The UK’s used car market recovers – and BEVs are the winners

The UK’s used car market has been witnessing a surge since April with sales rising 671% year-on-year, according tothe latest INDICATA Market Watch. The trend continued in May with an extra 8.9% increase. But these aren’t the only striking numbers.Used hybrid car sales went up 8% in May compared with April, by the same rate as petrol cars (8%) and just behind diesel cars, with 10% rise. EVs had the biggest increase of 15%....

2 min · 337 words · John Smith

The ultimate employee benefit you need to offer: Purpose

The world’s labor markets are currently bracing for a mass exodus of workers in what some experts are calling “the Great Resignation.” Recent surveys indicatemore than a quarterof the global workforce, and perhaps as much as40%,is considering quitting. Meanwhile, U.S. Labor Departmentdatareveals Americans are already leaving their jobs at the highest rates in two decades. Why? Because with crisis comes perspective. As many around the world emerge from the most difficult year in their professional lives, a steady job with fair pay and decent benefits is no longer enough....

6 min · 1223 words · Ryan Benjamin

The ultimate video of pure data visualization

While everyone is jumping with excitement over data visualization these days, here’s one video of Pure Data Visualization that will only have the geekiest of geeks on the edge of their seats. This pure data is an audio visual trip through the back of the binary code, and its hidden qualities: structure, logic, rhythm, redundancy and composition. As an installation, the following video project functions like a machine to scratch the hard drives’s data content of the computer used for the installation....

2 min · 292 words · Chelsey Armstrong

The unbearably cute Microlino EV is almost ready to hit European streets

Say hello to the Microlonino 2.0, the adorable EV that wants to bring bubble cars back. And it’s coming to Europe very soon. Small and compact, it’s designed for the urbanites who might want a mini city-vehicle without the hustle of finding (or paying for) a large parking space. Technically, the Microlino is aquadricycle, but we can definitely call it a retro electric bubble car, mainly due to its resemblance with the 1950sIsetta....

3 min · 519 words · Carol Hammond

The underdog ebikes you should love: Ugly no-frills town bikes

Ebikes are blowing up, and it’s bloomin’ glorious to watch. No, I don’t mean exploding, but people are buying them at the fastest ever rate. But I’m worried some of us are missing out, because we’re not appreciating the ugly ones. Over the past year,electrified bicycles have come of age. It’s part of what the BBC calls, “The great bicycle boom of 2020.” Pandemic lockdowns around the world opened our eyes to how much we rely on the car, and it’s got people thinking about two wheels as a more preferable mode of transport....

6 min · 1171 words · Crystal Nunez
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