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Uruguay launches first BYD battery-electric buses; projecting 500 by 2015

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in partnership with Chinese automaker BYD Ltd, introduced the first battery-electric 12-meter rapid transit bus in Uruguay and the region. By 2015 it is expected that more than 500 BYD electric buses will be running on the streets and roads of Uruguay. Buquebus and CTS Auto S.A.,

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China Zorrilla: How The World’s Largest Electric Ferry Changes Maritime Electrification

CleanTechnica EVs

The launch of the all-electric ferry China Zorrilla, expected to be operating between Argentina and Uruguay, represents a landmark event in global maritime electrification.

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Waze adds speed limits feature, planned drives

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Waze, the popular “connected driver” app that combines navigation with driver contributions on traffic, accidents and other road data, is adding a speed limit feature that will automatically notify drivers when they are exceeding the speed limit. The rest of world will follow. It will stay there until the vehicle speed drops below the limit.

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In Uruguay, 50,000 Steps in a City Where the Sidewalk Never Ends

Baua Electric

Or the nearly 14-mile palm-fringed ribbon called La Rambla, in Montevideo, the capital of Uruguay. The red-and-white-striped promenade runs between a busy road and the Ro de la Plata, a wide waterway separating Uruguay and Argentina. Then I heard the sound of candombe, a style of Afro-Uruguayan music, coming from a side street.

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The British Navy Resisted a Decent Lightning Rod for Decades

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The rod was attached to the mainmast, ran through the hull, and connected to copper sheeting on the underside of the ship, thus dissipating any electricity from a lightning strike into the sea. It was a great idea, and it seemed to work. So why did the British Navy refuse to adopt it?