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May 10, 2017

New Battery Could Power Electric Cars 620 Miles on Single Charge

The average American drives about 30 miles (48 kilometers) per day, according to AAA, yet many people are still reluctant to buy electric cars that can travel three times that distance on a single charge. This so-called range anxiety is one reason gasoline-powered vehicles still rule the road, but a...

Jun 14, 2017

'Wired' Roads Could Power Electric Cars As You Drive

A new wireless power system could help people avoid the inevitable jumbled mess of tangled cords and offer a more efficient way to charge electric vehicles on the go, according to a new study. Researchers at Stanford University adapted a concept from quantum physics to produce a wireless charger that...

Jul 6, 2017

The World Is on the Brink of an Electric Car Revolution

The internal combustion engine had a good run. It has helped propel cars — and thus humanity — forward for more than 100 years. But a sea change is afoot that is forecast to kick gas-powered vehicles to the curb, replacing them with cars that run on batteries. A flurry...

Mar 30, 2018

Why the Fire that Incinerated a Tesla Was Such a Nightmare to Put Out

On March 23, a 38-year-old man driving a Tesla Model X rammed headfirst into an unshielded highway median while traveling south on U.S. Highway 101 near Mountain View, California. Two other vehicles subsequently rear-ended the SUV, which caught fire after the driver, who later died from his injuries, was pulled...

May 30, 2018

Tesla on Autopilot Crashes into Parked Police Car

The idea that self-driving cars will be much safer than human drivers has been taking a hit lately with a string of autopilot crashes, the latest incident in California this week. A Tesla Sedan crashed into an empty, parked police car in Laguna Beach on Tuesday (May 29) while running...

Nov 22, 2019

Why Does Tesla's Cybertruck Look Like It Belongs In A Low-Res Video Game?

No, you haven't been sucked into a low-res video game — the new Tesla Cybertruck just looks like an animated armored vehicle whose pixels are taking a while to render. In September, Tesla co-founder and CEO Elon Musk teased that Tesla's new electric pickup truck would look futuristic-like and cyberpunk,...

Dec 5, 2019

Love It or Hate It, Tesla Cybertruck Is Revolutionary

With a collective gasp and puzzled looks, the world was recently introduced to Tesla's newest vehicle. The so-called Cybertruck is an angular, stainless steel, all-electric pickup truck that quickly became polarizing. The launch didn't go very smoothly. The truck's windows shattered when its lead designer smashed them with a metal...

Feb 28, 2021

Is an electric car better for the planet?

Which is better for Earth: an electric or gas-powered vehicle? The answer to this question might seem blindingly obvious: Of course electric cars must be better for the environment, because they don’t have exhausts and so don’t emit greenhouse gasses as they drive. However, electric vehicles (EVs) aren't perfect, and...

Nov 23, 2023

World’s 1st electric flying passenger ship could 'revolutionize how we travel on water'

The world's first electric flying passenger ship has completed test flights in Sweden and will now enter production ahead of its introduction into Stockholm's public transport network in 2024. The Candela P-12, designed by Swedish tech company Candela Technology AB, is 39 feet (12 meters) long,runs on a 252 kilowatt-hour...

Dec 28, 2023

New battery tech will slash charging times and boost EV range before the decade is out

A technology that could dramatically increase the range and decrease the charging time of electric vehicle (EV) batteries could soon be in many more cars. The technology swaps the graphite normally used on the negatively charged anodes of lithium-ion EV batteries for silicon. Panasonic recently announced a partnership with Sila...

Jan 22, 2024

Futuristic vertical-takeoff air taxi could hit the market by 2028

A proof-of-concept four-passenger air taxi that can take off and land vertically is slated to hit the market by 2028. Known as an electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) vehicle, the SA-2 is made by Hyundai subsidiary Supernal and will begin test flights later this year, company representatives announced on...

Jan 26, 2024

Largest ever fully electric concept plane could take to the skies by 2033

A startup has unveiled its design for a fully electric passenger jet that can seat up to 90 passengers, with plans to launch it within the next 10 years. The E9X concept, designed by the Dutch company Elysian, is a battery-powered plane that can fly up to 500 miles (800...

Feb 5, 2024

NASA and DARPA flew 'experimental' self-flying helicopters to see if they could avoid crashing into other virtual aircraft

NASA successfully performed a series of test flights with two autonomous helicopters to check the systems that could one day be used in pilotless air taxis, the agency has revealed. During the flights in October 2023, conventional-looking helicopters flew autonomously over Long Island Sound, Connecticut, NASA said in a statement...

Feb 8, 2024

MadRadar hack can make self-driving cars 'hallucinate' imaginary vehicles and veer dangerously off course

A malicious technology can trick self-driving cars into hallucinating phantom vehicles and veering dangerously off-course to get out of their way, researchers have discovered. The new hack, dubbed MadRadar, can also hide real cars from on-vehicle radar sensors and fool a self-driving car into thinking a real car has jerked...

Feb 16, 2024

Future electric cars could go more than 600 miles on a single charge thanks to battery-boosting gel

Electric vehicle (EV) range anxiety could soon be a thing of the past thanks to a breakthrough in battery technology, which could give EVs a range of more than 620 miles (1,000 kilometers). Today's EVs have a maximum range of 300 miles (480 km) on average. Even the longest-range electric...