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...manufacturers are building bigger and bigger machines with speed regulators that are easily removed. E-bikes that are basically pedal-powered machines with an electric boost are common in cities like Beijing and Shanghai, but e-scooters with heavier motors and top speeds of around 30 mph, fast enough to rival mopeds, are growing in popularity...
...sickening smell of gas from my scooter," says Zhang Dengming, 50, a construction supervisor in Shanghai. "But after a while, I realized that e-bikes are actually much safer than motorcycles, and better for the environment. Although e-bikes are generally slower than gas scooters, I find them fast enough for my daily commutes. Their price, which is typically just over 2,000 renminbi ($290) is also more acceptable, so I don't feel as bad when they get stolen...
...information from the three Pitot tubes, devices that help pilots determine the plane's speed. Based on the alerts, one of the leading theories now is that malfunctioning sensors may have prevented the crew from correctly gauging the plane's velocity as it entered a turbulent zone. Traveling too fast in such conditions could have caused the A330 to break up; insufficient speed could have caused it to fall from the sky. (Read "What Brought Down Air France Flight...
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Knox also said she was acquainted with Rudy Guede - an alleged accomplice already convicted of the rape and murder of Kercher at a so-called "fast-track" trial - but that she didn't remember his name. She learned of his arrest on television after she had been in jail for several weeks, at which point she thought she would be released. Instead, the local prosecutor, using forensic evidence and Knox's statements, persuaded a judge to try her and Sollecito for murder as well...