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Poll: Would You Want to Work a Shorter Week?

Cars That Think

The system enabled my colleagues and me to run some personal errands, see our doctors, and pick up our kids from school, among other activities. Other countries that are trying out a shortened workweek include Australia, Japan, Scotland, and Spain, according to World Population Review.

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With only days before initial testing, the Formula E grid is finalized

Teslarati

The new racecar will finally be on full display as Formula E starts live testing in Valencia, Spain, just three days from now. During which, the series garnered record viewership; in person, online, and on TV. What do you think of the article? View this post on Instagram. A post shared by ABB Formula E (@fiaformulae).

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Worldwide Campaign for Neurorights Notches Its First Win

Cars That Think

The NeuroRights Foundation can claim much of the credit for the developments in Chile , Spain, and the U.N. The right to personal identity. In an article published in the journal Horizons , Herrmann, Yuste, and Perseus Strategies director Jared Genser argue that the U.N. The 5 Neurorights. The right to mental privacy.

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Technology Review: First Plug-in Hybrid to Be Sold in the United States

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

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Kia EV9 and Volvo EX30: Are they 2024’s most important EVs?

Charged EVs

The single-motor, rear-wheel-drive version was quick enough for any urban or highway situation we encountered during test drives of pre-production versions that spanned seven hours over two October days in and around Barcelona, Spain. Kia and Volvo provided airfare, lodging, and meals to enable Charged to bring you this first-person report.

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Solar Smackdown in Torrance – Installer Sues City on Behalf of the Sun

Creative Greenius

The Breeze got their own headline wrong since Bradley isn’t a “Torrance man&# he lives in Rancho Palos Verdes where his business is based, as it says in paragraph five of their article, but you’ve got to cut them some slack because their legacy ship is sinking. We’re behind Spain! Are you kidding me? BRAD (laughing).

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Devil in the Details: World Leaders Scramble To Salvage and Shape Copenhagens UNFCCC Climate Summit

Green Car Congress

April, 2008 : In an article entitled Dangerous Assumptions ( earlier post ), Roger Pielke, Jr., Tom Wigley, and Christopher Green questioned the relevance of the reference emissions scenarios that the IPCC used in the Fourth Assessment Report to underpin estimates of future warming trends. ” —UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown.

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