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Royal Enfield's first electric motorcycle lands at $3,000 in its home country

Royal Enfield's first electric motorcycle lands at $3,000 in its home country

by Utkarsh Sood

The RE Flying Flea C6 has recently been launched in India, and it’s not the numbers about the battery or the motor that’s been the star of the reveal; it’s the cost. For an equivalent of US$3,000 in its homeland, the C6 offers some serious chops!

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EnergyEngineering

'Fireproof' batteries create their own internal firewall when the heat is on

by Etiido Uko

Years of R&D, precision manufacturing, extreme testing, constant monitoring, and multiple failsafes all go into preventing thermal runaway in batteries. Now, researchers are proposing a “simple” solution: batteries that simply cannot catch fire.

Holiday DestinationsOutdoors

A giant cat has made itself at home inside Hong Kong’s airport

by Bronwyn Thompson

Passengers landing at Hong Kong International Airport this month will be greeted by a surprise friend waiting for them in the arrivals hall – a giant fluffy orange cat sleeping right in the middle of the bustling space.

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EnergyEngineering

'Sweater for houses' could reduce heating bills by at least 15%

by Maryna Holovnova

Researchers have come up with an invention that could lower your heating bills by 15%. It works like a blanket or an extra layer of clothing wrapped around the house. It's affordable, sustainable, and simple enough to be your next DIY project!

AutomotiveTransport

Rolls-Royce's first electric convertible is super long – and exclusive

by Abhimanyu Ghoshal

Rolls-Royce has just unveiled Project Nightingale, its second electric car, which is being built to order for discerning customers who enjoy driving with the top down. It'll cost you a few million dollars – but you can only get one if you're invited.

GearOutdoors

Small-but-mighty flashlight packs a beam and a side panel for extra functions

by Ben Coxworth

Some people want a flashlight to do more than just emit a forward-facing cone of light. If you're one of those folks, you might like what the multi-functional Endorol has to offer.

TentsGearOutdoors

Rooftop tent makes simple but brilliant improvement over all others

by C.C. Weiss

When we first caught wind of Thule's new Widesky rooftop tent, we took the model name to imply a large, clear stargazing skylight. Instead, Thule's latest tent encourages panoramic viewing in a different way, one we haven't seen on any other RTT.

BicyclesTransport

Wood meets carbon for slicing through the city in style

by Omar Kardoudi

Austrian ebike maker Esel brings its award-winning ash wood frames to city streets for the first time. The new eUrban comes in two builds, and makes a compelling bet that wood is the smartest material for urban riding.

AutomotiveTransport

Used EV sales breaking records while new EVs plummet, reveals study

by Utkarsh Sood

Strange times in the electric vehicle world at the moment. While the technology behind electric cars continues to gather momentum, the sales numbers are showing mixed results. On one hand used EV sales are nearing record growth, but new EV sales are actually in decline.

GearOutdoors

Sleek survival straw weighs less than 1 oz, filters water every sip

by C.C. Weiss

Lifestraw has made some of the world's lightest, slimmest wilderness survival water filters for decades. Now it launches a new lightweight leader that makes its past releases look downright chunky ... relatively speaking.

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EnergyEngineering

'Sweater for houses' could reduce heating bills by at least 15%

by Maryna Holovnova

Researchers have come up with an invention that could lower your heating bills by 15%. It works like a blanket or an extra layer of clothing wrapped around the house. It's affordable, sustainable, and simple enough to be your next DIY project!

AutomotiveTransport

Rolls-Royce's first electric convertible is super long – and exclusive

by Abhimanyu Ghoshal

Rolls-Royce has just unveiled Project Nightingale, its second electric car, which is being built to order for discerning customers who enjoy driving with the top down. It'll cost you a few million dollars – but you can only get one if you're invited.

GearOutdoors

Small-but-mighty flashlight packs a beam and a side panel for extra functions

by Ben Coxworth

Some people want a flashlight to do more than just emit a forward-facing cone of light. If you're one of those folks, you might like what the multi-functional Endorol has to offer.

TentsGearOutdoors

Rooftop tent makes simple but brilliant improvement over all others

by C.C. Weiss

When we first caught wind of Thule's new Widesky rooftop tent, we took the model name to imply a large, clear stargazing skylight. Instead, Thule's latest tent encourages panoramic viewing in a different way, one we haven't seen on any other RTT.

BicyclesTransport

Wood meets carbon for slicing through the city in style

by Omar Kardoudi

Austrian ebike maker Esel brings its award-winning ash wood frames to city streets for the first time. The new eUrban comes in two builds, and makes a compelling bet that wood is the smartest material for urban riding.

AutomotiveTransport

Used EV sales breaking records while new EVs plummet, reveals study

by Utkarsh Sood

Strange times in the electric vehicle world at the moment. While the technology behind electric cars continues to gather momentum, the sales numbers are showing mixed results. On one hand used EV sales are nearing record growth, but new EV sales are actually in decline.

GearOutdoors

Sleek survival straw weighs less than 1 oz, filters water every sip

by C.C. Weiss

Lifestraw has made some of the world's lightest, slimmest wilderness survival water filters for decades. Now it launches a new lightweight leader that makes its past releases look downright chunky ... relatively speaking.

BiologyScience

A monkey ate the wrong squirrel – and started an outbreak

by Jay Kakade

In January 2023, an infant monkey made a bad choice at snack time. In a rare discovery, researchers found that by eating a rodent known as a fire-footed rope squirrel, the primate unwittingly spread monkeypox to nearly a third of its troop.

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