Tag: Automotive
GM reports US sales dip, but says EVs grew
General Motors reported lower overall sales but the introduction of the Chevrolet Equinox EV helped boost electric auto sales. General Motors reported a dip in third-quarter US auto sales Tuesday,…
Nepal dam-building spree powers electric vehicle boom
Kathmandu is ground zero of an incipient transport revolution set to see the clapped out cars that clog its traffic-snarled streets make way for emissions-free alternatives. Taxi driver Surendra Parajuli’s…
Measurement technology enables high-speed 3D recordings for crash tests
The goCRASH3D system uses two cameras (left and right) and powerful lighting (center) to capture up to 12,000 2D images per second, from which around 1,200 3D images are calculated.…
Higher blends of biodiesel fuel could cut transportation emissions
NREL researchers have identified strategies to blend more biomass-based diesel fuel into petroleum diesel. Credit: National Biodiesel Board, NREL Barriers that are currently preventing the use of greater percentages of…
Aviation can achieve net-zero by 2050 if immediate action is taken, says report
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Cambridge University has today released a report outlining a five-year roadmap to help the aviation sector achieve net-zero climate impact by 2050. Despite ambitious pledges from…
Tesla truck fire took 190,000 liters of water to extinguish
A crash involving a Tesla Semi took place in the wee hours of August 19, a US agency said. US firefighters used some 190,000 liters of water to extinguish a…
On-demand transit can disrupt commuting as much as Uber did taxis, say researchers
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Is public transit ready for a gig economy-style shake up? A group of researchers at Concordia believes that the ride-share model made popular by companies like…
Developing EV battery enclosures with lower carbon emissions
Reference system prior to disassembly. Credit: Fraunhofer IWU/AES More charging power, higher range, lower environmental impact: In the COOLBat joint research project, researchers from the Fraunhofer Institute for Machine Tools…
