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• Italdesign Luxes Up Mercedes V-Class With Leather And Wood 19 Dec 2018 11:46 Motor1.com Italdesign worked on both exteriors and interiors of this high-end MPV Refined materials and hi-tech defines the interior of the cabin Jörg Astalosch: «This cooperation with a new partner, in an emergent market, synthesizes our “next 50” philosophy» …
• Industry leader or not, Mercedes is playing catch-up today 19 Dec 2018 11:06 AME Info Mercedes-Benz is quite the historied company. With over 92 years of experience, the German manufacturer has provided the automotive world with some of the best in terms of luxury, quality and performance, becoming a world-class brand in the process. Today, …
• Roboshuttles are a fast-growing field of slow transit, offer a different self-driving challenge 19 Dec 2018 11:00 Jewish World Review Planners across the United States are pushing slow-rolling roboshuttles as a way to dip their toes into greater automation. The stubby, bread-box-looking vehicles go about 10 miles per hour, and boosters say they're a relatively easy and potentially …
• Elon Musk bores transit tunnel in bid to end LA traffic congestion 19 Dec 2018 10:55 Australian Broadcasting Corporation Posted December 19, 2018 20:46:53 Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk has unveiled the first tunnel completed by the underground transit venture he launched two years ago as an ambitious remedy to the infamously heavy traffic in Los Angeles. Key points: …
• Elon Musk unveils traffic-busting underground tunnel 19 Dec 2018 10:37 Irish Times Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk has unveiled his ground-breaking underground transportation tunnel, which he hopes will provide an answer to “soul-destroying traffic” across the world. Reporters and invited guests took some of the first journeys in the …
• Elon Musk triumphantly unveils his first traffic-beating underground tunnel 19 Dec 2018 10:03 Metro Cafe To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Elon Musk appeared in public this week to unveil the first completed test tunnel for his side-project, the Boring Company. The 1.14-mile tunnel …
• Norway sees boom in electric cars, fueled by the government 19 Dec 2018 10:02 WFED OSLO, Norway (AP) — A silent revolution has transformed driving in Norway. Eerily quiet vehicles are ubiquitous on the fjord-side roads and mountain passes of this wealthy European nation of 5.3 million. Some 30 percent of all new cars sport plug-in cables …
• The 2019 Ford Ranger Isn't the Old-Fashioned Little Truck You Remember - RoadandTrack.com 19 Dec 2018 09:40 Google It's been almost seven years since the last US-market Ranger rolled out of Ford's Twin Cities Assembly Plant in St. Paul, Minnesota. After that last pickup left the building, Ford had no contender in the once-booming midsize truck market. The …
• Elon Musk unveils first Boring Company tunnel under SpaceX HQ - CNET 19 Dec 2018 08:56 C Net Two years ago, the relentless Los Angeles frustrated Elon Musk so much he tweeted that he was going to build a tunneling machine to take transport subterranean, helping drivers beat the crazy backups altogether. The Tesla and SpaceX CEO is known for making …
• Contracts passed to help maintain county properties 19 Dec 2018 07:14 Record Herald The Fayette County Commissioners approved various contracts to help maintain county properties in a multitude of ways. At a recent meeting, the commissioners approved six contracts for services to help keep county-owned properties in good repair. The first …
• Agreement Between Human Horizons, Wuxi Weifu e-Drive Technology and Protean Electric Will Deliver Mass Produced In-Wheel Motors for Intelligent Connected Vehicles 19 Dec 2018 06:15 Odessa American DETROIT, SHANGHAI and LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec 19, 2018--Human Horizons, the mobility technology innovator, Protean Electric Ltd, the automotive technology company, and Wuxi Weifu e-Drive Technology Ltd. (“WFDT”) are pleased to announce their …
• Elon Musk unveils his first Los Angeles-area tunnel 19 Dec 2018 05:59 Reuters LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk made a brief public appearance late on Tuesday to unveil the first tunnel completed by the underground transit venture he launched two years ago as an ambitious remedy to Los Angeles’ infamously …
• NPU's LaRose appointed to CMEEC board 19 Dec 2018 05:58 Norwich Bulletin NORWICH — Chris LaRose was appointed Tuesday to the Connecticut Municipal Electric Energy Cooperative’s board of directors, and then he declined to accept a pay raise. At a regular meeting of the Norwich Board of Public Utilities Commissioners, LaRose, NPU …
• Ars takes a first tour of the length of The Boring Company’s test tunnel - Ars Technica 19 Dec 2018 05:01 Google 20 with 19 posters participating Enlarge / A light at the end of The Boring Company tunnel. The Boring Company HAWTHORNE, CALIF.—On a breezy Tuesday evening across the busy street from SpaceX's headquarters, Elon Musk's Boring Company invited a …
• Elon Musk’s SpaceX set to raise $500 mn: report 19 Dec 2018 04:43 Bikol Reporter NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Elon Musk’s rocket company SpaceX plans to raise $500 million to help launch its satellite internet service, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday. SpaceX will garner the funds from existing shareholders and a new …
• NPU's LaRose appointed to CMEEC board, declines pay raise 19 Dec 2018 04:43 Norwich Bulletin NORWICH — Chris LaRose was appointed Tuesday to the Connecticut Municipal Electric Energy Cooperative’s board of directors, and then he declined to accept a pay raise. At a regular meeting of the Norwich Board of Public Utilities Commissioners, LaRose, NPU …
• Delhi government looks to hike e-vehicle numbers 19 Dec 2018 04:18 The New Indian Express By Express News Service NEW DELHI: The Delhi government organised a day-long consultation programme on electric vehicles as it pushes to increase this variant of transport on the roads here.    Several industry leaders, experts, Resident Welfare …
• Ars takes a first tour of the length of The Boring Company’s test tunnel 19 Dec 2018 04:17 Arc Technica 3 with 3 posters participating Enlarge / A light at the end of The Boring Company tunnel. The Boring Company HAWTHORNE, CA—On a breezy Tuesday evening across the busy street from SpaceX's headquarters, Elon Musk's Boring Company invited a group …
• Madison's north side experiences power outages 19 Dec 2018 04:10 WMTV News MADISON,WISC.-- More than 1,500 customers are experiencing power outages on Madison's north-side Tuesday night, according to the Madison Gas and Electric website. MG&E spokesperson, Dana Brueck, said outages happened after a vehicle hit a pole. MG…
• Why Nike thinks the future of its stores is an app 19 Dec 2018 03:36 Independent For something that ends with something so pleasant, shoe shopping can sometimes seem like the worst kind of work: concern that a shop won't have your size, asking to find out if they do and try it on, only to discover that size doesn't fit and …