ADS-TEC Energy and JOLT Energy are rolling out battery-buffered, ultra-fast EV chargers in city centers in the US and Europe over the next 18 months.
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This electric boat with a hydrofoil hull utilizes BMW EV batteries and has its own sound design
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The Leica M11 Monochrom is a black-and-white only variant of the company’s 60MP full-frame rangefinder camera.
We had a chance to shoot with the M11 Mono, to see how it performs. Here is a gallery we produced with the camera. The samples were created using the Summicron-M 50mm F2 ASPH and the Summicron-M 28mm F2 ASPH lenses.
View our Leica M11 Monochrom sample gallery
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Volvo is set to release its smallest SUV ever with the electric EX30. Despite its compact size, the Volvo EX30 is packed with safety features to protect “both you and others in hectic urban environments.”
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A new report states that Tesla has proposed to build a factory in India during a meeting with officials today. After years of negotiation in the world’s most populous country, it would mark a reversal of its strategy.
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Gen. David Allvin, the Air Force’s No. 2 officer, is the frontrunner to become its next chief of staff, four people familiar with the deliberations told Air Force Times.
Allvin, a career mobility pilot and strategist who has served as Air Force vice chief of staff since…
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Product photos: Richard Butler
The Leica M11 Monochrom is the company’s latest full-frame digital rangefinder camera, built around a version of the M11’s 61MP BSI CMOS sensor that has no color filter array to interpret color.
Key features
60MP BSI CMOS sensor with dual gain design
Multi-field (matrix) light metering
ISO 125 – 200,000
Three Raw or JPEG resolution options (60MP…
