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While a large portion of the automobile industry is centered on creating self-driving cars, Uber is thinking far beyond that axis.
As reported by USA Today, in a document published this week, the organization specified arrangements for Uber Elevate, its latest division for providing car rides in electric powered flying cars.
The organization plans to get the program up and running in a space of 10 years.
As well as being unimaginably cool, Uber stresses the numerous advantages of this manner of transportation in this new mode of transportation, sparing time being the greatest.
In the white paper, Uber’s chief product officer, Jeff Holden, as well as Nikhil Goel, the organization's product director for Uber Elevate and advanced programs pen down, "Envision going from San Francisco's Marina (area) to work in downtown San Jose — a drive that would typically take you the better a portion of two hours — in just 15 minutes,".
"Imagine a scenario in which you could spare almost four hours round-trip between São Paulo's downtown area and suburbia in Campinas? Or even envision lessening your 90 or more minute, stop-and-go drive from Gurgaon to your office in the center of New Delhi to merely six minutes," they wrote.
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College is all about our future. It is where we can further our education to better our lives, our families lives and hopefully the world around us. So why shouldn't we expect to see the movement for sustainability to be in America’s colleges? After all, this is where we go to make our future better and that is exactly what the intended purpose of “going green” is all about.
The 2014 school year, students are going to notice cleaner air and quieter sounds as more and more U.S. college campuses, like the University of California, Irvine, are taking the lead in sustainability issues. The eighth-annual ranking report has been released just in time for the back to school rush and those first awkward freshman moments. “Cool Schools”, by the Sierra Club has named UC Irvine the greenest U.S. College. Any environmentally driven college student worth their “green” and with any school pride, will take this as a challenge to get their school ranking on the ninth annual “Cool Schools” list.
So what did UC Irvine do to get them at the top of this list? Well they earned 813 points because of their proven strength of impressive clean energy investments and their efficiency goals. Last year they were 3rd on the “Cool Schools” ranking list, so they didn't have far to reach Number One, but it did take some effort. That effort included participating in the 2015 Solar Decathlon sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy, the campus has installed three, count them, 1-2-3 on-site solar arrays as well as a 19-megawatt cogeneration plant.
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The XB-300-SLA Electric Mountain Bike by X-Treme looked hot, and I jumped on to take it for a ride. But yeah, I fell. I'm kinda embarrassed to admit it. I'm not that good of a mountain biker, but I was determined not to let that hill get the best of me. I dusted myself off and got back on my X-Treme XB-300-SLA Electric Mountain Bicycle and took off down the hill, stubborn to the max and not willing to let the rocky terrain defeat me and make me fall on my ass once again. This is the “Don't Be A gAssHat” review of the week!
I like the X-Treme XB-300-SLA. It's a high quality built mountain bike that's called an entry level one, and it's really affordable, but I found that it was packed with features not found on similar models of X-Treme's competitors. It has a high quality 18” steel frame that takes a punch or two without skipping a beat. The steel forks and their standard suspension makes for soft landings after a jump, or when doing tricks and turns. The aluminum alloy handlebars were so responsive that I could turn really easily to avoid holes and large rocks as I rode the hills near my house.
It has a high quality and reliable 7-speed Shimano Tourney gear and shifter system, a TZX-31 rear dérailleur, and gearbox. As the rider pedals, he or she can activate the Twist and Go (TAG) system for that extra boost to make it up that hill. When using the Pedal Assist (PA) mode, the engine comes on after every 360 degree rotation of the pedals, making pedaling even easier.
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The X-Treme XMB-400 Elite Folding Electric Mobility Scooter is this weeks “Don't Be A gAssHat” featured review. I was reading the newspaper up on my front porch yesterday when all of a sudden my grandma pulled up for a visit. But I didn't see her old, reliable car at the curb. This time she was proudly riding a really nice looking X-Treme XMB-400. As she guided the scooter up the walkway, she had a smile as wide as the Grand Canyon on her face as she came to a stop, thoroughly enjoying the look of surprise on my face.
Now, I love new toys as well as the next person, so as I helped her up the steps and into a comfy chair, and got her a glass of lemonade, I asked her if I could take that delicious looking scooter for a quick spin around the block. As she was more than happy to show off her new acquisition, she said yes before I could finish my sentence. I wasted no time, and didn't hesitate to mount the good looking XMB-400 Elite and take off.
Whoa, this thing is nice, was the first thing that crossed my mind. It's damn comfortable. The well cushioned shelf style seat securely held my ass in place without scooting around, and the padded back and arm rests made the ride a real nice one. I can see why Grandma likes her X-Treme XMB-400 Elite.
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The X-370 Electric Scooter by X-Treme is a screamer. Not only that, it's a great choice for those who appreciate a scooter with top-notch features at an attractively affordable price. We've chosen this model as this weeks featured “Don't Be A gAssHat” review.
I was able to take the X-370 out for a test drive earlier today, and I spent the early afternoon tooling around town, not only for fun, but to actually run some real errands. And what I found was that not only is this a great little electric scooter whose price sticker won't shock the shit out of you, it is a well designed scooter that will have others shooting you envious glares as you ride around.
The X-Treme X-370 is a classically styled scooter that has a durable ABS plastic “dolphin style” body covering a high tensile strength steel frame that is as strong as an ox. It's good looking, yes, but it's also packed with high quality components that assure you of not only a great ride, but a safe and reliable one as well.
Capable of reaching speeds of up to 21 mph, the X-Treme X-370 scooter is powered by a 350 watt, chain driven electric motor that directly drives the rear wheel. The battery pack is a 3-cell unit delivering a 36 volt, 30 amp punch to the engine, which is a full third more than its closest competitors, who offer only two batteries. It can carry you as far as 20 miles on a single charge, and as the battery pack is portable and lightweight, it's easy to carry a spare to swap out to double your range. Recharge time is a mere 4-6 hours.
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