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Aptera unveils a design-intent version of its all-electric 2E and insists that it’s on the road to financial stability. This post originally appeared on the Popular Mechanics website, where you can read it in its entirety. Written by Basem Wasef. CARLSBAD, Calif.—On Wednesday, Aptera’s vice president and chief engineer Tom Reichenbach unveiled a design-intent prototype of [...]
It’s a bit of a NASAriffic day in the next generation automobile world! First we heard about a burgeoning relationship between Chrysler and NASA, and today brings word that GM has also teamed with the space agency to work on building advanced robotics for both automobile manufacturing and future missions to space.
Not to let its sister company Nissan get away with all the electric car press, Renault has also been busy finalizing its plans for releasing electric cars to Europe and Israel early next year. Today Renault showed off the finalized designs of its Fluence electric sedan and its Kangoo small commercial electric delivery van. In [...]
The title just about says it all. Chrysler, perhaps one of the worst run auto companies in recent memory, has teamed up with NASA. Yes, that NASA. I guess there are certain perks that come with being bailed out by the US government. Like teaming up with the world’s best funded space organization to develop [...]
I love the Transformers; but not the terrible, loud, and innuendo-laced Micheal Bay version. I’m talking old school 80′s toys made popular by the Transformers cartoon. Those guys were awesome, though I was always disappointed when the Decepticons were defeated, not because the Autobots were better, but because Megatron was an inept leader at best. [...]
The military consumes a lot of oil; precisely how much, not even they seem to know. But not only do they buy and consume lots of oil, but they ship it all over the world to whatever theater they need. It isn’t exactly efficient, and the Department of Defense knows it. They’ve been moving towards [...]
I love turbochargers. While superchargers hold a special place in my heart, the efficiency and sheer amount of power a well-made turbocharger system can produce really tickles my fancy. That is one of the reasons I love Ford’s new line of EcoBoost turbocharged engines. The Blue Oval announced on Tuesday that it would be adding [...]
A new airship from E-Green Technologies/21st Century Airships sports the crackerjack name Bullet 580 along with a “radically different” design according to E-Green Chairman and CEO Michael Lawson. The innovations allow for more efficient performance and a larger cargo capacity, all with more energy efficiency relative to conventional aircraft. The Bullet 580 is 235 feet [...]
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