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Cabbies test London’s new electric range-extended taxi

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London’s new electric range-extended cab has been tested by real-life taxi drivers and the city’s Mayor, Boris Johnson for the first time. The new Metrocab taxi, developed by UK firms, Frazer-Nash Research and Ecotive, is expected to save the typical London cabbie between £20 or £40 a day th[.]. Electric cars Editor Pick'

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New range-extended Metrocab could save cabbies up to £40 a day

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More details of a new range-extended taxi cab for London have been released by the vehicle’s makers as the prepare for imminent road trials. The new Metrocab taxi, built by UK firms, Frazer-Nash Research and Ecotive, was recently unveiled in London for the first time last month, when the city’s Ma[.]. Hybrid cars'

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A Skeptic’s Take on Beaming Power to Earth from Space

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Ten of the 13 crucial subsystems required to build such a satellite—including gigawatt-scale microwave beam transmission and robotic construction of kilometers-long, high-stiffness structures in space—rank as “high” or “very high” technical difficulty, according to a 2022 report to ESA by Frazer-Nash , a U.K. consultancy.

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