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The electric scooter that wants to take on Vespa

The AppScooter promises to out-accelerate a Vespa, use its own internet connection to book itself in for services and travel a near-silent 100 miles on a single charge, but is the world ready to end its love affair with the Vespa in favour of an electric scooter?

Zebra crossing vs van. Crossing wins.

Engineers in China who left a length of steel cable lying across a busy road inadvertently created a novel way of protecting their local zebra crossing.