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Tesla Motors Inc. CEO Elon Musk is a determined and optimistic man, even though his Silicon Valley firm is losing money. The electric car maker’s fourth chief has been held up by production delays but expects profitability by mid-year. Much of his hope rests on a $350 million check from the Department of Energy which Tesla may (or may not) get in four to five months…Â More info
JEREZ, Spain — McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton led the pack of drivers testing out this season’s Formula One cars Thursday.
The circuit champion was quickest of the four 2009 cars testing at the Jerez circuit with a fast lap of one minute 20.737, ahead of Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull, Kazuki Nakajima of Williams and local favourite Fernando Alonso of Renault.
Hamilton’s testing focused on trying out new regulations, including …Â More info
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Eighteen months ago Paris announced that they were going to be initiating a bike-sharing program that would see 15,000 specially designed bikes made available on the streets of the city for people to use freely. Since that time the bikes have been used 42 million times, but almost all of the original vandal proof bikes have had to be replaced.
It appears that a lot of the people using the bikes like to abuse or destroy them as some of the bikes have been found hanging from lampposts, dumped in the Seine River, smashed and burned. Apparently there are even videos online of people treating them as BMX bikes as they ride them down stairs.
The thing that makes me just shake my head is …Â More info
HUGE seas, extreme fatigue and speeds of up to 35mph.
These are just some of the challenges a Winchester man will face as he aims to set a new world record in kitesurfing endurance across the English Channel.
Ashley Overton hopes to sail into the record books as the first person to kitesurf across the world’s busiest shipping lane and back again.
Along with his friend Rob Ward, the 44-year-old will sail 50 miles across the Channel …Â More info