Lucid Air Apparently Far More Luxurious Than Tesla Model S – Video

05-02-2017 • insideevs.com by Steven Loveday

As you can see from the video, the Lucid Air is not only upscale and roomy, it's ultra-luxurious, with space beyond it class.

Senseless Government Rules Could Cripple the Robo-Car Revolution

05-01-2017 • https://www.wired.com, RYAN HAGEMANN

FEW TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENTS bring to mind the American spirit of innovation like Henry Ford and his Model T. In the wake of his transportation innovation, the horse and buggy became an anachronism as the mass-produced automobile reshaped our citie

Ford Debuts World's First Hybrid Police Car

05-01-2017 • True Activist

The new vehicle will first be introduced in Los Angeles and New York. By the summer of 2018, it is estimated that the eco-friendly police cars will be delivered nationwide.

Musk Debuts The "Boring Company", Watch Tesla's EVs Travel Underground ?" video

04-30-2017 • http://insideevs.com, by Jay Cole

Elon Musk's latest venture, The Boring Company, has released it first descriptive animated video of just what the company seeks to during a TED talk by the Tesla CEO today in Vancouver…and it isn't boring (apologies on the pun).

$13,000 DIY Electric Car Drives 340 Miles On 2/3rds Of Its Battery – Video

04-28-2017 • insideevs.com by Steven Loveday

In order to show the potential of ITAP's hybrid recycling method, they pit a Tesla Model S P90D, Chevrolet Bolt, Nissan LEAF, and "The Phoenix" against each other on a highway range test.

Naysayer Reality Check: Waymo's Self-Driving Taxi Debuts in Phoenix, for Free

04-26-2017 • https://mishtalk.com, by Mish

Every time I do a post on self-driving vehicles, readers respond that it cannot happen and won't happen for a decade, if ever.

1970s Volkswagen Beetles Converted Into RV Hybrids Called "Bug Campers"

04-26-2017 • http://www.trueactivist.com

In German, Volkswagen means the "people's car," and it was built to be efficient yet inexpensive for the everyday family.

Meet the giant diesel engine that powers huge shipping containers

04-26-2017 • http://www.popsci.com

Shipping up to 15,550 20-foot-long containers across the world's waves is hard work. So hard that Emma Maersk, a quarter-mile-long cargo ship, needs serious muscle: the Wärtsilä 14RT-flex96C--44 feet tall and 87 feet long--among the largest die

Uber Really Seriously Promises Flying Cars by 2020

04-26-2017 • https://www.wired.com

Uber is more than fly-curious about taking ridesharing to the air. The company announced Tuesday that it plans to roll out a network of flying cars in Dallas-Fort Worth and, of course, Dubai by 2020.

Is This Finally Our Flying Car?

04-25-2017 • https://mail.google.com, Jeffrey A. Tucker

Every living human being dreams of a flying car.

Uber gets sued over alleged 'Hell' program to track Lyft drivers

04-25-2017 • https://techcrunch.com

Uber has another lawsuit on its hands. This time, it's about Uber's alleged use of a program called "Hell." The plaintiff, Michael Gonzales, drove for Lyft during the time Uber allegedly used the software. He's seeking $5 million in a class

Not a Russian cyberattack just criminally incompetent PG & E, Con Ed and ineffective government

04-24-2017 • https://www.nextbigfuture.com, brian wang

Major power outages caused chaos on mass transit systems in both New York and San Francisco Friday, with parts of both cities' systems still suffering ongoing outages or delays into the pre-weekend afternoon commute. Los Angeles also had a major po

First $300 Million From VW's Dieselgate Scandal Goes To U.S. Charging Infrastructure

04-24-2017 • insideevs.com by Mark Kane

Volkswagen Group's newest American compliance subsidiary – Electrify America LLC, created to fulfill the redress after the Dieselgate scandal, has detailed the start of its investments.

Uber's C.E.O. Plays With Fire

04-24-2017 • https://www.nytimes.com

Travis Kalanick's drive to win in life has led to a pattern of risk-taking that has at times put his ride-hailing company on the brink of implosion.

In the Age of Trump, China Eyes Electric Car Dominance

04-23-2017 • https://www.wired.com, JACK STEWART

IF YOU'RE CHARGED up for a world of electric cars, consider booking a trip to China. This week, the world's automakers gathered at the Shanghai Auto Show to reveal their latest wares, pulling the cover of one electric after another.

Can the Electric Grid Handle Self-Driving Electric Trucks?

04-23-2017 • mishtalk.com by Mish

In response to some of my recent posts on self-driving and electric vehicles, several readers asked if the electric grid could handle the increase.

Watch this all-electric 'flying car' take its first test flight in Germany

04-21-2017 • theverge.com by Andrew J. Hawkins

Lilium Jet claims its can reduce travel headaches with a network of vertical take-off and landing aircraft

Tesla Model 3 To Lead To Supercharger Apocalypse?

04-21-2017 • insideevs.com by Steven Loveday

What is the ratio of Tesla vehicles per Supercharger in busy areas, and will Model 3 owners face impossible odds when attempting to join the already overcrowded locations?

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Flying car to go on sale

04-21-2017 • by Milos Krivokapic And Angela Charlton

It may not be quite like the Jetsons, but for over a million dollars you too can soon fly around in a car.

Lilium's Funky 'Jet' Could Make Our Dreams of Flying Cars Come True

04-20-2017 • Wired by Alex Davies

Looking at it, you wouldn't think the Lilium Jet could fly. It looks more like a computer mouse than any aircraft you've seen, and its 36 small propellers run on electricity, not jet fuel.

Toyota's Still Serious About Hydrogen--It Built a Semi to Prove It

04-20-2017 • https://www.wired.com

For a while there, the hydrogen fuel cell was the darling of the transportation industry. It would provide the zero emission propulsion of a battery-powered car, the refueling time of a gas-powered car, producing nada but drinkable H20 as a byproduct

Elon Musk Announces Plans To Launch All-Electric Semi Truck In September

04-18-2017 • http://www.trueactivist.com

All electric, presumably self-driving and gargantuan in size, it could make cargo transportation safer and less detrimental to the environment.

Unicorns Watch In Horror As Uber Careens Towards Extinction Event: A Down Round

04-17-2017 • http://www.zerohedge.com

For the average person the daily headlines containing the words "missile" and "nuclear" bring about thoughts of fear and anguish, especially when they pertain to the realization in which this time – it may be different. In other words, the

Nova - The Blimp Is Back!

04-17-2017 • https://www.youtube.com

This is the full Nova episode of "The Blimp Is Back!" Copyright 1990. Video is being posted for educational purposes, not for profit. Video is protected under the Fair Use act. No copyright infringement intended.

"This Is A Cash-Burning Machine" - Uber Opens Up Its Books, Shows Staggering Losses

04-15-2017 • http://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler Durden

Amid a sudden and seemingly endless stream of public relations disasters (senior execs leaving, sexual harrassment scandals, uncomfortable video clips, self-driving car fiascos, secret software programs, and mishandled DUIs), Uber opened up its books