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Tesla opens longest Supercharger route from east to west along China’s historic Silk Road

Teslarati

The Supercharger route spans a little over 3,100 miles (5,000 kms) with 27 stations. mile Supercharger route runs along China’s historic Silk Road from Zhoushan to Horgos. It forged trade networks in Central Asian countries, including Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgzstan, along with modern-day India and Pakistan.

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Junkyard Find: 1992 Geo Metro 4-door hatchback

The Truth About Cars

Even better news during a time of recession in California (which is where I found this car) is the fuel economy it delivered with a five-speed manual transmission: 40 miles per gallon on the highway, 38 miles per gallon in the city. You could buy versions of this car all the way through 2017 in Pakistan.

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Study links air pollution and cyclone intensity in Arabian Sea; suggested solutions include diesel filters and two-stroke engines running on LPG fuel

Green Car Congress

mile)-thick brown cloud has been linked to altered rainfall patterns in South Asia, for example. Cyclone Phet in 2010 struck the coastlines of Pakistan and Oman and caused nearly $2 billion in damage. Gonu produced category 5-strength winds in excess of 250 kilometers per hour (156 miles per hour). A three-kilometer (1.9-mile)-thick

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Is It Safe to Travel to the Bahamas? Here’s What You Need to Know.

Baua Electric

Drawn by clear turquoise waters and miles of white-sand beaches, around seven million travelers visit the Bahamas each year, but a new warning about increased violence on the island nation has raised alarm over the safety of visiting there. 24, the U.S. Embassy in Nassau, the capital of the Bahamas, issued a security alert advising U.S.

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U.K. Startup’s Digital Dyeing Printers Save Energy, Water

Cars That Think

Miles of fabrics are immersed in gigantic “washing machines” full of dye and water. Then in Portugal, Turkey, but mainly in Asia: Vietnam, Indonesia, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh. Meanwhile, the environmental damage discovered by Hudd 10 years ago has become even worse. a new series of chemical baths and high energy treatment is used.

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