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Heated car seats reduce male fertility - new study
Heated car seats reduce male fertility a new study has revealed Researchers have discovered that heated car seats may be contributing to a lower sperm count reducing fertility. Men who want to start a family should steer clear of heated car seats, according to a new study published recently in the Netherlands. The study found that sitting on a heated...
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If you wear your seat belt under your arm in the UK, you could be fined £100
If you wear your seatbelt like this in the UK, you could be fined £100 Drivers are being stopped by UK police and given the choice of a fine or some distressing road safety videos because they did not wear their seatbelts correctly while driving. Everyone knows you can be fined for not wearing a seatbelt, but not many drivers...
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What does your car know about you?
How much does a car know about its driver? The Jastine Valdez case has flagged up some privacy issues surrounding electronic vehicle data. What does your car know about you? The answer is, probably quite a lot. If your car is modern and has a big screen and a smartphone link, the likelihood is that your car is recording a...
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Smart Car set for Electric-Only Future
Daimler plans to change their Smart Car's Management team for an Electric-Only Future Daimler AG (AG is an abbreviation of Aktiengesellschaft, which is a German term for a public limited company.) is changing top management at Smart car as part of a plan to overhaul the brand. The Smart Car has always been something of a strange fit for the...
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Jaguar claim they could beat Tesla’s ludicrous mode
Jaguar has claimed that they could easily beat Tesla’s speed record but says it decided not to be drawn into an acceleration race between the I-PACE and Tesla Model X. Tesla’s Model S and Model X EVs have made headlines with their hard-core ‘ludicrous’ launch mode which generates supercar-beating acceleration but Jaguar has resisted the temptation to get into the...
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Sales of Electric Vehicles Set To Accelerate
Electric Vehicle Sales To Accelerate Sales of electric vehicles are set to accelerate as costs fall and production of electric vehicles ramp up. The latest industry opinions are that electrification of the transport system is set to accelerate in the late 2020s, with electric buses leading the way. Battery costs are continuing to drop and increasing scale in manufacturing will...
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Irish drivers can now import a car without needing NCT
Irish drivers can now import a car without needing to put it through an NCT. The new European law means that Irish drivers can now import a car without having to bring it for an NCT. It means you can now swap a foreign roadworthinesscertificate for an NCTdisc provided the existingdocument is still validand in date. The idea is to...
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Shannon to be a world centre for self-driving cars according to Jaguar
Shannon to be a world centre for autonomous vehicles The head of Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) worldwide claimed this week that Ireland's highly skilled and "very special" workforce could make a Shannon-based autonomous car project a world leader within five years. Jaguar plans to develop advanced automated driving and electrification technologies on the west coast. Dr Ralf Speth said Jaguars...
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Apple now has more than 50 autonomous cars on the road
Apple now has more than 50 autonomous cars on the road Apple is continuing to develop its self-driving program and they now have more than 5o autonomous cars on the road. The tech company has doubled the number of its self-driving cars according to the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV). Apple's fleet size has steadily risen since obtaining a...
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Elon Musk declares dual-motor Tesla Model 3 a BMW M3 rival
Elon Musk has detailed plans to build a new dual-motor all-wheel-drive version of the Tesla Model 3. He made the announcement in a string of Tweets revealing the most powerful of the two twin-motor Model 3s would be capable of hitting 60mph (97km/h) in just 3.5 seconds and topping out at 155mph (250km/h), while offering a driving range of up...