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Electric cars dangle the promise of earning money for their drivers
Automated charging with Matrix Charging. Credit: © Easelink, 2019 Needed to clean up road transport, battery-powered vehicles might also act...
Ford halts output of F-150 Lightning through at least next week
A robot lifts a battery for installation in a Ford F-150 Lightning in Dearborn, Michigan in September 2022. Ford plans...
Renault boosts profitability but Russia exit pushes it into loss
Renault exited Russia in May after Moscow invaded Ukraine. French automaker Renault said Thursday it boosted manufacturing profitability in 2022...
Keeping drivers safe with a road that can melt snow, ice on its own
Graphical abstract. Credit: ACS Omega (2023). DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.2c07212 Slipping and sliding on snowy or icy roads is dangerous. Salt and...
Super Bowl car ads sell Americans the idea that new tech will protect them
At the dawn of the car era, carmakers needed to allay fears that pedestrian lives were at risk. Credit: Library...
Electric boat goes airborne for cleaner ocean voyage
French sailor Tanguy de Lamotte, CEO of Candela US, drives the company's "flying" electric C-8 boat in Sausalito, California on...
Where do stolen bikes go?
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Amsterdam is one of the most bike-friendly major cities in the world. That also means the...
The correct click: Audio technology tests connectors used in automobile production
Fraunhofer IDMT's click detection can be integrated into the reporting system and be displayed via an interface. The microphone can...
White House: Tesla to make some EV chargers available to all
Tesla vehicles charge at a station in Emeryville, Calif., Aug. 10, 2022. Tesla will, for the first time, make some...
EU approves 2035 ban on new fossil fuel car sales
European officials hope the looming ban on sales of petrol cars will spur investment in the production of all-electric models....
Wind-powered cargo ships are the future: Debunking 4 myths that stand in the way of cutting emissions
Concept image. Credit: Oceanbird, CC BY-SA Sailing cargo ships are making a genuine comeback. Japanese bulk carrier MOL is operating...
Avoiding collisions with a new method learned from mariners
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Preventing accidents by computing impending collisions of drones or cars: that is the goal of Darius...
Ford to build new US electric battery plant with Chinese partner
Bill Ford, Executive Chairman of Ford Motor Company, announces at a press conference that Ford will be partnering with the...
Amazon’s Zoox robotaxis take to California roads
Robotaxi services being tested in parts of the United States typically have manual controls so humans can take over driving...
New funding proposal aims to reduce bottlenecks on Upper Mississippi River
Graphic collage inspired by the locks and dams of the Upper Mississippi River Basin. Credit: Deb Berger/Iowa State University. On...
Why restoring long-distance passenger rail makes sense in New Zealand—for people and the climate
Credit: Our World in Data, CC BY-SA A recent parliamentary inquiry into passenger rail drew 1700 submissions, suggesting growing support...
What effect will replacing short-haul flights have on carbon dioxide emissions and international connectivity?
Sample Air Routes from Frankfurt (left) and Munich (right) Source: OAG Traffic/Schedules Analyser. Credit: Case Studies on Transport Policy (2022)....
Dubai again plans for flying taxi takeoff, this time by 2026
A man experiences a driving simulator of a flying taxi at the Dubai Roads and Transportation Authority's stand during the...
Helping transit agencies visualize the transition to electric bus fleets
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The transit industry is rapidly moving toward battery electric bus fleets because of the environmental and...
Why a shift to basing vehicle registration fees on emissions matters for Australia
Targeted policies and incentives do speed the uptake of electric vehicles. Credit: Shutterstock The ACT is changing how it calculates...
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Results of the samples irradiated with the laser and those not irradiated. Credit: LZH Biofouling is the growth of algae,...
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