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Browsing Electric

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Luxury

BMW and Tyde design the world’s first battery-powered boat

The Icon, developed by BMW and boat-maker Tyde, encapsulates the start of a new era for sustainable mobility on water, with the first fully battery-powered and emission-free marine craft.

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Marketing & Branding

Ustwo proposes sound system for future electric vehicles

US – The project is a response to a recently passed rule that all electric vehicles must emit a form of sound while travelling at speeds of up to 19mph.

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Europe

Sound design: Cultural venue sprouts unusual forest

Paris – French designer Mathieu Lehanneur’s dramatic interior for Electric, a multi-function ‘alternative cultural centre’ in Paris, uses unusual materials to create a tree-inspired soundscape and installation.

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Culture & Media

Plot-driven: Hybrid4 stars in digital comic

Plot-driven: Hybrid4 stars in digital comic

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Food & Drink

Age of change: TV series explores future home

London – The Future Laboratory co-founder Chris Sanderson is to present a Channel 4 series called Home of the Future in which he will oversee the Perera family in Sheffield as they adapt to living in the home of the future.

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Technology

Micro motor: Mobility evolves with fold-up car

Micro motor: Mobility evolves with fold-up car

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APAC

BRIC consumers fuel rise in hybrid car ownership

BRIC consumers fuel rise in hybrid car ownership

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Luxury

Frankfurt Motorshow Preview

The Frankfurt motor show – or the IAA, as it is more formally known – only takes place every two years, but it is still one of the top six motor shows in the world. About 30 global launches have already been announced in the dozen or so halls, and all the leading global car brands will attend. The exceptions will be most Chinese marques and Saab,…

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Luxury

Geneva Auto Review

The 2011 Geneva motor show, which took place on 3–13 March, featured an exciting range of new models. Everything, from smart electric car concepts to ultra-luxury supercars, was on show.