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This new style of electric tuk-tuk makes me want to drive a taxi in India

Baua Electric

In Thailand, a tuk-tuk (a fun onomatopoeia that arose from the traditionally loud two-stroke engines powering them). My favorite part of this vehicle is just how cheap it is – a mere $592! I’ve got my hands full with a few containers of Chinese EVs as it is. This one style of vehicle is known by many names.

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Saudis Expand Price War Downstream

Green Car Congress

The crude is so cheap it’s pretty much free for them, the margins are going to be massive. On the other hand, it won’t be easy for Saudi Arabia—Chinese refiners are also producing more gasoline, for which demand is still strong. However, one cannot easily neglect the Indian and Chinese refiners.

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Who Really Invented the Thumb Drive?

Cars That Think

Computer users badly needed a cheap, high-capacity, reliable, portable storage device. Flash memory became cheap and robust enough for consumer use by 1995. And few talented engineers wanted to work for a company that seemed to offer little guarantee of long-term employment. The thumb drive was all that—and more.

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