Taking shape in the Hyundai shipyard in Ulsan, Korea is an engineering marvel.

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The Ulsan event is the first of four qualifying legs, one of which is in Dover in July, with a Grand Final in Dubai later in the year.

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Young people with whom I chatted in Ulsan believe that whale meat is an older person's dish, a taste forged in the harsh after-flames of World War II.

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Hyundai had already suspended production of diesel engines at its Ulsan plant and warned earlier on Tuesday it could also have to stop production of petrol or gasoline engines.

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Here's hoping that the Ulsan team's fast-charging battery is more viable than others and spreads to just about everything -- we'd love to have EVs and laptops alike that power up in as much time as it takes to fill a traditional car at the pump.

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