Carlton Reid

2 weeks ago | forbes.com | Carlton Reid

The 122nd annual staging of the 161-mile Paris–Roubaix bicycle race occurs on Sunday. Riders have to endure sections of rough terrain capped with bumpy granite setts. The race, when wet, famously leaves riders caked in mud from northern France’s former coal-mining region. However, for the past several years, the riders have more normally ridden through unseasonal dust clouds kicked up by other riders and a motorized entourage.

2 weeks ago | forbes.com | Carlton Reid

You may own a fleece top or two made from plastic soda bottles. Recycled polyester, or polyethylene terephthalate, known in the industry as PET or just “chip,” is old hat. US outdoor clothing brand Patagonia first transformed trash into fluffy fleece in 1993. So far, so normal. But it’s not anywhere near normal for a polyester outdoor jacket to be recycled into PET and then remade as another polyester outdoor jacket. British outdoor clothing brand Páramo has achieved this feat, although at a premium.

3 weeks ago | forbes.com | Carlton Reid

The bicentenary celebrations of the birth of modern rail travel—commemorating the epoch-defining opening of the Stockton and Darlington Railway (S&DR) on 27 September 1825—kicked off in spectacular fashion at the weekend with a one-off sound-and-light show staged at the Kynren showground in County Durham. All Change was the opening event for the S&DR200 Festival, a nine-month celebration of rail.

1 month ago | vanityfair.fr | Carlton Reid

Outre le fait que le constructeur utilisait une colle de mauvaise qualité, le dernier rappel des véhicules Cybertruck de Tesla nous a appris beaucoup de choses : notamment que le véhicule utilitaire de trois tonnes de la marque ne s’était écoulé qu’à 46 096 exemplaires depuis que la livraison a commencé, il y a un peu plus d’un an. Soit bien moins que les chiffres vantés devant les investisseurs par le patron, qui évoquait 250 000 ventes par an.

1 month ago | wired.it | Carlton Reid

Una delle cose sconcertanti emerse con l'ultimo richiamo del Cybertruck di Tesla – oltre all'utilizzo di una colla sbagliata– è che l'azienda di Elon Musk ha venduto solo 46.096 pick-up elettrici da quando sono iniziate le consegne ai clienti, poco più di 14 mesi fa.