“The federal government … owns an enormous fleet of vehicles, which we’re going to replace with clean electric vehicles made right here in America made by American workers,” said President Joe Biden on Monday, signaling he’s willing to use his new office to kick off a transformative overhaul of the entire US automotive industry. The US federal fleet is massive […]

Shifting to alternative propulsion technologies could go a long way toward cleaning up the pollution created by the aviation sector, and a new design cooked up by MIT scientists offers an intriguing look at a potential solution. The engineering team behind the concept say it could cut as much as 95 percent of a plane’s harmful nitrogen oxide emissions, by […]

Israel’s EZRaider takes the electric scooter into new territory – indeed, just about any territory – with a series of offroad-ready four-wheel beasts making up to 18 kW (24 hp). Rugged and fast with long-travel suspension, they look like 4×4 Segways. EZRaider’s top model is the HD4, which puts 4.5 kilowatts’ worth of motor in each of its four wheel […]

While there are now a number of kits that allow you to convert your existing bicycle into an ebike, many of them involve adding a lot of … “stuff” to your bike. Clip keeps things simple, consisting of just a front wheel drive unit and a wireless remote. Developed by a Brooklyn-based group of entrepreneurs, Clip is the result of […]

A little bit Jekyll, a little bit Hyde, the newest ebike offering from Germany’s Nox Cycles has a split personality that craves both cities and mountains. The package ties together a city commuter and a mountain bike with a single all-in-one e-drive that can be swapped between the two. Riders can power their way to work Monday through Friday, then […]

Microsoft is looking to leverage its prowess in cloud computing to help usher in the era of autonomous vehicles, with the company announcing a partnership with Cruise, the self-driving arm of General Motors. Described as long-term, the partnership aims to make use of Microsoft’s Azure platform as Cruise looks to commercialize its autonomous vehicles in the coming decade. Cloud computing […]

It was just last week that we heard about the Otto, a simple-to-use bike tail light with some “smart” features. Well, the unrelated Luislight L300 could be considered the Otto’s headlight equivalent. Created by German entrepreneurs Luis Marx and Leo Bruch, the L300 features a cylindrical carbon fiber body that quickly and easily pops on and off of an included […]

While ‘rolling’ through the streets of London, Design Innovation in Plastics (DIP) 2020 award winner Kristen Tapping came up with the idea for Rolloe, a bicycle wheel that filters outdoor air pollution. With an understanding that the motion of bike wheels creates kinetic energy, Tapping, a third-year product design student from London South Bank University, began developing a prototype out […]

Looking back a decade or two, starting a business was not an easy job. Finding information, sources, resources, clients, and other things were not easy at all. But now, things have gotten much more manageable. How? The internet. Even though the internet has been around for several years now, it was not until recently that people started to understand its […]

Apple‘s plans to develop an electric and driverless car featuring its own battery technology are reportedly back on the table, with a new target production date estimated for 2024. “People familiar with the matter” told Reuters that Apple is progressing with its autonomous car technology – known as Project Titan – and is planning to produce a passenger vehicle in […]