CAFE: A Brief Guide to the Corporate Average Fuel-Economy Law

– From the December 2017 issue – Enacted by Congress in 1975, the Corporate Average Fuel Economy law was designed to reduce gasoline use by improving fuel efficiency. Starting in 1978, cars had to achieve 18.0 mpg in testing. Truck standards came a year later, requiring 17.2 mpg from two-wheel-drive vehicles and 15.8 mpg from […]

Average house price in London drops at fastest rate since 2009

Crest Nicholson Holdings Plc (CRST.L) is the latest property firm to flag weakness in central London property prices while reporting average house price growth across its UK business fell to a quarter of that in 2016. “The housing market is generally robust across the Group’s principal operating areas and sales prices continue to show moderate […]

House price UK: Average property price now HIGHEST on record – how does your home match up

A report released this morning by the Halifax, one of the UK’s largest lenders, suggests that the current average house price is now at the highest ever on record. The data, issued this morning, indicates that house prices are still growing in many areas, with annual house price growth in October beating forecasts.   It […]

Smarter than the average Grizzly: Tech-savvy bear removes memory card from camera trap (VIDEO)

Published time: 2 Nov, 2017 02:06 A Himalayan bear, apparently fed up with its pictures being taken by an automated camera in a Russian national park, ended up dismantling the rig and ripping out its memory card. The Himalayan black bear was recorded by two camera traps in the “Land of the Leopard” national park […]

Nielsen: Esports fans follow an average of 5.7 games

Nielsen has been a trusted researcher of television habits for decades, and now it has begun to explore the popularity of esports. In its first in-depth report on the industry, Nielsen found that the audience is growing fast, but esports fans are unique and hard to pin down compared to traditional sports. For starters, esports […]

Opioid poisonings land 16 Canadians in hospital each day on average, 53% jump over 10 years

The average number of Canadians who have been hospitalized because of opioid poisoning is growing, according to new numbers published by the Canadian Institute for Health Information, but even with new numbers, tracking the breath of the crisis in Canada continues to run up against problems. CBC | Health News

The average age of employees at all the top tech companies, in one chart

Facebook Silicon Valley is known for its youth-obsessed culture.  Back in 2007, Mark Zuckerberg said that “young people are just smarter.” In recent years, older employees have faced layoffs, or not been hired by tech companies in the first place. Older startup founders have been refused venture capital funding because they’re “not 25 years old having […]

Bitcoin price means YOU could buy luxury Dubai property for LESS than average UK house

Lady Michelle Mone appeared on Sky News today alongside Sarah Jane Mee to talk about a new Dubai development she’s selling off in bitcoin – a cryptocurrency.  The former Ultimo CEO appeared on Sky this morning to discuss the Aston Plaza development.  With a whopping 1113 apartments, a shopping mall and a swimming pool – […]

House prices drop to average £210,495 in August but values still set to rise

The annual increase was 2.1 per cent in August down from 2.9 per cent in July, according to Britain’s biggest building society. The Nationwide said the pattern was “consistent with signs of cooling in the housing market and the wider economy”. On a monthly basis, house prices fell by 0.1 per cent between July and […]

REVEALED: Average Briton has to save for 200 DAYS for their summer holiday

A survey of 2,000 people found that cash-strapped workers start saving around December for their summer holiday, stashing cash away for just over six months before going on a summer break. Once on holiday, one-in-10 cash-savvy holidaymakers “pinch” bread, croissants and various food items like cheese and salami from the hotel buffet so they don’t […]