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Canadian startup launches INDIEGOGO funding campaign for low-cost electric self-charging solar tricycle produced in Pakistan

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The simple engineering design is low maintenance due to having a minimalized drive train as the hub motor (1 kW brushless motor) is directly attached to the rear wheel. Production will be in different manufacuring hubs in Pakistan. Total vehicle weight is 175 kg; payload is 320+ kg. Charging time from the grid is 4.4

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Navigant forecasts global natural gas fleet of 34.9M by 2020

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The increase is largely driven due to a combination of low-cost natural gas and sustained higher prices for gasoline and diesel in many countries, Navigant suggests. Asia Pacific leads in terms of annual sales of NGVs, with 1.2 million sales expected in 2013.

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One Way to Stop the Social Spread of Disinformation

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Alamouti says tokens, enabled by distributed ledgers, could replace cash as a method of exchange, with low-cost transaction fees. From selling makeup to becoming an engineer. Born in Tehran, Alamouti did not grow up wanting to be an engineer. Born in Tehran, Alamouti did not grow up wanting to be an engineer.