article thumbnail

Mercedes-AMG teases first look at its sporty electric supercar poised to rival Porsche, Lucid

Baua Electric

Mercedes-AMG previews new electric supercar testing Days after Porsche revealed the Taycan Turbo GT , its most powerful road-legal vehicle yet, Mercedes-AMG is previewing its first standalone EV. The rear and front lights are covered. Mercedes has yet to reveal prices or specs for the EV supercar, but it will not be cheap.

Porsche 52
article thumbnail

Ride1Up Prodigy V2 review: An affordable Brose mid-drive e-bike for the common man!

Baua Electric

kg) Load capacity: 300 lb (136 kg) Frame: Aluminum alloy Brakes: Tektro quad-piston hydraulic disc brakes Extras: Brose color display, front and rear LED lights, included high-quality rack and fenders, 100mm air suspension fork, Maxxis tires, kickstand Even better than before! The bike is also plenty fast, too.

article thumbnail

Europe Expands Virtual Borders To Thwart Migrants

Cars That Think

The ship’s captain stopped the engines, and the aircraft flashed its lights at the rubber boat. If it were legal to deliver rescued migrants to Libya, it would be as cheap as sending rescue boats a few extra kilometers south instead of east. But neither the ship nor the aircraft came to the rescue. million people.

Europe 144
article thumbnail

The Soviet-Era, Z80-based Galaksija Dared to Be Different

Cars That Think

Two EPROMs (recognizable by the window that allows their silicon to be exposed to ultraviolet light for data erasure) store the operating system, while a third EPROM stores graphical character data. Like many makers, I use a cheap and cheerful TL866-based ROM programmer.

DIY 98
article thumbnail

Apollo Pro promises to be the first electric hyper scooter

Green Authority

The top speed, the light intensity, the color, and the sound of the horn can all be customized via the Apollo App. The M1 controller is said to collect 22 data points every second, including GPS location, and offers new safety features such as fall detection and a 360-degree light system with turning signals.

article thumbnail

Urban transport | Two wheels good | The Economist

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

It is no sweat to restart, so the temptation to zip through a red traffic light, menacing people as you do so, is removed. As your correspondent waits at a light, a fit pedal cyclist pulls up beside her. Advertising info Legal disclaimer Accessibility Privacy policy Terms & Conditions Help. “What is it? An electric?

article thumbnail

BNEF: producing battery materials in the DRC could lower supply-chain emissions and add value to the country’s cobalt

Green Car Congress

The DRC’s cost competitiveness comes from its relatively cheap access to land and low engineering, procurement and construction, or EPC, cost compared to the US, Poland and China. This is three times cheaper than what a similar plant in the US would cost. European cell manufacturers currently rely heavily on China for battery precursors.

Africa 221