First-ever solar-powered car literally ‘eats’ air pollution as it drives
According to the team’s estimates, the ZEM uses two filters that can capture up to 2kg (about 4.4 lbs) of CO2 as the EV travels 20,000 miles
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JJ Shavit
- Mar 11
Automaker produces the world's first sodium-ion battery electric vehicle
Chinese automaker JAC Motors has made history by unveiling the world's first electric vehicle (EV) powered by a sodium-ion battery.
JJ Shavit
- Dec 29, 2022
Charging EVs at home at night is wrong, according to Stanford research
The vast majority of electric vehicle owners charge their cars at home in the evening or overnight and are doing it wrong.
JJ Shavit
- May 21, 2022
AI helps drivers avoid idling at red lights and reduces carbon emissions
No one likes sitting at a red light. But signalized intersections aren’t just a nuisance for drivers; vehicles consume fuel and emit gases.
JJ Shavit
- Apr 13, 2022
5-minute battery charging technology eliminates "Range Anxiety"
From flat battery to full charge in just five minutes -- an Israeli start-up has developed technology it says could eliminate range anxiety.
JJ Shavit
- Mar 15, 2022
5 amazing automotive technologies adapted to the real world
Sometimes you just have to let your engineers play a little. That appears to be the mantra at Nissan as they attempt to humanize their tech
JJ Shavit
- Mar 4, 2022
Wind-powered car appears to defy physics
Intriguing thing about Blackbird is that it runs faster than wind speed when travelling downwind.
JJ Shavit
- Jan 10, 2022
Self-driving race cars zip into history at the Indy Autonomous Challenge
A racecar with nobody at the wheel snaked around another to snatch the lead on an oval track at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
JJ Shavit
- Dec 10, 2021
Impaired-driver sensor could pave the way for safer vehicles
Researchers have made heat-resistant, pressure-detecting sensors that, when attached to seats, can tell whether a driver is drowsy or sick.
JJ Shavit
- Nov 23, 2021
How sugar-loving microbes could help power future cars
It sounds like modern-day alchemy: Transforming sugar into hydrocarbons found in gasoline. But that’s exactly what scientists have done.
JJ Shavit
- Nov 2, 2021
New technology gives smart cars 'X-ray' vision, detecting hidden pedestrians, cyclists
Australian researchers have developed disruptive technology allowing autonomous vehicles to track pedestrians hidden behind buildings.
JJ Shavit
- Oct 22, 2021
Auto sector shifts gear towards recycling parts and batteries
The auto industry is revving up its recycling efforts as it faces pressure to reduce its colossal carbon footprint.
JJ Shavit
- Oct 22, 2021
After Parents Are Killed, Family Had To Auction Dads Classic Car. Spontaneous Beauty Followed
The driver of the car behind them said that Nicole had her arms wrapped around her husband with her face in his back and never saw it coming
JJ Shavit
- Oct 20, 2021
Crosswing the hybrid prosthetic leg and skateboard and other Michelin Challenge Design winners
Michelin Challenge Design has focused on welcoming a new generation of designers, thinkers, and transport enthusiasts into the auto industry
JJ Shavit
- Sep 16, 2021
Captured water, carbon dioxide from car exhaust could help grow food
Texas A&M researchers have a novel idea to capture waste from passenger vehicle exhaust for use in urban greenhouses for food production.
JJ Shavit
- Sep 8, 2021
VW ID.LIFE concept car comes with a built-in projector and games console
Electric cars are already a smorgasbord of new and exciting tech, but this new concept car from VW takes it to a whole new level.
JD Shavit
- Sep 6, 2021
Wireless EV charging technology may soon be available on US roads
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory has licensed its wireless charging technology for electric vehicles to HEVO.
JJ Shavit
- Sep 2, 2021
Hyundai Motor unveils IONIQ5 Robot Taxi to be run in 2023
Motional, alongside Hyundai Motor Group, has shared the first image of its next-generation robotaxi based around the Ioniq 5 EV.
JJ Shavit
- Aug 31, 2021
Holy cow! Farmer stuffs THREE calves into backseat of his Buick for burger run
A Wisconsin woman was startled Thursday afternoon to see a cow sitting patiently in the back seat of a car at a McDonald’s drive-thru.
JD Shavit
- Aug 27, 2021
Do passengers want self-driving cars to behave more or less human?
Recent studies have shown that people have negative attitudes about using autonomous systems because they don't trust them.
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