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Volkswagen's barnstorming I.D. R to tackle China's most spectacular mountain road

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The 99 curves of the Tianmen Shan Big Gate Road are shaping up as an iconic ...

Volkswagen’s barnstorming electric race car already holds records for Pikes Peak, Goodwood and the Nurburgring, and now it’s headed to China, where it will tear up the famous 99 turns up Tianmen Shan Big Gate Road, one of the most spectacular roads on God’s green Earth.

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Norway's Fresco Motors announces the Reverie, a super-quick premium electric sedan

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The electric Freco Reverie will offer blistering acceleration, sky-high top speeds and a "built in Norway" ...

Norway has famously adopted electric cars at a staggering rate – some 60 percent of all cars sold there this March were battery-powered. According to Forbes, a number of factors are behind this success, from sales tax breaks, free parking and bus lane access to the fact that almost all the country’s power comes from hydro-electric plants, tipping the scales even further toward EVs as a pollution-busting solution.

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HET electric motor massively boosts power, torque and efficiency, reduces weight and complexity

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A Texas-based startup has raised US$4.5 million in seed funding to develop and commercialize a remarkable electric motor technology. The father/son team claims the design can massively reduce the size and complexity of electric powertrains wh… Continue reading HET electric motor massively boosts power, torque and efficiency, reduces weight and complexity→

Dronevolt's multi-mode Heliplane transitions from VTOL to winged flight for 60-minute endurance

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Drone Volt's Heliplane is a multi-mode unmanned aircraft for industrial use

One of the best ways to extend the range of a VTOL aircraft is to add wings for horizontal flight, and Drone Volt’s Heliplane brings this kind of thinking to the industrial drone market, offering long flight endurance times, 1.6-kg (3.5-lb) payload capacity and VTOL/hover capabilities.

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Xiaomi teases vastly unnecessary 100-megapixel phone camera

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Chinese phone manufacturer Xiaomi has reignited the megapixel race, long after most of us thought it was over. Along with a 64-megapixel flagship phone for its Redmi brand, the company announced it’s preparing to debut a 100-megapixel phone c… Continue reading Xiaomi teases vastly unnecessary 100-megapixel phone camera→

Smaller, cheaper, sharper lenses should be possible as Mexican scientist solves aberration problem

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One of the oldest problems in optics has been solved. Rafael Gonzalez from the Tecnologico de Monterrey has come up with an almost comically dense equation that can be used to almost completely eliminate spherical aberration in optical lenses… Continue reading Smaller, cheaper, sharper lenses should be possible as Mexican scientist solves aberration problem→

Human Horizons launches luxury electric SUV with full vehicle-to-everything communications

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A new Chinese startup has made its debut, with a high-performance luxury SUV it’s designing to operate as part of a much broader smart city transport system. The HiPhi 1 from Human Horizons will use more than 500 sensors and AI capabilities t… Continue reading Human Horizons launches luxury electric SUV with full vehicle-to-everything communications→

Newron's curved-wood electric motorcycle design goes way out there

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Having been through accelerator programs by Dassault Systems and Advans in France, Newron is hoping to ...

French company Newron has come out with a really interesting-looking electric motorcycle design that it plans to do a limited production run of in 2020. Using mostly wooden bodywork, organically curved surfaces and a wild, cylindrical battery, the Newron’s a very cool design.

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