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UK to Announce 2030 Fossil Fuel Car Ban Next Week?
Since the beginning of the year, there have been many rumbling within the UK that the government was planning on formally confirming a cut-off date for the production (or more specifically, sale) of new fossil fuel-based cars. In fact, as recently as September, there was a pretty strong indication that…
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Electric Self-Balancing Motorised Unicycle Video Emerges
Electric Powered Self-Balancing Motorised Unicycle Appears Online When I first started working for eTeknix, I quickly gained a reputation for finding some of the stranger tech news. There is something of a company ethos that if its weird of troll-worthy, give it to Mike. Despite that though, I never expected…
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The Iconic London Black Cab is Going Green this Month
Plans to improve the environment and air quality in London! In London, there are many iconic sights. Big Ben, The Houses of Parliament, Buckingham Palace etc. One of them, however, is also the humble black cab. Yes, the London black cab has been with us for quite some time. For…
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Proterra Electric Bus Drives Over 1,100 Miles on Single Charge
World Records Broken! The Proterra electric bus has just smashed the world record for the longest distance travelled by an electric vehicle on a single charge. While Elon Musk recovered from this shock, the initiative has been undertaken to hopefully encourage cities to switch from traditional diesel bus services to electric. Admittedly,…
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Ground Based Vehicles Heading to No Man’s Sky?
No Man’s Sky from Hello Games got off to a… let’s just say “less than favourable” start in life. Personally, I did enjoy the game, it has a great atmosphere about it, but with every passing hour, it started to dawn that the whole thing felt like an endless conveyor…
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FBI Warns That Cars Are Increasingly Vulnerable to Hacks
It’s no surprise that hackers have taken an interest in connected vehicles, but not everyone is actually aware of their cars’ vulnerabilities. That’s why the FBI has decided to make a public service announcement alongside the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, in which it warns people of the dangers…
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Dying Light Season Pass And Expansion Get Price Increase
Dying Light sees players running through a zombie filled world using both their skills, weapons and parkour movement to fight and outrun their enemies. That is until night time when the creatures suddenly empower and hunt the player, quickly turning the tide on their attackers. The developers for the game at…
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Halo Mod for Arma 3 Looks Amazing!
A Halo mod for Arma 3 released by Foehammer Studios has just been released under the name of The Eridanus Insurrection. Its description tells us that the mod focuses on the civil war between the UNSC (United Nations Space Command) and the Insurrectionists, who are various groups of rebel factions…
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100 Real People to Test Volvo Self-Driving Cars in 2017
Volvo, the Scandinavian automaker, has said that they will begin testing of their first driverless vehicles with real drivers in 2017. Yes, that means anyone, not special scientists or engineers. The tests will also be on public roads as well, in real traffic on the streets of Gothenburg, Sweden. Volvo…
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New Traffic Lights Let You Play Pong
Meet the ActiWait, the new product behind an Indiegogo campaign that promises to let you play Pong while waiting to cross the road. The concept is the result of work by 3 German design students that replaces the usual buttons and ‘WAIT’ sign with a touchscreen display that lets you…
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Driverless Cars to Be Tested in Four UK Cities
Driverless cars will be tested in 4 UK cities starting 1st January. Coventry, Bristol, Milton Keynes and Greenwich in south-east London will be the first to see the vehicles hit public roads. The Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osbourne announced the plans during today’s Autumn Statement in Parliament. The initiative…
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Cost of Electric Vehicles in UK Rising, Due to Subsidies Ending
The end of UK government subsidies will likely make it more expensive to drive an electric car than driving a traditional petrol-powered vehicle. The installation and maintenance of electric chargers, which was overseen by the Department for Transport, ended in April – and now prices have gone up as local…
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