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Look ma, no hands! In Switzerland, Nissan studies driving with your brainwaves
The young man on the picture isn’t red-haired, he doesn’t wear curlers either. What he has on his head are […]
Gordon Murray builds an electric roadster to showcase Toray’s carbon fibers
Toray Industries is widely recognized as the world leader in carbon fibers, but few people outside of the auto or […]
Mass-marketing cylinder shut-off system: Volkswagen will use them on an inline-four
Cylinder deactivation or displacement on demand. That’s the names of the systems where an engine doesn’t use all its cylinders […]
Caravan power: producing free electricity while you drive your travel trailer
Most campgrounds offer an electric source to plug into, but how about making your own electricity? There’s a way to […]
A 9-speed automatic transmission is available from ZF
Depending of your age, you may remember that 6-speed, 5-speed, or 4-speed automatic transmissions were a breakthrough. If you’re really […]
Audi explains LED’s advantages for racing at Le Mans
Since 2006, Audis racing at Le Mans had some LEDs lights alongside their xenon head beams. This year will be […]
Ford’s bright idea to show off its electric Focus in Geneva
Am I drunk? I wondered while visiting the Ford stand in the Geneva motor show, looking at a white Focus. […]
The Cybergo from Induct, zero emission and zero driver, but it goes!
I think it will happen sometimes, but I’m not waiting for it. AGVs Autonomous Guided Vehicles. They drive by themselves. […]
Can Chrysler make the hydraulic hybrid system from the EPA work in a car?
A few years ago, the EPA got funds with the mission to develop hybrid technology to help American car manufacturers. […]
The aerodynamics of the Volkswagen XL1: the recipe to be the best of the world
The Volkswagen XL1 promises to be the most fuel-efficient car in the world. Besides its clever plug-in hybrid power train […]
Formula One cars getting greener with engine downsizing and hybrid technology
The FIA (the Paris based Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile), the organization that’s behind Formula One racing, has approved preliminary specifications […]