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Flying car to ignite 2020 Olympic flame in Tokyo
It is planned that at the next Olympics, a futuristic flying car will ignite the Olympic flame to mark the opening of the games. This technology just goes to show how close we are to a flying commute to work in our very own private flying car. One prototype is powered by an engine built by British engineering specialist Prodrive....
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World’s largest car market, China, just announced an imminent end to petrol and diesel cars
Chinese officials have said in Tianjin this week that the government is working on a timetable to end “production and sales of traditional energy vehicles,” This means that petrol and diesel engine cars are on the radar of the Chinese government. Regulators have said that they have begun the “relevant research,” on the issue and the new policies on traditional...
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Tesla cars made to travel further during hurricane Irma
How did Tesla make some of its cars travel further during Hurricane Irma? The electric-car giant Tesla assisted their customers during Hurricane Irma by remotely boosting their vehicles’ battery capacity. Although this was a generous act on behalf of the electric car company, this act of kindness actually highlighted the fact that Tesla has apparently been selling identical cars at...
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New technologies could make hydrogen cars a reality
New technological developments in materials science could help make the hydrogen car a far more viable alternative to electric and fossil fuel vehicles. Electric cars are considered the immediate answer to reducing fossil fuel pollution but hydrogen models have remained a very attractive alternative to even EV technologies. In many cases, hydrogen cars are more environmentally friendly than electric cars...
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Renault-Nissan will build electric cars with China's Car maker, Dongfeng
In a brand new venture, the Renault-Nissan alliance has announced that they plan to collaborate with China’s Dongfeng Motor company to build electric. This is again another alliance which is joining the global scramble to meet Beijing’s stringent quotas for zero-emission vehicles. The eGT New Energy Automotive Co, will develop an electric mini-SUV to go into production in 2019 by...
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Ireland could be left behind in the electric vehicle race
Ireland could be left behind while the world embraces the demise of petrol and diesel engines in favour of sustainable energies. The UK's decision to ban all new petrol and diesel cars and vans from 2040 only goes to highlight the complacency of the Irish Government on the issue of banning petrol and diesel vehicles. Basically speaking, the government is...
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The next media revolution looks likely to come from driverless cars
The next media revolution looks likely to come from driverless cars Who'll want to listen to the radio when you could play Gran Turismo in the car? Whether we like it or not, driverless cars are here to stay and within a decade we will see a huge impact on the motor industry with the introduction of autonomous vehicles. As...
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Toyota has Patented a new Cloaking Device to Make Car Pillars Appear Transparent
No more cranking your neck to see around your A-pillars in your vehicle as Toyota has Patented a new Cloaking Device to Make Car Pillars Appear Transparent. As we all know, many new cars have big, chunky pillars that make rollover safety better but with the drawback that it can make visibility worse. Toyota feel they have figured out a...
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Parking your electric car in Denmark could earn you money balancing the grid
Parking your electric car in Denmark could earn you money balancing the grid An electric Vehicle-to-grid system could be used to incentivise electric ownership. A year-long trial in Denmark is showing that utilities can use parked electric vehicles (EVs) as spare batteries, and those EVs can earn quite a bit of money for their owners from the utilities. Francisco Carranza,...
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Toyota, Intel and Ericsson teaming up to collect Big Data from cars
A new consortium between Toyota, Intel and Ericsson are collaborating to build a new data pipeline that will make connected cars a reality. Toyota is joining forces with these giant tech companies and other auto industry suppliers to create a new big data alliance to support the development of connected cars. The alliance is being dubbed as the Automotive Edge...