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Kia plans to have 14 electric vehicles in its lineup as soon as 2027, and some of these will be purpose-built vehicles designed to meet a customer’s specific needs, such as delivery vans or shuttles. Kia previewed some of its upcoming purpose-built vehicles with concepts during 2024 CES, albeit without any powertrain details. Now a camouflaged prototype for a production model has been spotted. It’s a midsize van that’s likely to carry the PV5 name into production. The name was attached to the concept that served as a preview of the van at CES. The concept measured close to 183…
Dodge has made a lot of money by digging into the past for the design of its modern cars. The Challenger introduced in 2008 did such a good job of aping the 1970 Challenger that Dodge was able to sell it for 15 years without a design refresh. Now, the next car in the stable, the 2024 Dodge Charger Daytona due this summer, is reaching back to the 1968 Charger for its design influence. One retro modern muscle car will replace another, this time offering both gas and electric powertrains. Why the 1968 Charger in particular? Look no further than…
Another rainbow jersey is to be displayed rather than worn. For the fourth year in succession, the men’s under-23 time trial at the World Championships was won by a fully-fledged professional rider, as Movistar’s Iván Romeo powered to victory on the shores of Lake Zurich. Maybe it’s little wonder that the UCI is on the cusp of changing the category’s eligibility rules.Romeo was preceded as champion by Søren Wærenskjold, Johan Price-Pejtersen and Lorenzo Milesi, who were already racing at professional level at the time of their under-23 world titles. The Spaniard was joined on the podium in Zurich by Continental…
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SPOILER ALERT: This article contains spoilers for the Season 2 finale of “Invincible,” now streaming on Prime Video, plus light spoilers for upcoming storylines in the “Invincible” comic. Just shy of three years after the Season 1 finale of “Invincible” streamed on Prime Video, the final episode of Season 2 has arrived at long last — and there was just as much bloody, superhero action. In “I Thought You Were Stronger,” the finale to Season 2 Part 2, Mark/Invincible (Steven Yeun) rushes home after the multiverse-traveling villain Angstrom Levy (Sterling K. Brown) kidnaps his mom Debbie (Sandra Oh) and baby…
Approximately 155 million years ago, a 5000 km piece of continent broke off from western Australia, leaving behind a basin hidden below the ocean known as the Argo Abyssal Plain.This underwater feature lends its name to the newly formed continent of Argoland, which must have drifted to where the islands of Southeast Asia are located today. A study of the region yields no evidence of a large continent hidden beneath the islands, only remnants of small continental fragments which has become a geological puzzle.- Advertisement -Geologists at Utrecht University have now managed to reconstruct the history of the lost continent.…
Renault has provided the first photos of an electric subcompact crossover set to debut this month at the 2024 Paris auto show. The crossover is a spiritual successor for the iconic Renault 4 launched in 1961, and its design was previewed at the 2022 Paris auto show by the 4Ever Trophy concept. The automaker also launched a 5 electric hatchback earlier this year, making it another iconic model from the French brand’s past that has been reborn for the electric era. The original 4, also known as the 4L, was produced for more than 30 years and offered in a…
More Americans file for unemployment benefits last week, but layoffs remain historically low Source: abcnews.go.com
A study led by The University of Texas at Austin is providing a glimpse into dinosaur and bird diversity in Patagonia during the Late Cretaceous, just before the non-avian dinosaurs went extinct.The fossils represent the first record of theropods — a dinosaur group that includes both modern birds and their closest non-avian dinosaur relatives — from the Chilean portion of Patagonia. The researchers’ finds include giant megaraptors with large sickle-like claws and birds from the group that also includes today’s modern species.- Advertisement -“The fauna of Patagonia leading up to the mass extinction was really diverse,” said lead author Sarah…
Conservation of a Georgian door at Dover Castle has revealed etchings depicting hangings and graffiti from time of French Revolution.Dover Castle, often referred to as the “Key to England”, is a medieval castle in Dover, England. The castle has guarded the sea crossing between England and France for over nine centuries, with extensive periods of modification and expansion in response to changes in warfare from the medieval to modern era.- Advertisement -With the rise of Napoleon Bonaparte and the French Revolution, the castle’s outer defences were remodelled during the late 18th century to include a large Horseshoe, Hudson’s, East Arrow…