Rallycross is going electric in 2021 with a chaotic new race series across Europe

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by on August 5, 2020 at 9:48 am
Posted In: Cars, Electric vehicle


If you’ve ever watched Formula E and thought: “This is great, but is would be so much better with more mud,” then electric rallycross might be the motorsport for you. The motorsport’s governing body, the FIA (Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile) is launching the eRX2 series next year, which will see drivers battle it out around a multi-surface track (mud included) in a specially developed all-electric rallycross car. Race drivers will all use the same type of vehicle which is being developed by Spanish electric mobility company QEV Technologies and component maker OSM Olsberg. It’ll have a 32 kWh battery that’s…

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Swapping sofas for skincare: How MADE’s co-founder plans to renovate the beauty industry

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by on August 4, 2020 at 9:00 am
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Ning Li recently swapped sofas for skincare. To navigate unchartered waters, the seasoned entrepreneur will be drawing on lessons learned during his seven-year tenure as CEO at one of the UK‘s most recognizable ecommerce brands, MADE, where he was also a co-founder. Now he’s on a journey: Typology. “Typology was born with a mission to demystify the complex skincare industry. It’s clean, genderless, and 100% digital. All products are concentrated, natural, formulated, made in France, and fairly priced,” he tells Growth Quarters, adding that all single items are priced under £20 (22€). The packaging, he says, is simple, minimal, and…

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COVID got the world addicted to (computer) tablets — we made some pie charts about it

Aug03
by on August 3, 2020 at 9:53 am
Posted In: amazon, Plugged, samsung


While most industries suffered during the pandemic, things went well for one technological sector: tablet computers. According to a recent report from analyst firm IDC, the global tablet market recorded 18.6% year-over-year growth in Q2 of 2020. In actual numbers, this meant there were 38.6 million tablets shipped across the world during that three month period. What’s impressive about this is the tablet market saw a decline over the two quarters prior to this, suggesting that, for once, coronavirus actually helped an industry. Who did well? Five companies dominated the tablet market, with Apple coming out at the top spot with a…

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