Cristina Mircea
1,684 ARTICLES
She nailed her motorcycle license test shaming all the males in her class with her highest score in the written exam and the best time obtained during the skills test.
Writing has been her livelihood for more than ten years now, and there’s no topic she doesn’t dare tackling, from IT solutions to outdoor equipment, electronics, and now the automotive industry.
When she’s not typing, she also loves riding non-motorized two-wheelers, going on hikes with her dog, and rocking her electric guitars.
Beautiful Eleonora E Sailing Yacht Sinks in Spain After Getting Hit by a Supply Vessel
10 Jun 2022, 14:30 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Delivered in 2000 by Van der Graaf, the Eleonora E sailing yacht is a beautiful replica of a 1910 schooner. It is also the second-largest built by the Dutch shipyard. Unfortunately, the vessel got damaged today in Spain, sinking in Port Tarraco, Ta...
Fixar Unveils New Long-Range eVTOL Aircraft That Can Fly 186 Miles on a Single Charge
10 Jun 2022, 11:01 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Drone developer Fixar unveiled a new UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) designed for extended commercial and industrial applications. The Fixar 025 is a long-range eVTOL (electric vertical take-off and landing) aircraft that boasts an impressive flight ...
Fendt's Autonomous Farming Robot Gets Even Smarter With New Apex.OS Software Upgrade
10 Jun 2022, 08:22 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / AGCO-owned company Fendt expands its existing partnership with software developer Apex.AI to leverage its technologies to enhance the capabilities of its autonomous farming robot. Agriculture is changing just like the rest of the industries, gra...
Jetti Camper Van Is a Dreamhouse on Wheels With a Cinema and a Hidden Shower
9 Jun 2022, 15:35 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / She’s from the Netherlands, he’s from the U.S., they met in Thailand and they’ve been living the dream for the last couple of years, traveling the world in their homemade camper van. They built it themselves, converting a Ford Tra...
Zipline Unveils the "Holy Grail" of Drone Tech, an Acoustic Detection and Avoidance System
9 Jun 2022, 13:04 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / From retail to healthcare, Zipline set out to transform aerial mobility with its automated, on-demand drone delivery service, boasting of having made over 300,000 commercial drops so far. And it plans to reach even greater heights with its business...
Energy Dome Launches the World's First CO2 Battery Plant for Long-Duration Energy Storage
9 Jun 2022, 10:23 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Announced last year, Energy Dome’s first CO2 Battery plant is now officially launched, touted as the world’s first, capable of storing renewable energy for a long duration. The facility is located in Sardinia, Italy, and although it ...
Jidu Unveils Its First More-Robot-Than-Car Autonomous EV That Can Recognize Human Emotions
9 Jun 2022, 08:11 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / EV company Jidu unveiled its first concept robocar and it’s even more futuristic than we imagined it. With a sleek, seamless body, butterfly wing doors, adaptive zero-gravity seating, a 3D borderless large screen, and the ability to recognize...
Mayflower Autonomous Ship Crosses the Atlantic in 40 Days, Has One Adventurous Journey
8 Jun 2022, 15:57 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Since its launch in September 2020, ProMare and IBM’s Mayflower Autonomous Ship (MAS) has had a long, bumpy journey. But it finally ended a few days ago, when the trimaran completed its historic transatlantic voyage from the U.K. to North Ame...
AutoFlight's New Test Flight Video Reveals the Latest Design of Its Prosperity I Air Taxi
8 Jun 2022, 13:14 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Developing the Prosperity I eVTOL (electric vertical take-off and landing) air taxi is a long-term project for Shanghai-based company AutoFlight. However, the Chinese aircraft developer is getting closer to commercial operations with each test flig...
Retro-Looking Galaxy SL E-Bike Is Comfort on Two Wheels, Especially for Shorter Riders
8 Jun 2022, 08:58 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / With its comfortable, upright riding position that keeps the handlebars within easy reach, and fitting riders measuring 5’10” (178 cm) and under, Evelo’s new Galaxy SL two-wheeler is designed for easy riding, perfectly blending th...
Positron Trike Aims To Humanize Cops, Helps Them Patrol City Streets at 44 Mph
7 Jun 2022, 15:55 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Trying to look all professional and ready to enforce the law might seem hard to achieve as a police officer when you’re attempting it from a cute-looking electric tricycle. But give the Trikke Positron a chance before having your laugh, becau...
Construction Officially Begins on Damen's First Amels 80 Limited Editions Superyacht
7 Jun 2022, 14:22 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Making its global debut earlier this year, Damen Yachting’s new Amels 80 promises to redefine luxury on the water. Spanning six decks and boasting a length of 80 m (262 ft), it is the largest vessel in the shipyard’s Limited Editions ra...
Meet Basalt, Part E-Bike, Part Power Station on Wheels, It Has a Solar-Compatible Inverter
7 Jun 2022, 10:13 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / With its all-terrain fat tires, powerful 750W motor, and large battery, Mokwheel’s Basalt is already a competitive e-bike, but it hides something even more valuable up its sleeve. It features a unique inverter with solar charging compatibilit...
RoadRunner Tronic Hyperscooter Breaks All Rules, Hits an Insane Speed of 65 Mph
7 Jun 2022, 08:06 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Voro Motors has an appetite for speed and it proves that with every electric scooter that it launches, showing us that going electric doesn’t necessarily have to come with compromises in terms of performance. Take the manufacturer’s Roa...
Zoomo Has a Fully-Functional Prototype of Its Moped Killer Delivery Bike That Hits 28 Mph
6 Jun 2022, 14:04 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Back in December, Australian bicycle manufacturer Zoomo unveiled what it claimed to be the highest performance utility e-bike on the market: the Zoomo One. Now the Aussie company is back with a fully-functional prototype of the two-wheeler. When...
TC Tiny Power Plant Is a Battery-Packed Solar Trailer Built To Survive Intense Bushfires
6 Jun 2022, 12:28 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Bushfire-resistant houses are not a whim, especially in areas such as Australia, where fires are a recurrent nightmare. TC Tiny specializes in making these exact kinds of dwelling structures and now it’s added another type of build to its lin...
Kibb ATV Is a Strong but Gentle Ox on Wheels, Autonomous, Modular, and Sustainable
6 Jun 2022, 08:52 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Silent, durable, and flexible, Cake’s electric motorcycles are tough, two-wheeled workhorses that have managed to perfectly blend practicality with sustainability. Not just that, but the Swedish brand is also an inspiring one that helped crea...
Hybrid-Cyclorotor Drone Claims To Have No Competition in Terms of Stability and Precision
6 Jun 2022, 07:21 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / With a patented cyclorotor placed in its center, positioning sensors that help it avoid obstacles, and quickly swappable payload arms, Astria wants to take over our risky jobs, whether they involve working on power lines, or inspecting bridges, tow...
Rusty Box Tiny House Is Bushfire-Resistant, Has a Design Inspired by 1800s Submarines
5 Jun 2022, 13:00 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / With an ever-changing environment and a climate that’s out of control, consequences for humanity are more and more disastrous. Australia is definitely among the more unfortunate regions on the globe and it has to constantly deal with nature&r...
Fucare's Seated Scooter Focuses on Comfort, Makes You Feel Like You're Riding a Mini-Bike
4 Jun 2022, 11:00 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Fucare has made a name for itself mainly through its electric bikes, with its sturdy, moped-style Gemini X wheeler being among its best-selling models. But the manufacturer’s Hu3 Pro electric scooter seems to be getting a lot of attention lat...