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Electric Vehicles Can Now Recharge on This Swedish Road Without Stopping

The electric car is picking up speed as consumers and governments around the world embrace these greener, cleaner high-tech vehicles. Battery technology has evolved to the point where the top-performing EVs can operate for 110 to 150 miles on a single charge — a very respectable range for a commuter. But for someone who is traveling an extended distance, finding a place to recharge remains a challenge in many places.

A countrywide EV charging infrastructure is slowly rolling out in commercial and public places.  Drivers in many places can now charge their car while they are getting groceries or get a quick charge at a gas station. (How quick? The world’s fastest charger gives drivers 120 miles worth of energy in just 8 minutes.) In Sweden, however, drivers need only change their route.

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Take a Cue From UPS Drivers: Don’t Turn Left

[DIGEST: IFL Science!, Priceonomics, Washington Post, Slate]

If you’ve ever spent time in the car waiting to turn left against a steady flow of traffic, thinking there has to be a better way, you’re not alone.

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Illinois is Combating Deadly Traffic Stop Encounters––Through Driver’s Ed

When Philando Castile was stopped by police on July 6 in a suburb outside St. Paul, Minnesota, the encounter quickly went from routine to violent. After informing the officers he had a permit to carry a gun and had one in his car, Castile was shot, an incident captured on video by his girlfriend as she sat in the passenger seat. The tragic event was the last of at least 49 traffic stops Castile had experienced in the past 13 years, for an average of about one stop every three months. Of all the stops, only six were for things a police officer could see from outside the car, things like speeding or having a broken taillight.

IllinoisPhilando Castile. (Credit: Source.)

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