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Modec to Gain EC Whole Vehicle Type Approval

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This will see Modec granted full N2 EC Type Approval, allowing it to sell its vehicles in all EU member states without the need for individual national approval. Modec, the British manufactured electric van ( earlier post ), says that it will soon be the first commercial electric vehicle to gain EC Whole Vehicle Type Approval (EC WVTA).

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Energy Harvesting for Wearable Technology Steps Up

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Which seems plenty attractive to a range of companies and researchers. Energy is something we take for granted, because we just plug things into the wall, and it feels as inevitable as air. There are, researchers have discovered, a wide range of options to harvest enough microwatts to replace wearables’ batteries.

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The Stunning Carbon Footprint of Plate Glass

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It is taken for granted, and most people have no idea how it is made. The ingredients are sand (SiO 2 , about 73 percent of the charge ), sodium dioxide (Na 2 O, about 13 percent), lime (CaO, about 9 percent), and magnesium (4 percent). Plate glass , like steel, is all around us.

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