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Petrol cars will vanish in 8 years, says US report from Stanford economist

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May 15 2017 at 11:08 AM, Stanford " A Tesla Model S, which has 18 moving parts, one hundred times fewer than a combustion engine car. "Maintenance is essentially zero," says Stanford University economist Tony Seba. "That is why Tesla is offering infinite-mile warranties. You can drive it to the moon and back and they will still warranty it."  No more petrol or diesel cars, buses, or trucks will be sold anywhere in the world within eight years. The entire market for land transport will switch to electrification, leading to a collapse of oil prices and the demise of the petroleum industry as we have known it for a century. This is the futuristic forecast by Stanford University economist Tony Seba. The professor's report, with the deceptively bland title Rethinking Transportation 2020-2030, has gone viral in green circles and is causing spasms of anxiety in the established industries. Mr Seba's premise is that people will stop driving al...

Mjue Sarah Saartijie Baartiman Born (approx.) 1770s Died 29 December 1815 (aged 39–40)

Born (approx.) 1770s Near Gamtoos River, Eastern Cape, Dutch Cape Colony Died 29 December 1815 (aged 39–40) Paris, France. Sarah Saartijie Baartiman ni mwanamke aliyezaliwa mwaka 1789 nchini afrika kusini.Kutokana na kujaaliwa umbo,kwa kuumbwa kuwa na umbo zuri (physical shape - mafoloji) wazungu waliamuwa kumtumia kama chombo cha utalii na starehee. Mwanamke huyu alijaliwa mwili makubwa,sura nzuri na kila sifa za mwanamke wa kibantu aliyejaliwa.Kutokana na hila za wazungu katika kipindi hicho cha ubaguzi wa kutisha,waliamuwa kumchukuwa Sarah Saartijie Baartiman na kumpeka nchini ufaransa,ambapo ndiko hasa mateso kwa mwanamke huyu asie na hatia yalizidi mno.Alifanyiwa unyama wa kutisha wa kila aina kutokana na kosa la kupewa umbo zuri na Mungu. Mnamao mwaka 1815,mwanamke huyu akiwa bado binti mchanga aliaga dunia,kifo chake kilisabishwa na mateso makali ya wazungu,waliokuwa wanamuingilia kimwili kwa idadi kubwa isio na mfano,kumsimamisha mrembo huyu kwa muda mrefu ili wat...