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Tesla has been given the green light to start selling its Model 3 electric sedan in Europe. The Netherlands Vehicle Authority, which has the power to regulate on such matters in Europe, gave the go-ahead on Monday, paving the way for sales of Tesla’s most popular and competitively priced vehicle in one of the world’s major markets. The imminent arrival of the long-range variant of the Model 3 follows that of the Model X in 2016 and the Model S in 2013. The company, headed by billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk, recently launched online orders for the Model 3 in a number of European countries in expectation of the regulatory approval. Initial deliveries are expected to begin in February, with early models assembled in the U.S. At the start of this week, Tesla tweeted a photo showing Europe-destined Model 3 vehicles just off the production line. The company already has an assembly plant for the Model S and Model X in Tilburg in the Netherlands, which opened in 2013. Tesla … [Read more...] about Tesla given go ahead to start deliveries of Model 3 to Europe

Welcome to my insidious trap. We all know it’s never the best or the most important articles that get clicks. It’s always ‘THE ANSWER WILL SHOCK YOU’, celebrity gossip, and cute cats that hog all of that sweet sweet traffic. I usually cover ‘boring’ (yet incredibly important) regulation stuff, like EU’s highly contested Copyright Reform — which doesn’t get read a whole lot. But after seeing ‘Miley Cyrus wishes Liam Hemsworth a happy birthday all over social media and it’s the sweetest‘ I decided that two can play that game. Have you visited TNW's hype-free blockchain and cryptocurrency news site yet? It’s called Hard Fork. TAKE ME THERE What Mashable missed in its in-depth coverage was that the overly sappy Instagram post full of love and whatnot wasn’t the real story — the real story lay in Miley’s birthday wishes on Twitter. Aww, look at them, such a happy couple! And what a beautiful … [Read more...] about What Miley Cyrus’ birthday tweet to her hubby has to do with EU’s upcoming Copyright Reform

PARIS (AP) – A powerful explosion and fire apparently caused by a gas leak at a Paris bakery Saturday injured several people, blasted out windows and overturned cars, police said. Firefighters pulled injured victims out of windows and evacuated residents as smoke billowed out of the building on Rue de Trevise in the 9th arrondissement of north-central Paris. Witnesses described on French television the overwhelmingly sound of the blast and people trapped inside nearby buildings.A Paris police spokeswoman said several injuries have been reported to police but no deaths. The spokeswoman, who wasn’t authorized to be publicly named, provided no further details. Silver-helmeted firefighters and red firetrucks filled the street and inspected adjoining courtyards. Debris from a burned car and broken glass littered the pavement. A vehicle from gas company GRDF was stationed nearby. The building is around the corner from the Folies-Bergere theatre and not far from the shopping … [Read more...] about Paris Building Blast Blows Out Windows, Flips Cars