The CO2 emissions of electric vehicles are higher than those of diesel cars, according to German researchers.
A study conducted by the Ifo, under the leadership of German physics professor Christoph Buchal has revealed that the electric vehicles might be creating a significant amount of CO2 emissions during their battery production and charging.
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A self-driving bus hit a pedestrian in Vienna and stopped Austrian trials of the technology.
Austrian authorities are investigating why a driverless bus struck a pedestrian in Vienna, an incident that resulted in minor injuries but paused the trials of two autonomous buses while it awaits the results of an investigation into the incident.
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Musk wants to fly you anywhere in the world in less than an hour.
SpaceX continues to move toward developing passenger rockets. A plane ride from New York City to Shanghai usually takes about 15 hours – and it could be 29 hours with connecting flights. However, SpaceX says it could get you there in less than an hour with the so-called point-to-point travel. How realistic is this approach to long-haul travel, though?
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Self-driving trucks operated by technology startup TuSimple will haul mail and packages across the Southwest in a two-week pilot program.
The US Postal Service has awarded a contract to TuSimple, a firm that aims to bring the first self-driving truck to market. The technology firm said it is planning to perform five round trips in total between Postal Service distribution centers in Phoenix and Dallas, a journey of more than 1,000 miles each way through Arizona, New Mexico and Texas along interstates 10, 20 and 30. The runs began last week as scheduled.
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Jaguar Land Rover may soon let drivers earn rewards in cryptocurrency for sharing their data. Drivers will be able to use their earnings to pay for coffee and parking.
Jaguar Land Rover owners may soon be able to earn cryptocurrency for allowing their cars to transmit data about road conditions to the car maker.
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Stratolaunch, rocket-launching plane, took flight for the first time ever early Saturday morning and safely landed two hours later. The largest airplane ever created lifted off shortly after 10 a.m. from Mojave Air and Space Port in Mojave, California.
Exactly 45 minutes after the sun began to rise over the Mojave Desert, the plane took off for the very first time.
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“Put the pedal to the metal” or the American version of Germany’s autobahn.
A California lawmaker has proposed a bill to construct speed limit-free lanes on I- 5 and Highway 99 in the state as a way to reduce pollution.
Senator John Moorlach of Orange County, south of Los Angeles, has introduced Senate Bill 319, which would add two lanes each to the north- and south-bound lanes of Interstate 5 and Highway 99. Those lanes would have no upper speed limit.
Continue readingDelta, Southwest, United Planes Temporarily Grounded Due to Computer Outage.
A computer glitch affected several major US airlines including Southwest, Delta,
Jaguar Land Rover invests in tech and its next vehicles will have an innovating technology to fight diseases.
Britain’s biggest carmaker has said Wednesday that “the car of the future” could help win the battle against cold and the flu.
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Tesla launched faster third generation Supercharger
Tesla presented its third generation Supercharger charging stations during a customer event at its headquarters in Fremont, California on March 6. The new “V3” Supercharger will be capable of charging the Model 3 at a speed of 250kW, and Tesla claims it is fast enough to add 75 miles of range in only 5 minutes. The company says it will break the ground on several V3 Superchargers in April.
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