhood electric vehicles (NEVs) designed for American roads. They…
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Tesla (TSLA) earns 8 times more per car than Toyota

Tesla (TSLA) is now earning eight times more per car than Toyota, and they are starting to notice back in Japan. The list of things that could have led to Tesla’s demise used to be longer than my arm. For most investors, the amount of money that the company was losing was…
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In France, all large parking lots now have to be covered by solar panels

In France, solar just got a huge boost from new legislation approved through the Senate this week that requires all parking lots with spaces for at least 80 vehicles – both existing and new – be covered by solar panels. The new provisions are part of French president Emmanuel Macron’s large-scale plan to heavily invest in renewables, which aims to multiply by 10 the amount of solar energy…
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Theron Reever: Electric ATV that will make you stop waiting for the Tesla Cyberquad

Today, we bring you an exclusive first-drive review of the Theron Reever, an electric ATV that could make you stop waiting for the Tesla Cyberquad and set the stage for a new segment being electrified. Over the last few years, we have seen the wave of electrification taking over the auto industry spilling over to motorsports. Taiga Motors has been a great example with its electric snowmobile and…
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Fujifilm’s already impressive catalog of X-mount lenses got a little bigger the other day, with the introduction of the new 30mm F2.8 R LM WR Macro. In plain speak, that’s a splashproof lens with a linear motor for autofocus and an aperture ring to boot. Its…
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Google celebrates soul singer Dusty Springfield with animated Doodle

Google is today celebrating the late great British soul singer Dusty Springfield with an animated Doodle on the homepage. Born on April 16, 1939, Mary Isobel Catherine Bernadette O’Brien grew up in West Hampstead, London, and it was not until 1958 that she joined the girl group The Lana Sisters. However, some two years later, O’Brien teamed up with her brother Tom Springfield and Tim Feild…
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