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The BMW i7 is dominating its ICE counterpart

Teslarati

Coming in at an eye-watering 139,900 euro starting price ($119,000 starting price in the United States), it’s no wonder BMW only sold just under a hundred BMW i7s. The Spectre, which has yet to even make it to customers’ garages, filled its order books shortly after launch, according to comments given to Car Magazine.

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6 Podcasts About the Joys and Perils of the Great Outdoors

Baua Electric

Many episodes focus on mountaineering, polar expeditions and base jumping, but there are also closer-to-home options like cold-water swimming and mudlarking , the tradition of hunting for hidden treasures along the banks of the River Thames in London.

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Belching Volcano and Flowing Lava Dent Tourism in Icelandic Region

Baua Electric

The Blue Lagoon resort in the south of Iceland is a scenic network of steaming azure pools surrounded by dark rocks, where tourists dip in the geothermal water, have spa treatments and enjoy what the resort advertises as “a universe of radiant well-being.” But since the November earthquakes, the Blue Lagoon has had to close for some days.

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GM Recalls Over 570,000 Chevy Silverado HD, GMC Sienna HD Pickup Trucks

Green Fleet Magazine

Under certain conditions water may intrude into the vehicle's tailgate and come into contact with the electronic gate-release switch, potentially causing a short circuit.

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Toyota Rumored to Debut Performance Automatic Transmission for GR Models Next Month

The Truth About Cars

This may just be more publicized speculation from Japan’s Magazine X. We’ll also learn if the earlier rumors about Toyota using the event to tease out the return of the Celica hold any water. Production is supposed to commence at roughly the same time. But it exists on a credible timeline.

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Boeing truck-mounted laser demonstrator destroys targets through wind and fog; “photons on target”, only diesel required

Green Car Congress

Thermal management is provided by a two-loop chilled water system for the laser, with a standard air conditioner for all other subsystems. The thermal management and electrical power systems provide a deep magazine of continuous target engagements. Lethal engagements take seconds with duration being target dependent.

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This Engineer’s Job Is to Keep Arkansas Nuclear One Safe

Cars That Think

The pressurized-water plant provides electricity to the majority of the state’s businesses and residents and to customers beyond Arkansas. She was inspired by her parents, who worked in biology, and by her reading of physics journals and engineering and science magazines.