BMW’s brand new i Vision Dee can change colours

Jan 6 2023

BMW have rolled out a fresh concept car which can change colour as 2023 kicks off. Revealed at the world’s biggest tech conference in Las Vegas on Wednesday, the BMW i Vision Dee is the automaker’s latest vehicle which gives complete creative freedom to the driver.

The car is a mid-size sedan with an exterior which makes use of E Ink to rapidly change between or combine 32 colours.

The vehicle will be made available in BMW’s Neue Klasse EV models as of the year 2025, but this is not the first time BMW played around with colour changing technology.

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Last year’s CES unveiled the iX Flow, which can change from black to white using the same technology. However, the new release has full-colour deployment of E Ink tech on the outside.

Split into 240 individually controlled segments, the car gives the user the chance to create a patchwork or checkered car pattern if they so wish.

And if you want to get even more futurist, the car has an updated Heads-Up Display, a high tech, customisable digital, mixed reality panel that sits across the whole windscreen.

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Gunfire during French Montana music video filming

Jan 6 2023

A French Montana music video has reportedly been targeted by a shooting, with multiple people reportedly hit.

The music artist and his team were in Miami Gardens on Thursday filing a video outside The Licking restaurant.

According to Miami 7, at least one person person fire and injured up to 10 people. It is unclear at this point if French was hit but reports indicate that security got him out of the area safely.

As of yet, there have reportedly been no fatalities reported. A first responder said that there were 10 victims, with four filmed being airlifted to hospital following the incident.

One of the victims was said to be in critical condition, with police not saying whether anyone was taken into custody.

This is a developing story.

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€1,200 donated to Puttinu Cares after CrossFit356 marathon

Jan 6 2023

Members and non-members came together to sweat it out and work it out for a good cause last Wednesday, all in memory of late Puttinu founder Victor Calvagna.

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The athletes and sports lovers undertook a memorial workout, known as ‘HERO Workouts’, which functions as a memorial to commemorate the life of a specific person who massively contributed to society in some way.

‘Dr Victor Calvagna, former president of Puttinu Cares, single-handedly setup the Paediatric oncology service in Malta some 20 years ago’

Coach Kyle designed a long and cardio-oriented workout, drawing elements from the triathlon sport. It consisted of 3 rounds of 1000m row, 100 burpees and 3000m bike. 126 members and non-members joined, with 381km rowed, 38,000 burpees executed and 1,143km cycled.

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Government to buy 250 electric vehicles for public service

Jan 6 2023

It has been revealed via a newly published tender that 250 electric vehicles will be bought by the government for public services.

The ambitious project will decrease the already existing fleet and aim at updating the vehicles in use to reduce the carbon footprint of vehicles in use.

Permanent secretary Tony Sultana explained that the initiative will come into play after a phase of detailed study. The project also aims at incentivising car sharing as introduced into the governmental departments.

This initiative will save the country 185 tonnes of carbon dioxide per year when accompanied with the installation of 2,000 metres squared of photovoltaic panels in public spaces.

Through this tender, it is estimated that the rate of electric vehicles in the public service fleet will increase from 2021’s 7% to 40%. The project is worth around €10 million and are financed by EU funds.

This was revealed after Prime Minister Robert Abela confirmed that there is only one electric car registered for public use in the office of the prime minister.

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