In pictures: Witness the rough-hewn wildness of the Bugatti Bolide

Bugatti has released a photo dump showing its nascent Bolide hypercar getting a little coy with some of its clothes off. Currently #6 on our list of the world’s most powerful cars, the 1,825-hp Bolide prototype is an epically raw rejection of luxury.Co… Continue reading In pictures: Witness the rough-hewn wildness of the Bugatti Bolide

Volocopter sells out its first tourist eVTOL flights in Singapore

Germany’s Volocopter has committed to launching commercial eVTOL flights in Singapore “within the next two to three years,” and advance tickets have already sold out to early adopters eager to take the first joyrides in this electric air taxi.Continue … Continue reading Volocopter sells out its first tourist eVTOL flights in Singapore

Bentley completes its first reverse-engineered 1929 Blower

Bentley is 40,000 man-hours into its painstaking reverse-engineered, laser-scanned copy of the 1929 Bentley Blower, and has just announced the completion of “car zero” – the master prototype from which 12 “Continuation Series” cars will be built.Contin… Continue reading Bentley completes its first reverse-engineered 1929 Blower

Tests show why QuantumScape solid-state battery has serious backing

California’s QuantumScape has announced stunning performance figures for what may be the first commercially viable solid-state lithium-metal battery. It’s claimed to add as much as 80 percent to the range of an electric car, and charge from 0-80 percen… Continue reading Tests show why QuantumScape solid-state battery has serious backing

Big energy partners join Shell’s giant NortH2 wind-to-hydrogen project

Oil giant Shell is planning the biggest wind-to-hydrogen project in Europe, a colossal 10-gigawatt offshore wind farm in the North Sea feeding a massive electrolysis plant on dry land that’ll pump out a million tonnes of clean H2 a year by 2040.Continu… Continue reading Big energy partners join Shell’s giant NortH2 wind-to-hydrogen project

Respira’s Smart Garden: Dawn of the six-hundred-dollar pot plant

Some people, and I count myself among them, are so scatterbrained and disorganized that they should never be put in charge of another living being. It’s too late for my children – poor souls, wherever I left them – but technology is here to save your i… Continue reading Respira’s Smart Garden: Dawn of the six-hundred-dollar pot plant

Savic Motorcycles reveals a new workshop and a new electric prototype

Australia’s Savic Motorcycles has revealed its latest prototype as it gears up to begin testing and series production of its first electric motorcycle, the Series C cafe racer. We caught up with founder Dennis Savic to check out how it’s coming along.C… Continue reading Savic Motorcycles reveals a new workshop and a new electric prototype

Massive 853-foot-tall wind turbines are coming to America’s East Coast

America’s first “commercial scale” offshore wind energy project has decided to use GE’s colossal Haliade-X turbines, the world’s largest and most powerful. Standing 853 ft (260 m) high – as tall as an 85-story building – with a 722-foot (220 m) rotor, … Continue reading Massive 853-foot-tall wind turbines are coming to America’s East Coast

Aptera opens orders on 1,000-mile solar EV that never needs charging

Since electric vehicles first started hitting the mainstream, people have been asking “why doesn’t that have a solar panel roof?” The answer has always been the same: solar panels just don’t generate that much power. That’s not a huge problem for solar… Continue reading Aptera opens orders on 1,000-mile solar EV that never needs charging

Triton’s latest submarine puts six people in a bubble, 3,300 feet under

Having conquered the deepest recesses of the ocean with its DSV Limiting Factor “deep-sea elevator,” and delivered its first 24-seat DeepView tourist submarine in Vietnam, Triton has turned its attention back to the luxury sector with a new six-person … Continue reading Triton’s latest submarine puts six people in a bubble, 3,300 feet under