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This $680 4-seater electric swan boat makes my own Chinese e-boat look luxurious

Baua Electric

But after buying an ultra-cheap Chinese electric boat last year , this new one makes my own lazy lake cruiser look like a luxury yacht. The design is certainly… intriguing. So this is definitely another case of allowing ourselves to simply enjoy one of these weird little electric swan boats from afar!

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Report: Future BMW I3 Will Be Less Weird Than Original

The Truth About Cars

As BMW’s first mass-produced “zero emissions” vehicle, the i3 boasted a predictably quirky design that seemed to underpin most manufacturers early attempts at fielding an electric car. BMW definitely needs to bring to market an affordable, compact car,” Weber said. "We

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Wireless Heater Made From a Leaf Skeleton Is Fully Biodegradable

Cars That Think

We’ve gotten very, very good at making things that are cheap and durable. Realistically, making everything eco-friendly isn’t practical, but making some things eco-friendly is— even for a very strict definition of eco-friendly that takes the availability of raw materials, reusability, and eventual disposal into account. Katherine W.

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The Tesla Cybertruck’s looks are not as big of a deal as critics think

Teslarati

This has resulted in numerous Tesla skeptics predicting that the all-electric pickup truck’s design is so out there that the vehicle would be the company’s first true failure. This means that it is designed to be capable enough to handle tasks that are typically expected of pickups. Looks May Not Matter As Much.

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Heybike Horizon review: Full-suspension 28 MPH fat-tire e-bike at just $1,499

Baua Electric

The company’s latest e-bike, the Heybike Horizon , has nailed the comfortable step-through fat tire design with a combination of performance and price that we rarely see. For example, this is an affordable full-suspension design that actually feels like decent suspension. Hitting 28 mph (45 km/h) is definitely doable.

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Stuff We Use: What’s the Best Car Wash Soap?

The Truth About Cars

Not overly cheap but on sale now for about a decade and backed by a swarm of positive reviews, this stuff never fails to work itself into a frenzied lather of the type one would see in car wash commercials or that one Liv Tyler video with the Geo Metro. The main takeaway here is to only touch the car’s paint with a soft, clean cloth.

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I drove the new Tesla Model 3, here’s what got better

Teslarati

It definitely was not what I expected, and I was pleasantly surprised by some features but underwhelmed by others. I think the legacy Model 3 is a good design, but it was just too generic when comparing it to this option. First Thoughts and Initial Impressions When I arrived, I was pleasantly surprised by the look.

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