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Tesla Model S 85kWh 3Φ AC Induction Motor, Now COvered by Unlimited-Mileage Warranty

Elon Musk Announces Warranty Adjustment for Tesla Model S 85 kWh

Apparently, some alarms were raised regarding the enduring quality of the Tesla Model S, so Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk has announced a little...

EU Bans Powerful Vacuum Cleaners From The Market

If you are a resident of an EU country and you have been dreaming of buying one of those vacuum cleaners that can suck...

BMW Promotes E-Mobility with Their New and Sleek Solar Charging Station

BMW has a brand new treat for the lucky owners of their i3 and i8 electric cars. The company's first solar charging station, Point.One S,...

FDA Warns Pregnant Women of Dangerous Levels of Mercury In Tuna

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released new recommendations on how much and what type of fish...
Fracking & Illegal Meth Labs, feeding one addiction or another, and a pox on your "regulations!"

Fracking Operations Self-Police About as Well as Meth Labs

Who watches fracking operations? Not the regulators, apparently! So, apparently there’s this new method to extract natural gas from deep underground, bringing to the surface...

Flowery Organic Solar Cells Generate Beautiful Solar Power

People view power generation as an ugly thing, regardless of how green it is. Wind turbines, hydropower stations, even solar panels have met their...

Beautiful Floating Platforms May Supply Wind and Wave Power To Copenhagen

There is only one thing better than a facility that can harvest both tidal and wind energy, and that is when this facility is...

Travel House Made of Water Tanks Can Be Pulled with a Bike

Are you a fan of caravans, but you feel limited by the need to always sit behind the car wheel when you want to take...

Transparent Solar Concentrators to Produce Electricity Unnoticed

The time when solar concentrators can be placed on the surface of windows or cellphone screens, without disturbing their initial purpose, has finally come....

Bacteria Turn Old Newspapers Into Biofuel to Power Cars

There is something sacred about the unique relationship between the morning coffee and the printed newspaper, which no website can recreate. Unfortunately, this comes...