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An electric bike getaway “car” used by Israeli bomber

Karin Kloosterman - February 9, 2014

In an attempt to settle a business dispute, an Acre-based man from Israel placed a bomb on his enemy's car and fled the scene using...

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Camel domestication research challenges Bible’s origins

Karin Kloosterman - February 7, 2014

Camel milk and camel burgers are attracting attention in the west, but these desert dwellers have been long-loved in the Middle East. Camels are...

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Empowered Qatari girls win first GCC hybrid electric car competition

Tafline Laylin - February 3, 2014

An all-women team of Qatari students won the first GCC hybrid electric vehicle competition held in Abu Dhabi over the weekend. Showing some serious...

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Renault pulls the plug on Israeli electric cars

Karin Kloosterman - January 20, 2014

The idea was a show-stopper when it was announced: Israel will produce an electric car with a switchable battery. This would reduce range anxiety...

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This video will scare you into driving slower

Karin Kloosterman - January 7, 2014

Unlike medication, there are no warning ads that come with your car. The highest road accident fatalities in the world can be found among...

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Tour Tel Aviv’s bus station in its all its twisted cement glory

Karin Kloosterman - December 30, 2013

I guess you could say that I have a love-hate relationship with Tel Aviv's Central Bus Station. Love: because it's where I met...

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Ungreen rich Arab playboys fly in cars to London for holidays [video]

Maurice Picow - December 29, 2013

Why do super-rich Arabs drive around in ungreen super luxury gold Porches and other expensive cars while their poor countrymen face starvation? These types of...

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Transformer train station built to withstand rockets!

Karin Kloosterman - December 26, 2013

Public transport is a must, even for people who live under the toil of troubles and conflict. The Israeli town Sderot that borders the...

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Moovit raises $28 million for public transportation app

Karin Kloosterman - December 22, 2013

After the success of Waze, an app that lets you plan your route and avoid traffic in real time, comes Israel's next big movement...

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Copenhagen Wheel is like a dynamo rocket booster for bikes! [video]

Karin Kloosterman - December 15, 2013

Now there is a good reason not to buy an electric bike: the Copenhagen Wheel from the Senseable City Lab can make you go...

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City Transformer electric folding car is a kit car for urban dreams [video]

Karin Kloosterman - December 15, 2013

Israel may have flopped big time when its electric car company Better Place folded this year. It ended with almost a billion in financing...

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PrimeAir from Amazon could be used for green goods VIDEO

Karin Kloosterman - June 13, 2019

You've probably seen the video of Amazon's Prime Air delivering a customer's goods within 30 minutes. If not, catch it below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNySOrI2Ny8 Just as the news...

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Hyperloop, Elon Musk dreams of a fifth mode of transportation [video]

Brian Nitz - December 7, 2013

Elon Musk is known as the founder of SpaceX, a pioneer in the commercialization of space travel and Tesla, a company named after a...

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Jordan’s Queen Alia International Airport Upcycled by Anees Maani, Artfully

Faisal O'Keefe - December 9, 2013

Amman’s old Queen Alia International Airport (QAIA) terminal will live on in a new artwork commissioned by airport operator Airport International Group (AIG). The...

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