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Eve has unveiled its first full-sized prototype eVTOL (electric Vertical Take-off and Landing) air taxi today during the UK’s 45th Farnborough Airshow. It’s called the Eve Air Mobility.Continue ReadingCategory: Aircraft, TransportTags: eVTOL, Air Taxis… Continue reading World’s best-selling air taxi: Florida company unveils new prototype
Engineers at Southwest Research Institute have discovered a vulnerability in DC fast-charging stations that allows hackers to gain access to your electric vehicle while you’re sipping a coffee.Continue ReadingCategory: Automotive, TransportTags: Hack, … Continue reading Hacking EVs and level 3 chargers through 1920’s technology
With driver Chris Ward in the captain’s chair, the Czinger 21C clocked in a 48.83-second run with 3rd through 6th place all separated by less than 0.9 of a second. The overall winner was the Ford Supervan 4.2 (you should use the word “van” loosely) wit… Continue reading Czinger 21C zings its wingers to the record books at Goodwood
Mingyang Smart Energy, maker of the world’s largest wind turbines, has just unveiled its latest gigantic floating offshore wind turbine creation. The OceanX is a two-headed, deep-water behemoth capable of generating during Cat 5 hurricanes.Continue Rea… Continue reading Giant twin-rotor floating wind turbine can harness a hurricane
At this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed, Christian Horner – team principal for Red Bull’s multi-championship Oracle Red Bull Formula 1 team – gobsmacked all of us when he revealed Red Bull’s latest addition to extreme sport: The RB17. A hybrid mid-en… Continue reading Red Bull releases an otherworldly, F1-inspired hypercar
Stellantis – the conglomerate parent company of Fiat, Chrysler, and the French PSA Group, which sells brands like Alfa, Dodge, Jeep, Peugeot and more – has filed a new patent design that appears to be an all-in-one solution to something seemingly not n… Continue reading Push to accelerate, pull to brake? New steering yoke ditches pedals
Racing is expensive. Fuel, tires, technology, transport, drivers, you name it.Continue ReadingCategory: Automotive, TransportTags: Lotus, Hypercar, Crash, Electric Vehicles Continue reading Watch: Record-setting Lotus Evija X smashes itself to bits in seconds
Slacklining – unlike tightrope walking, which is rigid – uses a flexible polyester webbing that stretches, moves and bounces. The sport has been around since the 80s, with the slackline generally 15-20 feet (5-6 m) long, mounted from one tree to anothe… Continue reading Daredevil attempts 2-mile-plus slackline from Italy to Sicily
With its proprietary battery technology – based around a niobium tungsten oxide anode – Nyobolt claims it’s charging its prototype EV from 10% to 80% in just four minutes and 37 seconds using standard (if high-end) 350-kW, 800-V DC fast chargers.Contin… Continue reading All-electric sports coupe fires up sub-5-minute hyper-speed charging
It turns out that if you think you’re a 10, you’re probably not far off. Both men and women were pretty spot on with their self-assessments, particularly those in long-term relationships.Continue ReadingCategory: ScienceTags: University of Florida Continue reading Are you as attractive as your partner? You’d better hope so