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Hybrids could have almost as much potential in the air as they do on the ground. Ampaire says the clever first-gen hybrid powertrain in its Electric Eel demonstrator cuts fuel consumption by 50-70%, and it’s just logged a world record for endurance.
Tags: Hybrid, Electric Aircraft, World Records, World’s Longest
Continue reading Hybrid Electric Eel aircraft claims flight endurance record
Electric touring is officially on the menu … Sort of. Evoke has built its 6061-GT electric motorcycle around the biggest battery pack ever offered in a production bike: a staggering 30-kWh monster offering more than 600 km (370 miles) of range.
Category: Motorcycles, Transport
Tags: Electric Motorcycles, World’s Longest, Motorcycle, Cruisers
Continue reading Evoke’s new GT motorcycle rocks mammoth battery for electric touring
If you want an electric boat to get very far, you either need huge amounts of battery, or you need to lift your hull out of the water on a hydrofoil system to cut down energy-sapping drag. The SpiritBARTech35EF does both, for record-smashing range.
Tags: Hydrofoil, Electric Boats, World’s Longest
Continue reading World’s longest-range electric hydrofoil packs 120-kWh of battery
It’s no secret that sauropods – a clade of giant dinosaurs that includes the famous Brachiosaurus – had really long necks, but now paleontologists claim to have identified the species that takes the crown. According to the team, Mamenchisaurus has the longest neck of any known animal ever, measuring almost 50 ft (over 15 m).
Category: Science
Tags: Dinosaurs, Animals, Animal science, Fossils, World’s Longest, Stony Brook University
Continue reading Dinosaur with 50-ft neck claims crown for longest necked animal ever
It’s our first look at the new aircraft, styled by auto-design guru Frank Stephenson – and it appears to run a notably different airframe than the prototypes the company has previously shown in cruise transition testing.
Tags: Autoflight, eVTOL, Air Taxis, World Records, World’s Longest, Electric Aircraft
Continue reading Autoflight breaks Joby’s world record for the longest eVTOL flight
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We will never complain about finding a parking spot again. The “American Dream,” now stretches to more than 100 ft (30.5 m), seats more than 75 people, and has its own pool, diving board, jacuzzi, bathtub and mini-golf course. Oh, and a helipad.
Category: Automotive, Transport
Tags: World Records, World’s Longest, Guinness, Cadillac
Continue reading World’s longest car is found, restored, and made even longer
Those nervous of heights should probably steer clear of the newly completed 516 Arouca bridge in Portugal. As its name suggests, the tourist attraction runs high above a river for 516 m (1,692 ft) and is hailed as the world’s longest pedestrian suspension bridge by Portuguese officials.
Category: Architecture, Lifestyle
Tags: Building and Construction, Bridge, World’s Longest, New Atlas Audio
Continue reading World’s longest suspension footbridge lets walkers get some mountain air
With perhaps a few exceptions, battery-electric multicopter drones typically can’t fly for longer than about 30 minutes. Such is not the case, however, with their hybrid counterparts – one of which recently broke its own endurance record.
Category: Drones, Technology
Tags: Hybrid, World’s Longest, Quadcopter, New Atlas Audio
Continue reading Record-breaking hybrid quadcopter flies for over 10 hours