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.
A start-up just launched a stunning electric supercar that can hit 194 mph
Electric car start-up NextEV has launched its first car since it was founded in 2014 — and it's stunning. The supercar can reach a top speed of 194 mph and accelerate to 100 kilometers-per-hour (or 62 mph) in just 2.7 seconds, Electrek first reported. Called the NIO EP9, the car is bart of Read More...
Will self-driving cars do away with luxury and car ownership?
Dreams of the driverless car are primarily focused on how the robotic technology will usher in a new era of safe, seamless transportation. Less discussed is what social values, industries, and activities will be displaced or made obsolete. Consider luxury. The luxury car of 2016 looks very Read More...
Study: Battery-electric cars cheaper, better at cutting emissions than fuel cells
There's been considerable debate among advocates of battery-electric and hydrogen fuel-cell cars over which technology is better for the environment. While neither vehicle type produces any tailpipe emissions, their overall emissions vary depending on the fuels and processes used to generate Read More...
California’s plug-in electric vehicle fleet to surpass 250,000 milestone this month
The plug-in electric vehicle fleet in California has grown rapidly over the last few years, partly down to the substantial support that the government there provides, though partly due to the presence of companies such as Tesla, a greener focus in the state, wealthier citizens, and associated Read More...
This electric van let's you work comfortably on the road
Nissan has created the ideal car for the digital nomad. Considering that the traditional office works setting is no longer prominent, employees around the world can travel and work as they go as long as they have internet. With that in mind, Nissan created the world’s first electronic mobile Read More...
Daimler boss tells German Greens he shares vision of zero-emission cars
The chairman of Germany's largest luxury carmaker, Daimler-Benz, braved boos and a frosty reception as guest speaker at a Greens party congress on Sunday to tell delegates he too wants CO2-free cars on the roads. Dieter Zetsche, whose company is demonized by many Greens, said the firm had not Read More...
Renault plans to produce a $8,000 mass market electric car by 2018
Within the next two years, Renault-Nissan plans to produce an electric car costing $8,000 or less. The car would be one of the cheapest electric cars on the market and would help to make electric vehicles available to anyone. The company hopes the car will help to capture the lucrative Chinese Read More...
Faraday Future just shared a glimpse of its first real electric car
Faraday Future released another video Wednesday of the electric car it will show at the Consumer Electronics Show in January. The most recent video focuses on the car's wheels and includes a tagline that reads "who said don't reinvent the wheel?" Faraday Future released another video in late Read More...
Tesla enters EU and ramps up production with purchase of German Engineering company
Tesla has added another piece to the puzzle in its quest to bring electric cars to the whole world. The electric carmaker has agreed to buy German’s Grohmann Engineering group, which develops automated manufacturing systems for batteries and fuel cells. The acquisition will help Tesla expand its Read More...
Tesla likely to add solar power roofs to cars
In a Twitter exchange today, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the company will likely add solar charging technology to the roofs of future all-electric cars. "We will probably offer that as an option," Musk wrote in the Twitter exchange with Tesla enthusiasts. In answer to one enthusiast who doubted the Read More...