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As some classic car enthusiasts opt for greener and cheaper choices, converting classic cars to electric is becoming increasingly common. At a car show in Birmingham, UK, a Gordon-Keeble boasts an electric motor under the bonnet. Only 99 Gordon-Keebles were built, so it's already a rare sight but this unique model is the only electric version in existence. "I'm not a great lover of electric cars, to be perfectly honest. But this one had a new lease of life because it had an electric motor put into it. I don't think it really wouldn't have been out and being used if it hadn't have had that happ...
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Chinese automotive maker BYD has unveiled its most expensive vehicle, an electric car costing 1.68 million yuan (€215,000) that can reach the same speeds as a Lamborghini and Ferrari NV. The U9 supercar will be part of BYD’s luxury brand Yangwang and will initially be for the Chinese market, the company said at a live-streamed event in Shanghai. BYD said the U9 will be able to reach top speeds of 309.19 km/h and accelerate to 100 km/h within 2.36 seconds. Despite BYD primarily selling to China, the company wants to expand. In the last quarter of 2023, it became the biggest EV seller globally, ...
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New York (AFP) - Electric cars are widely hailed as the future of transport, but even though they eliminate the issue of fuel emissions from tailpipes, the problem of particle pollution as a result of tire wear hasn't been resolved. A British company selected as a finalist for Prince William's Earthshot Prize now promises more durable tires that increase vehicle range and decrease the emission of toxic chemicals. "We have here a very harmful and hidden pollution," Gunnlaugur Erlendsson, founder and CEO of ENSO, which caters specifically to electric vehicles, told AFP. "We're exposed to it wh...
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Washington (AFP) - A child injured when a car plowed into a Christmas parade in the US state of Wisconsin has died, taking the toll from the tragedy to six, a local prosecutor said Tuesday as the suspect appeared in court. Darrell Brooks, 39, was charged with five counts of intentional homicide, and now faces a sixth murder charge, prosecutor Susan Opper said. Brooks allegedly steered his red SUV into marching musicians, dancers and children in the annual holiday parade Sunday in the city of Waukesha, sparking fears of a possible terrorist incident. Tensions were already running high in the ...
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Washington (AFP) - A child injured when a car plowed into a Wisconsin Christmas parade has died, taking the toll from the tragedy to six, a local prosecutor said Tuesday as the suspect appeared in court. Darrell Brooks, 39, was charged with five counts of intentional homicide, and now faces a sixth murder charge, prosecutor Susan Opper said. Brooks allegedly steered his red SUV into marching musicians, dancers and children in the annual holiday parade Sunday in the city of Waukesha. The child was identified by his parents on a GoFundMe page as Jackson Sparks, eight-years-old. "This afternoon,...
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Waukesha (United States) (AFP) - The driver of the car that plowed into a Christmas parade in the Midwestern US city of Waukesha, killing five and injuring 48, was apparently fleeing a domestic dispute at the time -- and will face charges of intentional homicide, police said Monday. Waukesha, Wisconsin police chief Dan Thompson said that suspect Darrell Brooks, 39, appeared to be fleeing a domestic disturbance and was not being pursued by police when he drove his red SUV through the city's annual holiday parade on Sunday. Four women and one man between the ages of 52 and 81 were killed, and 48...
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