Transportation Tech Category - Page 8
CTIA 2011: Sprint Readying App To Prevent Texting While Driving [App Automatically Shuts Down Cell Phone When Car Is Moving Over Ten Miles An Hour]
We all know the dangers of texting while driving. Even talking while driving isn’t exactly the safest thing, and even with hands-free car kits and the like, can still be a difficult proposition. But the folks out at Sprint think they’ve got an answer in the form of a new [...]
US Gasoline not Good Enough for Mercedes-Benz [Mercedes-Benz Engineers Say US Gas Has Too Much Sulfur for Advanced Mecedes-Benz "Lean Burn" Engines in the 2012 SLK & Newer Models]
Green technology is as much about finding more efficient ways to utilize existing technologies as it is about finding alternatives (like electric, hybrid and alternative fuels). For one, Mercedez-Benz has designed lean-burning engines, but says US fuels are not clean enough.
Renault “Get You Home” Guarantee Promises Free Loaners For Tapped EVs, But With A Catch [If You're Stranded Under Certain Circumstances, Renault Will Bring A Loaner To Your Drained Electric Car]
Perhaps the most backhanded guarantee ever comes to us from the folks out at Renault, who have introduced their “Get You Home” guarantee, but when you look further at the guarantee, you’ll discover that it really doesn’t cover you as much as you might think.
GE EV Experience Tour Kicks Off, Hawks WattStations Like Crazy [GE Shows Off Its Big Electric Car Charger On A Grand Tour]
We haven’t had a lot of electric car news of late, so it’s good to catch word of the big event that GE’s launching on to promote its line of electric car chargers, the WattStation. They’re calling it the EV Experience Tour, and if you wanted to get a charger [...]
Tesla Model S Prices And Availability Announced [Electric Sedan From Tesla Coming Next Year, Starting At $49,900 For 160-Mile Battery]
Tesla is facing increased competition in the electric car space in North America this year as he Nissan Leaf and Chevrolet Volt are slowly starting to show up here. Just on cue, Tesla has announced some preliminary pricing and availability information regarding the Model S – that’s their four-door sedan offering. The Model S [...]
Chevy Volt Launches in Europe [Chevrolet's Volt EV Gets European Launch in Germany. Priced at 41,950 Euro. No Tax Incentives?]
The Chevy Volt has been one of the most-anticipated EVs due to its design and technology. The Volt got a US release late 2010 with a $42,000 price. Now, the Volt is seeing a European debut.
Coda Automotive Means To Sell 50,000 Electric Cars By 2015 [Coda Has Big Sales Plans For Its Electric Vehicle Line, Primarily Targeting The United States]
The United States hasn’t exactly been a huge market for electric vehicles. Between the “happy motoring” past which evokes images of fuel-sucking muscle cars roaring into the night or a gigantic 1953 Ford Colossus ambling down the road on a sunny Sunday at a whopping 3.1 miles per gallon, and [...]
Play Asphalt Audi RS 3 iOS Game & Win an Audi A3 [Gameloft LIVE Contest to Award an Audi A3 Sportback 2.0 TFSI as Prize for Winning at Asphalt]
If you love driving and playing arcade games, this is probably the game for you. Gameloft, in cooperation with Audi, is giving away an actual Audi A3 as a prize for playing its latest iOS game.
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo at End of Life [Mitsubishi is Killing Off its Famed Evolution Street-Legal Rally Car; Will Focus Instead on Green Cars Like EVs & Subcompacts]
Is that a collective sigh we hear from Mitsubishi fans all over the world? If it is, they’re probably sad to see the famed Mitsubishi Evo series reach its end-of-life after a 20-year run.
Panasonic Electric Bike Geared Toward Junior High Students [Panasonic Carries On In Green Style With the BE-ENSK63 Electric Bike For Kids Who Can't Drive]
We were all there once–in that dark time between elementary school and high school commonly referred to as middle school. That horrible period in everyone’s lives in which cliques were formed, lifelong friendships were shattered, and nobody could stop teasing anybody long enough to focus on what they were actually [...]

