Transportation Tech Category - Page 20

Nation-E Introduces An Electric Hummer [The Hummer, Long Known For Extreme Fuel Consumption, Goes Electric]

By on Thursday, 14. October 2010

I just about lost it when I read about this…it was a strange combination of bizarre and ludicrous that defied description, yet now, I will try and do exactly that. We’re talking about the Nation-E Electric Hummer, and now you see just what I meant.

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Germans Test Self-Driving Taxi [Germany's Self-Driving Car Includes Companion iPad App]

By on Thursday, 14. October 2010

Achtung, Google! Seems the Germans are sneaking up behind you with their own brand of driverless car. It’s still in the testing stages, of course, but they’re already slipping in a couple interesting side concepts with it.

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Cafepress Joins In the Device Coloring Game [Cafepress and TomTom Join Up To Make Vibrant New GPS]

By on Thursday, 14. October 2010

Normally, Cafepress is a place you might go to make merchandise for your webcomic or something similar, but now, they’re taking on Colorware in a battle royale to see who gets to make your electronics take on that new layer of color, if only to TomTom GPS models. We’re talking [...]

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Hyundai Sonata Hybrid Qualifies for $1,300 Tax Incentive [2011 Model Eligible for Federal Tax Credit for Hybrid Cars Until December 31, 2010]

By on Thursday, 14. October 2010

If you’re in the market for a new hybrid vehicle soon, consider the 2011 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid. Hyundai has just announced that its midsize offering will be eligble for a $1,300 tax credit by the federal government for hybrid vehicles.

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Electric Vehicle With Interactive Noise [Researchers & Regulators Want to Add Noise to Electric Vehicles Because Silent EVs Pose a Danger to Pedestrians]

By on Thursday, 14. October 2010

Researchers at Warwick University’s WMG in the UK are looking into the best possible noises that electronic vehicles (EVs) can produce, given the safety concerns with EVs not producing any sound pollution.

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EPA Approves Use of 15% Ethanol in Gasoline [Dependence on Fossil Fuels to be Reduced as E15 Biofuel Can Now Be Used on Newer Cars]

By on Wednesday, 13. October 2010

Taking into mind the need to reduce US reliance on fossil fuels, the EPA has recently approved the sale of gasoline mixed with 15% ethanol, or E15. Cars, trucks and other engines manufactured post-2007 will be able to use this type of fuel.

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Alps Electric Looks To Put Touchscreen On Your Car’s Steering Wheel, Sensor In the Ceiling [Controls For Phone, Temperature, Radio Might Well Come Into Play With Alps Electric's New Design]

By on Wednesday, 13. October 2010

News continues to pour out of the CEATAC show (despite having been over for the last couple days now) like candy from a burst pinata the size of Cuba with this picture and supporting information about the touchscreen display Alps Electric wants to put in your car’s steering wheel.

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Virgin’s Commercial Spaceship Completes Glide Test [The Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo, or VSS Enterprise, Completes Successful Glide Test]

By on Tuesday, 12. October 2010

Well, folks, commercial space travel may be in the cards after all thanks to the announcement that Virgin’s SpaceShipTwo, otherwise known as the VSS Enterprise, has completed a successful glide test.

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Rowheel Adds New Component To Wheelchairs [Rowheel Allows User To Pull A Wheelchair Instead Of Pushing]

By on Monday, 11. October 2010

We like to make a lot out of wheelchairs that guide themselves or follow others or can be driven by thought unaided, but sometimes the simplest things deserve mention too. Thus today, we look at the Rowheel, a whole new spin on wheelchairs.

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Pioneer and Android Combine On Heads-Up Display [The Pioneer / Android System Uses Lasers To Project Images In a Driver's Line of Sight]

By on Monday, 11. October 2010

I love my GPS, don’t get me wrong–my TomTom has been a great help more times than I care to count while driving–but out at the CEATEC show, Pioneer (along with some Android help) is showing off something really impressive: a display system that displays on your windshield.

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