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Video Friday: Robot Gecko Smashes Face Into Tree

Cars That Think

LET ME TAKE YOU TO THE LOCATION OF JUICES [ Ballbot ] Some more recent videos on Ballbot, and we're very happy that it's still an active research platform! The book is even free, too. I have no idea how they can afford to do this, but good on them, right? [ [ SubT ] Remote work has been solved thanks to Robovie-Z.

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Should you rent an EV for a family holiday?

EV Central

That’s not the EV I booked … Who knew? I pre-booked months in advance. I note my booking said: Hyundai Kona Electric or similar compact SUV. I charge here for two hours – on my own, in a lonely car park – so I have enough juice to get back to the other town and try DC charging. Not fun at all.

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Taking the Steps To Join the EV World

Blink Charging

No matter which way you go, take the time to read about all the available EVs and then book some test drives. You can start with a resource like Kelley Blue Book , but a local dealership will also be a good resource for information, as well as the manufacturer’s website. And for that, you can connect with other EV owners.

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How Charles Darwin Found Inspiration on the Cape Verde Islands

Baua Electric

Cape Verdeans don’t really know Darwin,” said Mr. Rodrigues, who carried a book by António Correia e Silva, an island historian who laid out a “Darwin trail,” of sorts, around Praia. Their juice, called calabaceira, is thick, velvety and slightly sour — and was my favorite part of breakfast in Praia.) We focus on culture and history.”

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False Starts: The Story of Vehicle-to-Grid Power

Cars That Think

In the 1990s, batteries had far less capacity than they do today, and for the small community of EV users, the prospect of running out of juice and becoming stranded was very real. While interest in this idea seems likely to grow as EVs proliferate, the prospect of electric car owners becoming power entrepreneurs appears more distant.

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Andrew Leland on Assistive Tech for the Blind

Cars That Think

So, who better to have written the newly released book The Country of the Blind: A Memoir at the End of Sight , which presents a history of blindness that touches on events and advances in social, political, artistic, and technological realms? Some blind people read entire books that way. You rely a great deal on your screen reader.

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Electric Car Watch #1: Electric Car Disruption will destroy ICE Car Market | ? ?

Plug In India

In India, even though it is not an electric car, the OLA electric scooter got bookings worth Rs 1,100 CR. Most of these legacy automakers selling ICE cars are clueless and have no idea of the tsunami about to hit them. The Tesla Model 3 in 2016 got 400,000 pre-orders in just a week. Which ICE sedan has seen so much demand on launch?