Solar Impulse bathroom mystery solved
Solar Impulse flies very slowly – it took the solar-powered airplane more than 18 hours to travel 650 miles from the Bay Area to Phoenix – and the cockpit is so small, the pilot can’t ever get up from his seat. Which raises the delicate question of how certain human functions are addressed while in flight. We have the answer. In a video released yesterday by the Swiss team, the...
Read MoreVRZ: The custom track bike you can (almost) 3D print
Most people don’t realize that before buying a bike, you should make sure it fits your body. It probably didn’t matter when you were three feet tall, and just dying to get those training wheels off, but now that you’re an adult, a bike that’s a little too small, big, short, or long for you can cause some real issues. Even the slightest angle change can affect...
Read MoreChevrolet Spark EV to be priced $27,495 with lease starting at $199/month (119 MPGe!)
Available soon in California and Oregon The Chevrolet Spark EV, the first 100% electric vehicle by GM since the EV1, is getting close to its launch date. It’ll first be available in California and Oregon in mid-June as a 2014 model, and at some future point, GM will roll it out in other states and countries (so far, plans include Canada, South Korea and “select European...
Read MoreGetting paid to drive an electric car? It’s possible…
Do the math There’s an interesting piece in the Wall Street Journal about just how cheap electric cars can actually be once you factor in incentives and saved fuel costs. Bottom line, if you live in a state that has good incentives and you take a short lease, it’s possible that you could be paying almost nothing net, or even get paid, to drive an electric car. On top of...
Read MoreTesla to repay $465m Department of Energy loan 9 years ahead of schedule
Uncle Sam gains $12 million in interest Tesla Motors, famously called a “loser” by Mitt Romney, is on quite the winning streak these days. It seems like there’s good news about the company every week. After raising about a billion dollars in a new stock and debt offering, Tesla has decided to use about half of its new mountain of cash to repay the $465 million...
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