The Pope's faith in electric cars

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His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI takes delivery of two modified Renault Kangoo Z.E. vans

What do exercise, religion, and laundry have in common? That's right - they're all things the Sceptic Tank just doesn't "do". The clue's in the name really. There's a lot of unanswered questions, you...

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