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Energy independence, a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, lower fuel costs: All of these promises are factors behind the rise in electric vehicles’ popularity. Unfortunately, they’re more fiction than fact. Here’s why, and how it could affect companies like Tesla Motors (NASDAQ: TSLA  ) .

Do you want cancer with that battery?  Recently, the Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy undertook a study to look at the environmental impact of lithium-ion batteries for EVs. The study showed that batteries that use   …  More

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The surfing world can’t get enough of 23-year-old Alana Blanchard, and now it appears that the modeling world is taking notice of Alana’s, ahem, assets, as well. Born and raised on the Hawaiian island of Kauai, Alana has taken the surfing world by storm with her ultra-small bikinis and racy Instagram feed.

But it’s not all fun and games for the world’s No. 10-ranked female surfer. “I definitely have some bratty moments  …  More

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