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AK-47 Maker Kalashnikov Now Makes Retro-Styled Electric Cars
Expanding the Kalshnikov Brand Russian manufacturer Kalashnikov unveiled their new CV-1 prototype recently. Unlike their most popular product, the legendary AK-47 rifle, this is not a weapon but an electric vehicle that aims to take on Elon Musk‘s Tesla. Although, not quite in terms of style, since Kalashnikov draws inspiration…
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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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US Army Testing Hydrogen Fuel Cell Stealth Truck
The US Army has revealed that it is testing a new stealth electric road vehicle powered by a hydrogen fuel cell. The ZH2 is a modified Chevy Colorado – equipped with a hydrogen fuel cell and an electric drive – which has been supplied by General Motor’s Global Fuel Cell…
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Elon Musk Claims Suspension Problems are a Conspiracy
When it comes to electric cars, it’s hard to avoid Tesla, from the sporty Model S saloon to the upcoming affordable Model 3, they seem to have a strong hold on the electric vehicle market. Unfortunately, the company has recently come under fire over claims that the suspension on the…
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BMW Plans to Launch a New Electric Self-Driving Car in 2021
We all know that BMW is embracing the self-driving, electric car trend, and even though the i3 model unveiled in 2013 is enjoying some success, the company’s next vehicle will definitely be even more impressive. The sad news is that this model won’t be arriving until 2021 – a decision that…
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Tesla to Release Upgraded and Redesigned Model S
Tesla is committed to continually updating their cars and while this usually takes the form of small tweaks and over-the-air software updates. Now, as had been rumoured, Tesla plan to release a newly redesigned and upgraded version of the Model S saloon, which has been on the market for 4…
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Upgraded Tesla Model S Expected Next Week
It is the Model 3 that has been getting all the attention towards Tesla lately with its remarkable preorder figures continuing to balloon. It isn’t the only car that the California-based EV firm have been working on lately, with rumours beginning to show that they have also been looking to…
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Tesla Model 3 Receives 325,000 Preorders in Just One Week
There was no doubt that the Tesla Model 3 was going to be a big hit after last week saw the newly announced electric vehicle receive 180,000 preorders in just 24 hours. One week on and Tesla has revealed that the preorders kept flowing in, with the number already having…
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EV Wireless Charging Almost as Good as Plugging In
Wireless charging for electric vehicles has been an option to their owners for some time now, but the existing solutions are hardly efficient, with charging times far longer than the typical wired charger and there was no assurance of compatibility especially for larger vehicles. At Oak Ridge National Laboratory, scientists…
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LG Producing Tesla Model 3’s Huge Touchscreen
With an incredible number of Model 3’s already preordered, Tesla is certainly going to need some help if they’re going to come close to filling the demand. According to Reuters, the first of the companies that may be on board to help get the Model 3 into production are LG,…
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Electric Bikes Are Coming to Motorcross
In a world where the focus on electric vehicles seems almost entirely to be on cars and other on-road vehicles, Silicon Valley firm Alta Motors are taking a different path, with the firm preparing to release a number of electric off-road motorcycles and supermoto bikes. The company was created by…
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Tesla Have Taken $7.5 Billion Worth of Model 3 Preorders According to Elon Musk
Yesterday, Tesla unveiled their long-awaited affordable electric car, the Model 3. Tesla may have expected that there would be great interest in this new car for the masses, but the response to it has been enormous, with over 180,000 pre-orders being taken in the first 24 hours alone. Despite not…
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Chevrolet Bolt Electric Car Preparing to Enter Production
It has been a while since we reported on Chevrolet’s new all-electric car, the Bolt, but now Chevy has declared that the electric vehicle is still set to make its 2017 release. The Bolt’s production will begin before the end of 2016 and with a range in excess of 200…
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Speed Record Claimed by Modified Electric Corvette
The world record for the fastest street-legal all-electric vehicle has been awarded to the Genovation GXE, an all-electric conversion of the 2006 Z06 Corvette, which achieved a top speed of 186.8 mph at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The GXE is a prototype vehicle that employs state-of-the-art electric motors and batteries to…
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Europe Might Take the Lead in Adopting Electric Vehicles
It’s really surprising to hear something like this, but the fact is that Europeans are more interested in electric vehicles. I know the EV hype has been going on in the US for quite some time, but according to the European Automobile Manufacturers Association, Europe has seen a 78% rise…
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