Tesla's Model S Now Drives Like A Ferrari, Thanks To Bigger Battery
• http://www.popsci.comLudicrous Mode goes from 0-60 in 2.5 seconds
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Replacing My Car Battery with Capacitors! 12V BoostPack Update
• https://www.youtube.com, lasersaberTesting to see if capacitors can make a traditional 12V battery obsolete. Plus an update on the original BoostPack.
Lamborghini bids Ferruccio a happy birthday with exquisite Centenario Roadster
• http://newatlas.com, Scott CollieCar manufacturers love giving themselves birthday presents, perhaps none more than Lamborghini.
This Company Is Building Flying Autonomous Taxis That Carry Passengers Over Traffic
• http://www.trueactivist.comImagine being able to fly over rush hour traffic for the same cost as hiring a taxi!
Ancient Cars vs. Modern Cars
• https://www.lewrockwell.comModern cars have been around a long time at least three decades, since the mid-late 1980s. This was the period when the first electronic fuel injection systems and ECUs (the computer that controls the fuel injection and other functions) were ins
Tesla is at risk of being steamrolled by the next big transformation in how we get around
• http://www.businessinsider.com, Matthew DeBordTesla is in the news so much, and CEO Elon Musk is so good at keeping Tesla cool and sexy, that it's easy to forget that the automaker has been around for a decade.
Inside the Fisker Karma's Impossible Return From Automotive Hell
• Wired by Jack StewartCarl Jenkins just wanted to go for a drive. The San Bernardino Mountains promised stunning alpine vistas and breathtaking views of reservoirs and lakes, and weren't too far from his Southern California home.
Volvo targets world records with 2,400-hp truck
• http://newatlas.com, Stu RobartsThe record attempts will take place on August 24.
Gargantuan Vision Mercedes-Maybach 6 elegantly combines past and future
• http://newatlas.com, Scott CollieAfter teasing and taunting us, Mercedes has whipped the cover off the Vision Mercedes-Maybach 6 at Pebble Beach.
Forget self-driving cars -- how about a self-flying taxi?
• cnet.comAirbus wants to begin testing a prototype vehicle by next year, but there is a small snag.
Uber's Self-Driving Car Fleet Will Hit The Road This Summer
• http://www.popsci.com, By Xavier HardingAutonomous Uber vehicles are coming to Pittsburgh this month
Battery Capacity For Plug-In EVs Increased By 22.6% From 2014 To 2015
• insideevs.com by Eric LovedayOnce a week, the U.S Department of Energy puts out its "Fact of the Week" and often times the fact is focused on plug-in electric cars.
Uber's First Self-Driving Fleet Arrives in Pittsburgh This Month
• http://www.bloomberg.comNear the end of 2014, Uber co-founder and Chief Executive Officer Travis Kalanick flew to Pittsburgh on a mission: to hire dozens of the world's experts in autonomous vehicles. The city is home to Carnegie Mellon University's robotics department,
Ten Global Cities Are Pledged To Be Car-Free Technates
• https://www.technocracy.newsGlobal city planners are actively transforming large cities into managed technates containing 'car-free' zones, where public transportation, bicycles or foot-power will be the only modes of transportation. ? TN Editor
Dubai gets aboard the Hyperloop train
• http://newatlas.com, Eric MackHyperloop could be heading to the Middle East, thanks to a new deal signed on Monday between Hyperloop One and port operator DP World.
Tesla Model X P90D Ludicrous vs McLaren 650S – DragTimes Race Video
• http://insideevs.com, by Steven LovedayThe point of the video is to show a "real-life" situation regarding what might happen if a high horsepower, all-electric Tesla Model X was pitted against a gas guzzling super car such as the McClaren 650S.
First Drive: Karma Revero ??" Video
• http://insideevs.com, by Jay ColeEven though Karma Automotive just put out first images and a teaser video for the Revero, promising to release further specs and details in 28 days time (they even have a countdown timer on their website), a first drive review has already been publis
Bob Lutz Predicts Next-Generation Corvette Will Be Offered As Plug-In Hybrid
• http://insideevs.com, by Eric LovedayThe next-generation Chevrolet Corvette is expected to go on sale in 2019. Sources are now claiming that the next-gen Vette will be mid-engined.
China Demonstrates Transit Elevated Bus, Cars Travel Underneath (w/videos)
• http://insideevs.com, by Mark KaneOne of the propositions for the future (and heavy congestion) are a special kind of tram, called the TEB, or Transit Elevated Bus.
Revolutionary steel treatment paves the way for radically lighter, stronger, cheaper cars
• http://newatlas.com, Loz BlainBack in 2011, we wrote about a fascinating new way to heat-treat regular, cheap steel to endow it with an almost miraculous blend of characteristics.
Drop the Jackhammer and Fix Your Bridge With This Giant Waterpik
• https://www.wired.com, Aarian MarshAh, water. Healer, destroyer, carver of rivers and shorelines, future of electricity. And now, bridge repairman.
'Self-driving' in spotlight again as China sees first Tesla autopilot crash
• http://www.reuters.comTesla (TSLA.O) said on Wednesday that one of its cars had crashed in Beijing while in 'autopilot' mode, with the driver contending sales staff sold the function as 'self-driving', overplaying its actual capabilities.
Delta Suspends All Flights "Due To System Outage Nationwide"
• http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-08-08/delta-susWith Computer Systems "Down Everywhere". Update 2: 6:55 a.m. ET UPDATE: A power outage in Atlanta, which began at approximately 2:30 a.m. ET, has impacted Delta computer systems and operations worldwide, resulting in flight delays. Large-scale can
You Could Roll on Land or the Seafloor in This Fanciful Concept Car
• https://www.wired.com, Charles BombardierMost modern vehicles are much too specific: Cars stick to roads, boats are trapped on the water, submarines wander the ocean floor.
Mercedes Is About to Unveil an Entire Fleet of Electric Vehicles
• by Elisabeth Behrmann Christoph RauwaldMercedes-Benz is planning its own distinct line of electric vehicles, challenging BMW and Tesla Motors Inc. in a bet that alternative-fuel cars have the potential to become profitable.
US Military's Robotic Submarine Hunter Completes First Tests at Sea
• http://www.livescience.com, By Kacey DeamerThe ocean's newest predator, a robotic ship designed to help the U.S. military hunt enemy submarines, has completed its first tests at sea.
Elvis' BMW 507 back in the building after top-to-toe restoration
• http://newatlas.com, Scott CollieThere have been plenty of imitators, but there will only ever be one Elvis Presley. The King of Rock'n'Roll had an impressive garage full of delectable automobiles, from Cadillacs to Rolls-Royces to this one – the BMW 507.
Roborace reveals what's under the skin of its enigmatic self-driving race car
• http://newatlas.com, Scott CollieA look at what's lurking beneath the Roborace car's bodywork
Ford's efficient new engine is being built on an efficient new production line
• http://newatlas.com, Stu RobartsA newly installed "state-of-the-art" production line has begun knocking out 350,000 of the new EcoBlue diesel engines per year
Public Roads as Tesla's Private Test Track
• LewRockwell.ComLogic – let alone reasonableness – is not one of the government's stronger suits. There are many examples of this, but here's a newsie one: The use of public roads as test tracks for Tesla (and Google) self-driving car technology.
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