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3D Printed Cars - 5 Times Stronger Than a Smart Car
The future of car building is here. For $10,000 you can now buy a 3D printed two-seater car which is about the size of a Smart car but will be five times stronger. Unlike Tesla which has thousands of parts and components, this small electric 3D Printed Car will have less than 100 parts. The LSEV is produced by XEV...
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Porsche will make a flying car
Luxury sports car manufacturer, Porsche is planning to develop a flying passenger vehicle. Detlev von Platen, the company’s sales chief said in an interview with the German magazine Automobilwoche, that passengers would be able to use the cars without a pilot’s license. It is proposed by Porsche that most operations would be automated, but they could maintain some control. Von...
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Fear Of Self-Driving Cars Is Declining
Waymo, the self-driving car company created by Google has been testing its self-driving cars in the United States. Back in November Waymo announced it was modifying its self-driving program. Since then they have removed the backup driver from behind the steering wheel and have begun testing the cars with only an employee in the back seat. The company has been...
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Conor McGregor's Cars
McGregor's Super Cars Since bursting onto the UFC scene in 2008, Conor McGregor has become world famous for his bravado and cocky confidence. In the same time, he has also become something of a sporting and marketing phenomenon. On March 9, 2008, McGregor made his professional MMA debut at Cage of Truth 2, when he defeated Gary Morris with a...
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Dublin Traffic Gridlocked Taoiseach takes 75 minutes to get to work
The Dáil heard that traffic gridlock was so bad in Dublin on Tuesday it took the Prime Minister of Ireland, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar 75 minutes to get to work. Although Mr Varadkar lives quite close to the city in Castleknock, west Dublin, it still took well over an hour to get to work. If the leader of Ireland finds it...
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New car ferry route from Cork to Spain announced
New car ferry route from Cork to Spain announced BRITTANY Ferries announced a new route from Cork into northern Spain. Starting at the end of April, the car ferry service will link Cork and Santander, making two return-sailings a week. This will be the first time there has ever been a ferry service linking Ireland and Spain. A new ship...
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Toyota planning to sell more than 1 million electric cars by 2030
Toyota will manufacture one million electric cars by 2030 Toyota is planning to release at least 10 new EVs (Electric Vehicle) and fuel cell vehicles and also plan to have all cars electrified by 2025. The Japanese car manufacturer is the latest in a long line of car manufacturers announcing a significant push on electric vehicles in the next decade....
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BMW electric cars hit 100,000 sales target
BMW reaches its electric car sales target BMW have announced that it has hit its target of selling 100,000 electric cars this year around the world. The German car giant is benefiting from a strong demand in western Europe and the United States for models such as the i3 and the 2-series plug-in hybrid Active Tourer. The sales of these...
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Sole traders could save €12k tax on cars
Tax savings for Sole Traders A new measure which came into force after the budget has escaped widespread attention. The new and cost-saving measure could mean that sole traders would save around €12,000 on income tax if they buy an electric vehicle (EV). The Accelerated Capital Allowances deal means that self employed sole traders who buy an EV can front-load...
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Flying car startup wants to have the world's first flying car race in 2019
An Australian startup called Alauda have announced their plan to host the world’s first “flying car” race in the desert in 2019. The company has built its own scaled-down prototype, a racecar-shaped quadcopter called the Alauda Mark 1 Airspeeder. They plan to flight test the flying racecar in 2018 and in order to get the project off the ground (pun...