Workers Walor factory in eastern plants that make auto parts worry about the shift to electric vehicles. As France faces a 2035 deadline to phase out new combustion engine cars,…
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Weak yen helps Toyota compensate for Japan problems
Toyota aims to sell 1.5 million pure electric vehicles annually by 2026 and 3.5 million by 2030. Toyota reported a modest rise in first-quarter net profits on Thursday as a…
Engineers evaluate cybersecurity risks associated with EV fast-charging equipment
SwRI research engineers, from left, FJ Olugbodi, Mark Johnson and Katherine Kozan demonstrate an adversary-in-the-middle device they developed to test the cyber resiliency of ISO 15118-compliant vehicle-to-grid charging systems. With…
Flying in helicopters is safe—an aerospace engineer explains the technology, training that make it so
Helicopters draw a lot of attention with their almost magical ability to hover, fly in any direction and operate without runways. They also help save many lives, often dramatically, with…
Trust, more than knowledge, critical for acceptance of fully autonomous vehicles: Study
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain While not yet on the market, fully autonomous vehicles are promoted as a way to make road travel dramatically safer, but a recent study found that…
Scientists link engine wear to dust ingestion at major airports
Map showing dust concentration across the globe. Credit: Dr. Claire Ryder Planes flying into one of the world’s busiest airports are ingesting around 10kg of dust per 1,000 flights—with most…
NASCAR unveils its first electric racecar
CJ Tobin, senior engineer of vehicle systems, cleans a prototype of the first electric racecar at the NASCAR R&D Center in Concord, N.C., Monday, July 1, 2024. The top motorsports…
Why electric beats hydrogen in the race to decarbonize freight vehicles in Australia
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Transport is Australia’s third-largest and fastest-growing source of emissions, accounting for 23% of the total. Without intervention, transport is expected to be the leading source of…
Chinese electric vehicles are transforming Australia’s car market. Are we getting a good deal?
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain China’s electric vehicle (EV) manufacturers are having a moment. For a long time, the race to electrify motoring has been almost synonymous with American carmaker Tesla,…
