Eight Seconds
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| Active until | 1990 |
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| Genres | New Wave |
| Origin | Ottawa |
| Canada | |
| Albums | Almacantar |
| Big Houses | |
| Wackering Heights | |
| Record labels | Polydor Records |
| Atco Records | |
| Warner Music Group | |
| PolyGram | |
| Date of Reg. | |
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| ID | 2052987 |
About Eight Seconds
Eight Seconds was a synthpop/progressive rock band formed in 1982 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. They are best known for their 1987 top-20 single "Kiss You" from the full-length album Almacantar. The band's lineup included Andrés del Castillo, March Cesare, Frank Levin, Scott Milks, and Marc Parent.
Record number of people relying on food donations
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EV1: How General Motors crushed an electric car dream
... The world s first mass-produced electric car was launched by General Motors back in 1996 and was capable of nought to 60 in Eight Seconds...
To end, call for the Bank of England, the Executive of a breach of security to
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... The Times leads with a report that hedge funds have been of the Bank of England s news conferences up to Eight Seconds before they are broadcast...
The 'peasant' binge drinker who went viral - and what it says about modern China
...What do you get when you mix a pint of beer, a can of Pepsi, a huge glass of flaming spirits, and a raw egg? For Liu Shichao - who filmed himself downing the lot in Eight Seconds - you get 12 million views on Twitter and a worldwide fanbase...
The robo racing cars accelerating driverless tech
... 96 seconds - Eight Seconds faster than an unofficial attempt last year...
'Fake' Amazon ambassadors baited on Twitter
... One worker at Shakopee in Minnesota told the BBC that he has to handle an item about every Eight Seconds during a 10-hour day...
French cyclists hit again by curse of Tour de France
... Nothing since Bernard Hinault There have been lots of stage wins, sure, and a near-miss with Laurent Fignon, who lost by Eight Seconds in 1989...
EV1: How General Motors crushed an electric car dream
EV1: How General Motors crushed an Electric Car dream
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To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.Before the Prius and Tesla, came the EV1. The World 's first mass-produced Electric Car was launched by General Motors back in 1996 and was capable of nought to 60 in Eight Seconds .
However, within a few short years, almost every vehicle was recalled and crushed, and the Electric Car of The Future disappeared in history's rear-view mirror.
Witness History spoke to Wally Rippel, research engineer for AeroVironment, a Californian company that developed the EV1s predecessors for General Motors .
Source of news: bbc.com
