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.
How self-driving cars can make cities better
We’ve heard plenty from futurists, urbanists, techies, and environmentalists about the promise and perils of self-driving vehicles. But what about the folks in the trenches, the ones who will have to accommodate and manage those vehicles? What do people who plan and run urban transportation Read More...
How your electric car could store power and transfer it to your home
As Tesla's possible purchase of SolarCity shows, carmakers want to get into the energy storage business. BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Nissan are all working on home batteries that integrate electric vehicles into residential power systems. The vision is for homeowners to charge up batteries from solar Read More...
Intel, Mobileye, BMW to develop driverless cars: Report
German carmaker BMW AG is the latest automobile company to hop onto the driverless bandwagon, Bloomberg reported. Chipmaker Intel Corp. is working with Jerusalem-basedMobileye NV to develop self-driving car technology for BMW AG, reported Bloomberg, citing people familiar with the matter. Mobileye Read More...
What’s driving electric cars into the mainstream? Plenty
Many electric vehicle owners love their ride, considering it their dream car. They enthusiastically share tips on, say, how to drive more electric miles. They gush that these vehicles offer a quiet ride and zippy torque that makes them feel like luxury automobiles – without the premium gas Read More...
Tesla rival Faraday approved to test self-driving cars on California roads
Faraday Future plans to begin testing prototype self-driving electric vehicles on California roads later this year after winning approval from the state, an industry source said on Tuesday. The China-backed, Los Angeles-based startup plans to begin building and selling electric vehicles next year Read More...
Nissan switches on solar farm to power UK car production, will built 31K cars on renewables
Nissan expanded its renewable electricity generation in the company’s Sunderland Plant, UK. The latest additions adds a 4.75 MW solar array, with some 19,000 solar panels – which is on top of the 6.6 MW in place from 10 wind turbines, displacing some 7% of electricity usage. Nissan Read More...
Toyota to build artificial intelligence-based driving systems in five years
Toyota Motor Corp is targeting developing in the next five years driver assistance systems that integrate artificial intelligence (AI) to improve vehicle safety, the head of its advanced research division said. Gill Pratt, CEO of recently set up Toyota Research Institute (TRI), the Japanese Read More...
Behold, Rolls-Royce’s truly bizarre self-driving car
Ultra-luxury automaker Rolls-Royce debuted its self-driving concept car this week, called the 103EX, and it looks, well, odd. It's nearly 20 feet long and 5 feet tall, and has some — interesting — features. See for yourself: The futuristic-looking vehicle seats two passengers on a Read More...
Volkswagen is making a huge shift to electric cars in the wake of its diesel scandal
Volkswagen has been in deep trouble this past year. Last fall, the German automaker was caught rigging more than 11 million of its "clean diesel" cars in the US and Europe so they polluted far less during testing than they did on the road. The scandal could ultimately cost the company $18 billion Read More...
American electric truck company raises $3.2 billion from pre-sales
Nikola Motor Company, the American manufacturer that wants to build electric has announced it has raised $2.3 billion in the first month since they opened pre-sales. The company will unveil its first electric truck prototype in December, but has over 7,000 reservations for the production Read More...