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posted by martyb on Friday August 24 2018, @06:11AM   Printer-friendly
from the the-car-looks-like-a-robot-snack dept.

Russian weapons manufacturer Kalashnikov has unveiled a sleek electric concept car that its creators say will compete with Elon Musk's market leader Tesla.

Based on the body of a Soviet hatchback Izh, Kalashnikov's CV-1 electric vehicle's 90 kilowatt hour battery gives it a range of 350 kilometers. The arms company says the car can accelerate from 0 to 100 kilometers per hour in 6 seconds.

The brand, best known for the AK-47 machine gun, on Thursday presented the retro-looking pale blue prototype, the CV-1 at a defence expo outside Moscow.

Earlier this week, online users ridiculed Kalashnikov's new bipedal combat robot. The golden-colour machine, reportedly named "Igoryok" in production stages, immediately became a subject of social media memes.

Is the car going to be a threat to troubled Tesla?


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  • (Score: 2) by NewNic on Friday August 24 2018, @05:54PM (3 children)

    by NewNic (6420) on Friday August 24 2018, @05:54PM (#725938) Journal

    How does Federal law define a tomato? Fruit or vegetable?

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  • (Score: 2) by requerdanos on Friday August 24 2018, @08:10PM (2 children)

    by requerdanos (5997) Subscriber Badge on Friday August 24 2018, @08:10PM (#726000) Journal

    How, indeed?

    For those who did not read the question as being rhetorical:

    The Federal Tomato Standards [usda.gov] don't mention fruit or vegetable, but the USDA Inspection Instructions For Tomatoes (PDF Warning) [usda.gov], which do not have the rule of law, say in part (page 20) things like, "Abnormally soft and watery fruit are considered very undesirable" and "The appearance and condition of abnormally soft and watery fruit is different than fruit that can be called 'soft.'"

    • (Score: 2) by NewNic on Friday August 24 2018, @08:45PM (1 child)

      by NewNic (6420) on Friday August 24 2018, @08:45PM (#726016) Journal

      I think you missed this:

      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nix_v._Hedden [wikipedia.org]

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      • (Score: 2) by requerdanos on Friday August 24 2018, @09:08PM

        by requerdanos (5997) Subscriber Badge on Friday August 24 2018, @09:08PM (#726028) Journal

        You're right; the Supreme Court is an agency of the Federal government.

        Clearly not a knowledgeable one, but one with authority nonetheless.