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Tesla’s $25,000 Model 2 electric car rendered – Dope or Nope?

February 16, 2021
Tesla’s upcoming $25,000 electric car, sometimes referred to as “Model 2,” has been rendered by an artist. Dope or Nope? Let us known. Just over a year ago, Tesla announced plans to establish a new R&D and design center in China to build “a Chinese-style” electric car. Tesla started taking design submissions for its Chinese-made small electric car last summer and started hiring…
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Gallery update: Fujifilm XF 27mm F2.8 R WR

February 16, 2021
Fujifilm’s new XF 27mm F2.8 R WR is so nice, we decided to keep shooting with it and fill out our gallery with more samples. Optically identical to Fujfilm’s other 27mm F2.8, this version adds an aperture ring and weather sealing. It’s also sharp, small and…
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A glimpse inside Lucid Motors’ new factory in Arizona

February 16, 2021
Lucid Motors is making strides toward delivering its foremost electric sedan this spring. Its production lines are beginning to come to life. This is all taking place in Casa Grande, Arizona, a 590-acre footprint and home to Lucid Motors’ new production factory. The Lucid AMP-1 (Advanced Manufacturing Plant) will house the production and assembly of the California-based automaker’s upcoming…
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Sony a1 added to studio test scene for stills and video

February 16, 2021
Test scene Our test scene is designed to simulate a variety of textures, colors and detail types you’ll encounter in the real world. It also has two illumination modes to see the effect of different lighting conditions. The 50MP, ‘stacked’ BSI-CMOS sensor…
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Rumors of Tesla (TSLA) factory in India intensify as local chief minister weighs in

February 15, 2021
The rumors of a Tesla factory coming to India are intensifying as a local chief minister appears to confirm Tesla’s plan to build electric vehicles in Karnataka. Tesla has had a long history of flirting with the idea of entering the Indian market. In 2016, CEO Elon Musk said that Tesla had plans to enter the Indian market, but those plans have been delayed. Tesla apparently did make some…
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Iron Dome plans being finalized as US Army begins training on systems

February 15, 2021
WASHINGTON — Plans for where, how and when the U.S. Army’s two new Iron Dome air defense batteries could deploy are being finalized, according to Brig. Gen. Brian Gibson, the lead on the service’s air and missile defense modernization effort. Lawmakers have demanded the service come up with a plan to deploy Iron Dome systems, which were procured as an interim solution to fill a cruise…
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