AvatarEddie6 hours agoHere's How Much The Top Gun: Maverick Porsche 911 S Is Worth Todayhotcars.com - Arun Singh PundirThere are plenty of differences between the 1986 version of Top Gun, and its 36-year-second-coming Top Gun: Maverick. There’s the age difference, in …
AvatarEddie6 hours agoSay goodbye to 'range anxiety': Scientists develop a lithium-ion battery that can survive longer in freezing cold and scorching hot temperatures - and could allow electric cars to travel further on a single chargedailymail.co.uk - Jonathan ChadwickNew temperature-resilient batteries could mean electric vehicles will be better able to withstand extreme cold and heat – and ultimately travel …
AvatarEddie3 days agoTexas-based Volcon launches 80 MPH 'Stag' electric UTV with 100+ miles of rangeverified_publisherElectrek - Micah TollThe Round Rock, Texas-based electric powersports company Volcon may be a relative newcomer to the industry, but the American manufacturer has already made a splash with its popular Grunt off-road electric motorcycle. Now the company is following up with twice the wheels and well over twice the …
AvatarEddie0:205 days agoDriverless cargo trucks cleared for use on roads in the USSWNS The future of cargo trucks has been cleared to hit the road – and it comes WITHOUT a driver or cab. U.S authorities have rubber-stamped the Einride Pod to operate on public roads with mixed traffic as it makes its rounds. Freight technology company Einride say the approval from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration marks the first time a purpose-built autonomous, electric truck without a driver on board has received public road permission. The autonomous and electric vehicle’s design does not leave room for a driver on board and is instead monitored by a so-called Remote Pod Operator, marking this pilot as an industry first for this new type of vehicle. Duties for the Pod will include the movement of goods and coordinating with teams at various warehouses for loading and unloading. The Remote Pod Operator, described as "a first of its kind role”, monitors the vehicle at all times. Einride states they believe it is critical in safely scaling autonomous vehicles to keep "humans in the loop" to create "jobs to fulfill a future way of shipping.” “This is a type of vehicle that has never before been seen on U.S. roads and marks a major milestone as a turning point for the future of the freight industry,” said Robert Falck, CEO and Founder at Einride. “We know the autonomous and electric technology of our pod will not only revolutionise transportation but also create thousands of jobs and help America stay competitive.” With this approval, Einride will conduct a public road pilot to support operational flows for customer GE Appliances, showcasing the Einride Pod’s purpose-built functionality for future commercialisation. The public road pilot, which will take place in Q3 of 2022, will be done at a GE Appliances manufacturing facility to complement other existing operations already in place together. Einride was the first to have a fleet of operational autonomous and electric vehicles on U.S. soil in partnership with GEA in 2021. “We are creating a more sustainable and efficient supply chain through increased electrification and automation in our manufacturing and distribution operations,” said Bill Good, Vice President of Supply Chain for GE Appliances. “We’ve appreciated working with Einride in demonstrating how their Pod technology can help us accelerate achievement of that goal.”
AvatarEddieAug 17, 2020All the 1,000-HP Supercars in the Worldautoweek.com - Mark VaughnA 1000-hp car would have been the thing of comic book legend or science fiction fantasy not too many years ago. And yet, here are 15 of them, all …
AvatarEddieAug 3, 2020How the Ferrari 250 GTO Became the Most Valuable Car of All Timeverified_publisherRoad & Track - A. J. BaimeIt was born in a tumultuous chapter in Ferrari history and never even won Le Mans. So how did the 250 GTO become a $70 million collectible? When it first appeared, the car had no name. But Ferrari staffers had taken to calling it “Il Mostro”—the monster—because of its strange looks. The date: August …
