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Porsche, like many automotive companies, is diversifying into the “mobility” game. There’s a very good chance the coming decades will see a rapid transition to a self-driving world in which owning cars ceases to make sense – particularly to younger gen… Continue reading Porsche serves up a couple of really nice-looking ebikes
Israeli/American company Eviation is preparing for the first test flights of its gorgeous Alice, an all-electric 11-seat luxury plane with an impressive 506-mile (814-km) range from a single charge of its huge 820-kWh battery pack.Continue ReadingCateg… Continue reading Eviation prepares to fly Alice, its stunning luxury electric plane
Big trucks tip over rather more often than you might expect. Whether because of high winds, driver error or the frequently baffling behavior of other road users, roughly 9,000 injuries and 400 American deaths per year are the direct result of rollover … Continue reading Smart anti-rollover coupling can jettison the trailer to save truckies
Magnets, typically using rare earth metals like neodymium, are found at the heart of most electric vehicle motors. It’s nice to have a permanent source of powerful rare earth magnetism in your rotor, because using powered coils instead means you have t… Continue reading Mahle’s cheap, highly efficient new EV motor uses no magnets
UCF researchers say they’ve trapped a sustained explosive detonation, fixed in place, for the first time, channeling its enormous power into thrust in a new oblique wave detonation engine that could propel an aircraft up to 17 times the speed of sound,… Continue reading World first: Oblique wave detonation engine may unlock Mach 17 aircraft
The emerging eVTOL air taxi market is drawing a lot of attention and an avalanche of funding money. Literally hundreds of companies are jostling for position as this nascent air mobility tech prepares for its prime time debut. But with renders, press r… Continue reading “Reality Index” cuts through the eVTOL air taxi hype
Boston-based company Regent has taken US$465 million in pre-orders for its super-fast electric “Seaglider.” Using the wing-in-ground effect, this 180-mph (290-km/h) beast promises twice the range of an electric aircraft, and a revolution in coastal tra… Continue reading Regent to build high-speed electric ground-effect “seagliders”
Motorcycle airbag tech has come a long way since Honda first put airbags on the Goldwing. The latest generation of riding gear makes energy-absorbing torso protection more accessible and less annoying than ever before.Continue ReadingCategory: Motorcyc… Continue reading Review: In&Motion motorcycle airbag vest with road/track/trail modes
The NSW Government has funded Australia’s first dual-fuel-capable power plant to the tune of AU$83 million (US$64 million). The Tallawarra B project will initially run on natural gas, but will be gradually upgraded to burn green hydrogen over coming de… Continue reading Controversial Aussie gas-to-hydrogen power plant gets the green light
Jet suits, jetpacks, jetboards … The new range of crazy personal flight devices all share some things in common: plenty of people would love to fly one, very few have the cash to own one, and even fewer can probably be trusted to fly them safely and … Continue reading Royal Marines test Gravity jet suit in ship boarding exercise