Nissan New Mobility Concept EV seats two, looks to a more sustainable future (video)
November 2, 2010 No Comment
Nissan’s Leaf may be the company’s one-size-fits-all EV play for the mainstream market, but the company is apparently not content with just the one horse in its electric stable. Unveiled today at its Yokohama HQ, the Nissan New Mobility Concept is a teeny tiny two-person transporter that aims to solve the problems of commuting in high-density urban and tourist environments. You’ll notice there’s only one seat in the image above and videos after the break, but we’re still talking about a proposed design here rather than the finished article. Range is set at 100km (62 miles) and maximum speed is 75kph (47mph), both of which should betray the little doorless vehicle’s humble ambitions. Skip past the break to see it gliding around soundlessly inside Nissan’s vast halls. Continue reading Nissan New Mobility Concept EV seats two, looks to a more sustainable future (video) Nissan New Mobility Concept EV seats two, looks to a more sustainable future (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 01 Nov 2010 22:01:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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David Cameron and President Nicolas Sarkozy are set to usher in a new era of Anglo-French defence co-operation which will see the two countries pool troops, aircraft carriers and nuclear testing facilities. At the Anglo-French summit in London, the two leaders will sign far-reaching treaties which will commit their forces to operating together for decades to come. The key components of the agreement include the co-ordination of the aircraft carriers to ensure that there is always a British or French vessel available for joint operations; the creation of a Combined Joint Expeditionary Force training British and French troops to deploy on operations together; and the development of a new…
Continue reading …A Week Late, NBC Nightly News Reports Obama’s ‘Punish Our Enemies’ Crack
November 2, 2010 No Comment
After a week of silence, NBC Nightly News finally mentioned that President Obama, in an interview with Univision Radio last Monday, October 25, encouraged Hispanic voters to not sit out the election, but say “we’re gonna punish our enemies and we’re gonna reward our friends who stand with us.” But correspondent Savannah Guthrie failed to see that as a divisive and unpresidential statement that had been burning up conservative talk radio for the past week, but merely as a “potential attack” that Obama was trying to “head off” by now “saying he should have used a different word.” read more
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ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) – U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon called on rival parties in Ivory Coast on Monday to accept results from the West African nation’s first election since civil war split the cocoa-producing country in half nearly a decade ago. Electoral workers began counting ballots shortly after polls closed Sunday, and have blamed logistic problems and heavy rains for delaying the release of an initial, preliminary tally. Ban appealed on candidates to “play their part in maintaining a calm environment,” his spokesperson said in a statement. The U.N. chief also “urges…
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Sure, we just spent the last four or five years chiding Microsoft for its anachronistic Windows CE interface, a UI which was holding Windows Mobile back in a post-stylus world, but now that Windows Phone 7 is here we get to start feeling all nostalgic, right? The ongoing Liberate project for the Zune HD , which just hit version 1.5.1, strips away that flashy Zune veneer and boots the device to Microsoft’s stock CE 6.0 copy of explorer.exe. Notably, the latest version adds an onscreen keyboard and better right click support. Folks are using the freedom of CE to run applications like Foxit Reader, Opera Mini and Pocket Word, and with support for GDI, DirectDraw, and OpenGL ES 2.0 there’s hope of gaming ports as well. [Thanks, David R.] ‘Liberate’ for the Zune HD unlocks hidden Windows CE potential originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 01 Nov 2010 20:44:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Arizona’s immigration law faced tough scrutiny from a federal appeals panel Monday as the state’s governor appeared in person to support the controversial provision on the day before an election in which she’s seeking her first full term. (Nov. 1)
Continue reading …Li-ion Motors INIZIO: all-electric supercar hitting 170 mph next year, all yours for $139k
November 2, 2010 No Comment
Tesla , schmesla. This , friends, is the electric vehicle that your garage has been waiting for. Designed by North Carolina’s own Li-ion Motors, the downright stunning INIZIO is being hailed as the world’s first all American-made electric supercar, and while the Roadster is definitely peppy, it ain’t got nothing on this. Using the company’s own lithium-ion battery technology and management system, the car can purportedly cruise for up to 250 miles on electricity alone, and it can hit a top speed of 170 miles per hour without breaking a sweat. Naturally, you won’t (legally) fit more than two humans into this thing at once, but those two individuals will enjoy adjustable, leather / suede Recaro seating with heating and cooling features, an inbuilt 12-inch subwoofer, digital surround sound system, integrated navigation system, DVD player and rotational doors that raise on a 90-degree angle. Oh, and they’ll probably drool a little after racing from zero to sixty in 3.4 face-numbing seconds. The company also adds that it emits no carbon emissions, can be recharged over 2,500 times and can go from drained to rejuvenated after just eight hours on the plug. It’s expected to launch in mid-2011 with a starting price of $139,000, or just a few pennies more than the current value of the wretched Carolina Panthers franchise. Continue reading Li-ion Motors INIZIO: all-electric supercar hitting 170 mph next year, all yours for $139k Li-ion Motors INIZIO: all-electric supercar hitting 170 mph next year, all yours for $139k originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 01 Nov 2010 20:12:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Keith Olbermann Falsely Claims He Never Called ‘Cocky’ a Racist ‘Code Word’
November 2, 2010 No Comment
Sometimes Keith Olbermann struggles with reality. But he's apparently found a solution: insist that 2+2=5 and hammer with insults anyone who says otherwise. That was his strategy today when he flatly denied he had ever claimed that “cocky” was a “code word” for various racist attacks against President Barack Obama. Shown video of him saying just that, he denied it some more, and then started in with the attacks. In awarding six conservative pundits the coveted “Worst Person in the World” title in January, Olbermann said the following: read more
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Photo credit: FIT Fair Trade. Local. Vegan. Organic. We’ve all heard these buzz words when it comes to the food in our grocery stores and on our plates. But when it comes to the blossoming sustainable fashion movement , there are so many catch phrases that shopping with a conscience can be downright daunting–not to mention the controversy surrounding exactly how to define an “eco-garment.” ” Eco-Fashion: Going Green ,” an exhibition on display… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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