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The Paris Climate Agreement Has Been Adopted
After two weeks of marathon negotiations, 195 countries approved an accord that would wean the world off fossil fuels this century, limiting global warming to 2ºC, with an aspirational target of 1.5ºC. It’s the first successful end to a global climate summit after two decades of failed negotiations. The final draft of the text that…
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Rolls-Royce sold in 2014, more than 4,000 cars
Rolls-Royce sold in 2014, more than 4,000 cars Posted on 06-01-2015 at 8:22 by sir_smokalot – 19 Comments” That is a quadrupling in 5 years time. In 2014 sold Rolls-Royce 4.063 cars, a small 12% more than the of 3,630 units in 2013, so you made the luxebouwer from Goodwood announced today. The maker of…
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Fierce fire lays Koni largely in axis
Fierce fire lays Koni largely in axis Posted on 06-01-2015 at 8:42 by sir_smokalot – 34 Comments” At schokbrekerfabrikant Koni in Oud-Beijerland is this morning, a fierce fire erupted, probably in the office area. According to RTV Rijnmond was the fire just after seven o’clock discovered, and as it is on the pictures is to…
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Mercedes-Benz F 015: the autonomous car of the future [updated]
Mercedes-Benz F 015: the autonomous car of the future [updated] Posted on 06-01-2015 at 7:27 pm by sir_smokalot – 21 Comments” Just unveiled by Mercedes at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, the F 015 luxury in motion, a chic autonomous concept that looks like a large computer mouse. The egg-shaped F 015…
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Volkswagen Golf R Touch has gesture control
Volkswagen Golf R Touch has gesture control Posted on 06-01-2015 at 10:29 by sir_smokalot – 21 Comments” The car of the future may more and more things (themselves), so even if you have a relatively modal VW drive. With the Golf R Touch takes Volkswagen’s an advance on some of the new technologies. Volkswagen is…
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New verkeersapp shortened time to travel around Amsterdam
New verkeersapp shortened time to travel around Amsterdam Posted on 06-01-2015 at 12:31 by sir_smokalot – 12 Comments” Next week, a large-scale trial to doorstrooming around our capital, to improve. Ca. 10,000 people go to a new app, that… ADAM is hot. ADAM is an initiative of Rijkswaterstaat, the province of Noord-Holland, the municipality of…
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BMW i8 – 7% of list price
BMW i8 – 7% of list price The BMW i8 is a hybrid sports car with both a gasoline engine as an electric motor. If both power sources are used, then accelerates the i8 in less than 4.5 seconds to 100 km/h. Despite the dual powertrain and the battery pack, the total weight of only…
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Citroen C-Zero – 4% tax
Citroen C-Zero – 4% tax The Citroën C-Zero is a five-door hatchback with the electric motor. The C-Zero is built by Mitsubishi and sold as the Mitsubishi i-MiEV and Peugeot Ion. The C-Zero in 2010, it is available in the Netherlands. The Citroën C-ZERO has a range of 130 kilometers. That’s not much, but more…
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Ford Focus Electric – 4% of list price
Ford Focus Electric – 4% of list price An electric car in the familiar Ford Focus-jacket, for those who prefer not to purchase runs with how environmentally-friendly he is. Not a lot of interior space to supply the lithium-ion battery pack (which is still 300 pounds in the trunk puts) is limited to 23 kWh,…
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Petrol stations along the border to sell a lot less
Petrol stations along the border to sell a lot less Posted on 07-03-2014 at 7:38 by CasperH – 14 Comments” After the increase of the brandstofaccijns drive motorists flocking across the border to refuel. In February, it was 39% less diesel is sold and for LPG were the figures are even sadder. That report, the…