Can't Decide What Kind of Flying Car to Get? Try These 10
• https://www.wired.com, Jack StewartCommuters of the world, rejoice. The long-promised age of the flying car is finally here--more or less.
Contents Pages by Subject
Transportation
Travis Kalanick resigns as Uber CEO
• BusinessInsider.com by Bryan Logan and Biz CarsonTravis Kalanick, the cofounder and CEO of Uber, has stepped down as the ride-hailing company's top executive.
Car with 20+ USB outlets and multiple device charging
• https://www.nextbigfuture.comI was traveling in Japan and a taxi used 20+ USB outlets, mobile wifi and multiple device charging.
The Latest Flying Car Concept Seems--Dare We Say It--Serious
• https://www.wired.com, Jack StewartThe Paris Airshow kicks off Monday, offering the denizens of the aviation world their biennial chance to gather round.
Envisioning the Car of the Future as a Living Room on Wheels
• https://www.nytimes.comSwiveling seats? Movies projected across the windshield? Social media feeds on the windows? As driverless car technology develops, companies, design institutes and researchers are asking the question: What does the car of the future look like on the
Lyft targets one billion electric self driving rides per year by 2025
• Next Big FutureThey believe that ridesharing, combined with autonomous vehicles, will be the driving force that brings electric vehicles from a tiny portion (~0.1%) of all cars on the road today to a significant majority within 20 years.
Ecotuned Ready To Convert Ford Trucks To Electric, Like A 48-kWh F-150
• insideevs.com by Sebastian BlancoSure, Ford is working on some sort of electrified F-150 pick-up truck, but whatever that vehicle is, it's a long ways away.
Tesla Model X Tows Boat Up A Mountain – Video
• insideevs.com by Steven LovedayThis is a hilarious video, due to the constant commentary by Mr. Nyland.
Next-Gen Tesla Roadster Might Do 0 To 60 MPH In 2 Seconds Or Less
• insideevs.com by Jeff PerezAssuming it comes from the factory with Maximum Plaid mode.
It's Official: Tesla's Model X Is The Safest SUV on The Market With 5 Stars in Every Categor
• sciencealert.com by DOM GALEONCrushed it.
Meet the 89-Year-Old Reinventing the Train in His Backyard
• Wired by Alex DaviesOn a clear, sunny day at a vineyard in the northern California town of Ukiah, a most unusual train chugs through a field of barely budding syrah grapes
Watch As The Self-Driving Chevrolet Bolt Is Built Before Your Eyes – Video
• insideevs.com by Steven LovedayThe self-driving Chevrolet Bolt test vehicles are manufactured at the General Motors Orion Assembly plant in Orion Township, Michigan. While they aren't assembled in one minute, you can bet that it all happens pretty fast, although it's not prima
The Electric, Driverless Revolution Is About to Hit the High Seas
• bloomberg.com by Jess ShanklemanFully electric ship Yara Birkeland to be launched next year Will be controlled remotely in 2019, fully automated by 2020
New "Instantly Rechargeable" Battery Deals a Fatal Blow to Fossil Fuels
• FuturismPurdue researchers have developed a flow battery that would allow electric cars to be recharged instantly at stations like conventional cars are. The technology is clean, safe, and cheap.
Lightning Motorcycles Gunning For 400-Mile Single-Charge Run
• insideevs.com by Papa Wealey, RideapartAccording to Lightning Motorcycles, the company intends to test an eMoto capable of traveling from Los Angeles to San Francisco without a recharge. The run is expected to be late this summer or early fall.
Pop Goes The Car Bubble . . . And It May Not Be a Bad Thing
• https://www.lewrockwell.com, By Eric PetersAlmost every negative thing happening in the car business ?" in particular, ludicrous technical complexity for the sake of electronic gimmickry and also to cope with diminishing returns federal "safety" and emissions mandates ?" could be gotten
China Unveils Driverless Train That Uses White Paint Instead Of Rails
• True Activist30-meters in length and fully electric, the driverless bus can travel over 40km on a full charge.
Autonomous cars (no human backup) may hit the road next year
• By TOM KRISHER and DEE-ANN DURBINAutonomous vehicles with no human backup will be put to the test on publicly traveled roads as early as next year in what may be the first attempt at unassisted autonomous piloting.
Elon Musk To Tesla Employees – To Research Safety, I'll Perform Every Production Line Task
• http://insideevs.com, by Eric LovedayFor safety's sake, Tesla CEO Elon Musk says he'll personally perform every task on the Tesla Fremont factory line that has led to a reported injury at some point in the past.
Tesla plans 10-20 gigafactories which would eventually be about 12 to 24 million vehicles per year
• https://www.nextbigfuture.com, brian wangTesla had its annual shareholders meeting on June 6, 2017 and there were many big announcements in it.
Chicago cabbies say industry is teetering toward collapse
• usatoday.com by Aamer MadhaniGary Karczewski is veteran Chicago cab driver who has seen the value of his taxi medallion plummet with the rise of ride-sharing companies.
Ford Might Build Pure Electric F-150
• insideevs.com by Eric LovedayWhen announcing new details on the 300-plus mile range electric CUV, Ford let it be known that there's at least a possibility that its hugely popular F-150 truck could someday be offered in full electric form.
Tesla Furious After AAA Hits Carmaker With Higher Premiums Due To "Abnormally High Claims"
• zerohedge.com by Tyler DurdenAAA is raising premiums on Tesla vehicles by 30% after data showed that owners of Model S and Model X cars filed claims at abnormally high rates, and that those claims cost more compared with other cars in the same class, Automotive News reported.
This New Hyperloop Aims to Connect Amsterdam And Paris by 2021
• http://www.sciencealert.com, DOM GALEONHyperloops everywhere.
Mish: "Rent-A-Car Industry Shakeout Coming"
• zerohedge.com by Mike ShedlockDollar Rent-A-Car Truly Sucks; Industry Shakeout Coming; Value of a Customer
Europe's first Hyperloop test track pops up at TU Delft
• http://newatlas.com, Nick LavarsFollowing their triumph at the SpaceX Hyperloop Pod Competition in January, engineers from Holland's Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) have hit the ground running on their return to home soil, this week unveiling Europe's first test track for
Russia Wants to Build an Enormous 'Winged' Submarine
• russia-insider.com by Kyle MizokamiThe submarine will be twice as long as a jumbo jet
Self-driving cars will double as security cameras, says Intel CEO Brian Krzanich
• cnbc.com by Chantel McGeeThe next time an Amber alert comes up and they're looking for a license plate, the cars should be able to find that license plate quite rapidly," said Krzanich.
Tomahawk 370 Mile Electric Supercar Enters Production In 2018, 60 MPH In 2 Seconds
• insideevs.com by Mark KaneDubuc Motors has announced that its $125,000 or so electric sports car, the Tomahawk, is now scheduled for production in 2018, complete with 0-60 mph time in 2 seconds*.
EV 5 Minute Charging
• youtube.comEV 5 Minute Charging
Watch Streaming Broadcast Live:
LRN.fm
DLive
Live Chat
Telegram
Telegram
