Transportation
From autonomous EVs to electric planes, from hydrogen trains to biofuel transportation, check out the most recent developments on how we’re moving transportation towards a more sustainable future in the good news section below.
College dropout says he’s cracked the crucial component for self-driving cars
When I met him in San Francisco this week, 22-year-old Austin Russell couldn’t help but smile when I mentioned the acrimonious legal battle between Uber and Alphabet’s self-driving car unit, Waymo. Waymo says a top engineer took secret plans for lidar sensors, which map the world in 3-D using Read More...
At this bike shop, you can trade your old car for an electric bicycle
If you show up at The New Wheel, an electric bike shop in San Francisco, the store will give you a chance to trade in your old car for a new e-bike. As you browse or take an electric bike for a spin up one of the city’s hills, staff at the store will take notes on the condition of your car Read More...
Proof of the unstoppable rise of the electric car: Tesla’s market value passes GM
Electric car maker Tesla eclipsed General Motors in terms of market capitalization yesterday to briefly become the most valuable auto company in the world. To put that in perspective: GM sold 10 million cars last year and generated a record profit; Tesla sold 76,000 cars and produced a loss. Read More...
$5,700 electric micro-car seats 3, or carries 360 lbs of cargo
Take a mini-van and squish it to about a quarter size - that's roughly what you're looking at with the ZEV T3-1 Micro. This quirky, fully-enclosed, electric three-wheeler seats three if they're skinny, but we see it being much more of a hit as a cargo carrier. West Virginia's ZEV continues to push Read More...
A student self-driving taxi startup wants to challenge Uber, Tesla and Detroit
Here’s why the electric self-driving car will conquer society even faster than you now dare to imagine. Remember building a website twenty years ago? It took a lot of money and months of work. Today websites can be built in minutes using templates stored in the cloud. The same is happening with Read More...
Amazon will replace some of its electric forklifts with hydrogen fuel cell ones
On Wednesday, hydrogen fuel cell company Plug Power announced that Amazon would be changing its electric forklifts to hydrogen fuel cell-powered ones at 11 of its fulfillment centers. According to Reuters, Amazon secured the right to buy up to 23 percent of the company as well, which would make the Read More...
Are electric airplanes finally ready to take off?
Fasten your seat belts, ensure tables are stowed—and check the batteries for charge. At least, that’s what the preflight checklist might be for a pair of plucky new startups promising to build passenger electric Read More...
Mercedes joins forces with Bosch to develop self-driving taxis
Mercedes-Benz parent Daimler and supplier Robert Bosch are teaming up to develop self-driving cars in an alliance primarily aimed at accelerating the production of "robo-taxis". The pact between the world's largest maker of premium cars and the world's largest automotive supplier forms a powerful Read More...
Self-driving and electric cars are going to have many strange effects on society
Electric cars will be good for the planet and autonomous vehicles will reduce the number of road accidents. That much we know. But what other impacts will the coming automobile revolution provide? Recommended for You Uber Is Engaged in Psychological Warfare with Its Drivers Is This the Anti-Aging Read More...
Tesla Model X electric car versus Toyota Mirai fuel-cell car: road trip
The ability to travel long distances has long been a distinguishing feature of Tesla's luxury electric cars, whose Supercharger fast-charging network now offers access to essentially every part of the 48 continental states. But where hydrogen infrastructure exists, which can cover a long road trip Read More...