Formula E unveils racing car made from electronic waste

British Formula E racing team, Envision Racing's Recover-e car, made entirely out of electronic waste

British Formula E racing team Envision Racing has created the Recover-e car from electronic waste Envision Racing A racing car made from electronic waste has been unveiled by British Formula E racing team Envision Racing. The drivable car, named Recover-e, was unveiled at the ExCeL exhibition centre in London ahead of the city’s e-prix race …

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US freight trains are getting longer – is that safe?

Freight trains in the US can be kilometres long Getty Images Source: Moment RF Freight trains are getting longer in the US. Thousands of such trains, often more than a kilometre long, run safely every day. But a recent derailment and resulting chemical spill in Ohio has raised questions about whether longer trains are at …

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Ohio train derailment: Investigators outline facts of the accident

Cleanup is ongoing in East Palestine, Ohio after a train carrying chemicals derailed Tannen Maury/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock The freight train derailment in eastern Ohio involved a failing wheel bearing that overheated without initially triggering the alert threshold set for the railroad’s defect detectors, according to a preliminary report by federal safety investigators. The Norfolk Southern Railway train …

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