Iveco hauls in world record for heaviest weight towed by an electric van

Last year, Italian multinational transport company Iveco launched an electric version of its “iconic” Daily diesel workhorse van. Now the eDaily has gone way beyond its towing capacity to drive into the Guinness World Record books.Continue ReadingCateg… Continue reading Iveco hauls in world record for heaviest weight towed by an electric van

Human-powered watercraft being developed to break 30-year speed record

French champion of pedal power, Stéphane Rousson, is developing a twin-prop waterbike designed to beat a 30-year-old world record for the fastest human-powered watercraft. The first prototype has been built and tested on the water.Continue ReadingCateg… Continue reading Human-powered watercraft being developed to break 30-year speed record

Student team sets distance record with hydrogen city car concept

A student team from TU Delft presented the latest Eco-Runner in May, a hydrogen-powered city car concept designed to be more than a hundred times more fuel-efficient than modern fossil-fuel vehicles. Now the car has set a Guinness distance record.Conti… Continue reading Student team sets distance record with hydrogen city car concept

Self-install Essential kit turns any ol’ acoustic into a smart guitar

Many students of guitar begin their journey on an acoustic. But rocking out can be a challenge. Back in 2017, France’s HyVibe launched an Indiegogo to fund a hybrid with built-in digital smarts. This was followed by a kit to give such superpowers to an… Continue reading Self-install Essential kit turns any ol’ acoustic into a smart guitar

Priority hits the trail with hardtail MTB featuring Pinion Smart.Shift

New York’s Priority Bicycles is claiming a US first with the launch of the 600HXT hardtail trail bike. Not only does it ride out with a carbon belt and Pinion gearbox, but it features Pinion’s electronic Smart.Shift technology.Continue ReadingCategory:… Continue reading Priority hits the trail with hardtail MTB featuring Pinion Smart.Shift

Hydrogen-powered passenger train rides the rails in North America

French transport multinational Alstom debuted the world’s first hydrogen fuel-cell passenger train back in 2016, which went into service in Germany last year. Now the Coradia iLint is rolling down the track in North America for the first time.Continue … Continue reading Hydrogen-powered passenger train rides the rails in North America