Transportation Tech Category - Page 3

Ford is making inroads into the high-tech business of automotive. In an effort to add some “cool” factor to its 2012 models, the company is demonstrating how its SYNC AppLink system can be used to interface with mobile applications.

Driving while on the phone is really getting a bad rap, probably because it’s so stupid (not as stupid as texting while driving though). Why we would need a law to tell us that we shouldn’t be doing that is a question yet to be answered, but we do. A bill [...]

Give Ford credit for making the rounds on this one; they may not have actually sent their new Ford Evos out to the IFA show in Berlin, but they did send their Chief Technology Officer out to talk it up. And what he had to say about it was impressive [...]

Admittedly, you’ve got a whole lot of options when it comes to playing music in your car. You’ve got the radio, naturally, and you’ve got options for radios like Sirius and XM, you can transfer from your iPod or iPhone to your car stereo, and of course, you can ignore [...]

In 2004, Ohio State University’s Buckeye Bullet reached 314 miles per hour on their aerodynamic electric vehicle. This time around, with version 3 of the EV, they want to clear 400 MPH.

Ah, the strange power of celebrity. As exciting a development as the Fisker Karma Lux hybrid’s release is in its own right, it’s likely going to take the celebrities who purchased it to give it some legs in the marketing department. And some pretty big names are looking to take [...]

Admittedly, we have not heard much about Audi of late, unless, of course, there’s an “o” on the end. But now we’ve got fresh word emerging about their upcoming expected contribution to the plug-in hybrid race, and the Audi A4 sedan is looking pretty sharp at that.

For many people out there, buying a Cadillac is a way to announce to the world at large that you’ve arrived. Oh, sure, some will look to Rolls or Bentley or the like to make their statement, but for many out there, a Cadillac is the surest way to prove [...]

There are so many car manufacturers getting on the electric car bandwagon. Many people are concerned about pollution, CO2 emission and the environment and it’s bringing them to look for solutions other than the internal combustion engine we all hold so dear. The president of Ferrari seems to think that electric [...]

What good is an electric car if it still contributes to your household’s carbon footprint every time you charge? Sanya’s Skypump can help reduce electric bills by charging EVs from wind power.