Transportation Tech Category - Page 5

Volkswagen Prepares Temporary Auto Pilot System For New Models [Volkswagen Takes Cruise Control To Whole New Level With An Automatic Drive System Geared Toward Simple Trips]

By on Friday, 24. June 2011

If you’ve ever found yourself bored beyond description with a drive on the freeway, the folks out at Volkswagen are putting something special together for those long trips of mostly straight road. They’re calling it Temporary Auto Pilot, and it represents the first step toward me one day owning a [...]

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Tesla Roadster To Go Out Of Production Soon [Tesla CEO Elon Musk Says That It's Your Last Chance To Order A Roadster, Company To Focus On Their Model S Sedan]

By on Friday, 24. June 2011

If you’ve been waiting to buy a Tesla Roadster, then you might want to hurry up and get on that as Tesla has let it be known that they’re going to be winding down production of their iconic electric sports cars soon. Tesla’s CEO Elon Musk has let it be [...]

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Toyota GRMN Hybrid II Introduced at Nurburgring [Sexy, Fast Hybrid Sports Car From Toyota Is A Mid-Engine All Wheel Drive]

By on Friday, 24. June 2011

Who says going green can’t be cool and sexy? While the Tesla Roadster is going the way of the Dodo, other car manufacturers are just starting with their eco-friendly, but sporty designs. Toyota’s latest hybrid concept car is the GRMN II.

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Mitsubishi i-MIEV to Get 80% Charge in 15 Minutes [Mitsubishi Will BE Using Toshiba SCiB Battery For Rapid Charging]

By on Wednesday, 22. June 2011

The problem with electric vehicles is that you usually need to wait a few hours before the battery gets enough charge for decent range. With Toshiba’s Super Charge Ion Batteries, though, batteries can be charged in as quickly as 15 minutes.

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Ford 1.0 Liter EcoBoost Engine Unveiled [Ford's Smallest & Greenest Engine So Far is Upcoming EcoBoost 1.0-L 3-Cylinder Meant for Compacts & Hybrids]

By on Friday, 3. June 2011

Internal combustion engines are getting greener and leaner. Ford’s upcoming 1.0 liter EcoBoost engine will have power-saving features, but can deliver performance when needed.

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Google Quick Flight Search Launched [Google Lets You Find Flight Schedules Right Within Google Search Results Just By Typing In the City or Airport Names]

By on Monday, 30. May 2011

If you’re pressed for time booking your next flight, you can try Google’s latest improvement to its search interface: flight schedules.

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Nissan LEAF Nismo RC Videos Released [Nissan Has a Sporty Electric LEAF & Wants To Show It Off]

By on Sunday, 29. May 2011

If you think the Nissan LEAF is just a small city car with anemic performance, you haven’t seen the Nissan LEAF Nismo RC. It’s not a Tesla Roadster nor a Nissan GT-R, but it has decent performance for a sporty EV.

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GE Solar Powered Carports Available in Connecticut [GE's Solar Powered Carports Charge Your EV Using Power from the Sun]

By on Friday, 27. May 2011

If I have one complaint against electric vehicles, it’s that they still contribute to a considerable carbon footprint when you plug them into the grid. One solution is to charge them using solar powered chargers.

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BMW, Ford & GM Testing Ways to Harness Energy From Exhaust Gas [Auto Manufacturers Trying to Regain Power From Waste Heat Using Thermoelectric Semiconductors]

By on Thursday, 26. May 2011

No matter how fuel-efficient your internal combustion engine is, it will inevitably waste some energy in the form of heat. To make engines more eco-friendly, auto manufacturers are experimenting with harnessing energy from a car’s exhaust gas.

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GM Announces Higher Production Plans For Volt and Ampera [GM's Electric Car Line Looks To Get Substantial Boost With Plans To Increase Construction Almost 25 Percent]

By on Thursday, 19. May 2011

For those of you who’ve been wanting to get behind the wheel of something electric but just couldn’t manage to actually, you know, find one, we’ve got some good news for you. The folks out at GM have just released some new numbers, and if you’ve been meaning to lay [...]

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