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.
Self-Driving, Unmanned Vehicle Is the First in Europe to Deliver a Parcel on Public Roads
13 May 2022, 15:57 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Cleveron Mobility's next-generation robot courier is the first autonomous, unmanned vehicle to deliver a parcel on public roads in Europe. It was an achievement it has to share with parcel delivery company DPD Estonia, which teamed up with ...
Royal Mail and Windracers Aim to Create Over 50 Postal Routes for Drone Deliveries
13 May 2022, 13:36 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / British postal service Royal Mail is planning to scale up its use of drone tech to deliver its letters and parcels in a faster, more convenient, and environmentally responsible way, aiming to create over 50 new postal drone routes over the next thr...
Mazu Completes the First Hull in Its Striking 92 Series, Flaunts a Large Swim Platform
13 May 2022, 09:38 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Turkish yacht builder Mazu Yachts dips its toes into the semi-displacement construction with a new series of yachts and the 92 DS is the first model in it to hit the waters. The steel keel of the first vessel has been laid. Mazu Yachts takes its...
Bird Launches New Google-Powered Parking Tech for Its Scooters, Says It's a Game-Changer
12 May 2022, 12:19 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Bird just unveiled a new parking technology available for its electric scooters, one that is touted as revolutionary and is powered by Google. This is not the first time we see the Santa Monica-based micromobility company striving to come up w...
Wingcopter's Delivery Drone Marks Another Milestone in the U.S. Type Certification Process
12 May 2022, 09:23 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / German drone manufacturer Wingcopter is constantly working on spreading its wings all across the globe, striving to make its delivery UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) known everywhere from the Peruvian Andes to Japan. Now the company marks another imp...
Orbex Unveils First Full-Scale Prototype of the World's Largest 3D-Printed Rocket
12 May 2022, 07:07 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / In 2019, U.K.-based aerospace company Orbex wowed the world with its plans to develop the largest 3D-printed rocket in the world, one that would be sustainable and environmentally friendly, being powered by ultra-low-carbon biofuel. Now we’re...
Gogoro Launches in Israel, Brings Its Battery Swapping Platform and E-Scooters to Tel Aviv
11 May 2022, 13:26 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Pretty much anyone in Asia has heard about Gogoro, with the Taiwanese company managing to spread all over the continent since 2011 when it was founded. And now the electric scooter manufacturer is eyeing the rest of the world, bringing its battery ...
LiveWire Launches Its Second Electric Motorcycle, First 100 Units Sold Out in 18 Minutes
11 May 2022, 12:36 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / LiveWire’s second electric motorcycle was recently unveiled by Harley-Davidson’s electric branch and the Launch Edition of it sold out in 18 minutes. When LiveWire launched its first electric model, namely the One, it was received wi...
Joby Aviation Teamed Up With NASA to Demonstrate How Quiet Its Electric Air Taxi Is
11 May 2022, 09:22 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / California-based eVTOL (electric vertical take-off and landing) aircraft developer Joby Aviation recently completed a series of acoustic tests with NASA, demonstrating the low noise profile of its air taxi pre-production prototype. One of the mu...
Compact, Minimalist but High-Quality Mohican Camper Trailer Is Made for All Nature Lovers
11 May 2022, 07:54 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / The tricky thing to do when in the market for a camper trailer is to strike a good balance between space, comfort, and ease of transportation. Bigger doesn’t always mean better when you have to constantly haul the trailer around. Guided by th...
The Ultimate Hot Wheels Drag Race Takes Place in a Backyard, It's a 64-Car Battle Royale
10 May 2022, 15:18 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Watching over an hour of Hot Wheels racing on YouTube doesn’t seem like the most productive activity to engage in. But somehow these guys make you do it with their entertaining homemade mega track built in their backyard. If you are a fan ...
Walter Is a Four-Season, Off-Grid Dream House on Wheels, Disguised as a 40 Ft School Bus
10 May 2022, 13:41 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Downsizing doesn’t always have to come with compromises and that’s what Paved to Pines is trying to prove with its awesome van and school bus conversions. Walter is one of its many stunning projects, a luxurious four-season, off-grid sk...
World's Largest Cruise Ship Is Looking for Its Godmother on TikTok, Offers Tempting Prizes
10 May 2022, 09:56 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / With a gross tonnage of 236,857 GT, a length of 1,188 ft (362 m) and a width of 210 ft (64 m), Royal Caribbean’s Wonder of the Seas is considered the largest cruise ship in the world. It was completed back in January and it set out on its fir...
Lightning eMotors and Perrone Robotics Team Up to Offer Self-Driving, Commercial EVs
10 May 2022, 08:09 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / A recently announced partnership between Lightning eMotors and Perrone Robotics aims to offer customers self-driving, commercial electric vehicles for a wide range of applications. Colorado-based company Lightning eMotors provides zero-emission-...
Continental's MultiViu Sports Display Goes Touring With Husqvarna's Norden 901 Bike
9 May 2022, 14:35 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / After KTM equipped its 1290 Super Adventure S and 1290 Super Duke R with Continental’s crystal-clear MultiViu Sports display, it is now Husqvarna’s turn to integrate the advanced, German-made TFT technology platform in one of its bikes....
New, Foldable Mosquito Claims to Be the Most Powerful Ultra-Portable E-Scooter Available
9 May 2022, 12:49 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Foldable, lightweight, and minimalist in appearance, Fluidfreeride’s new Mosquito is a versatile two-wheeler, touted by the manufacturer as the “most powerful ultra-portable scooter” available. Fluidfreeride is a Miami-based ma...
Sturdy, Moped-Style Gemini X Bike Promises a Load Capacity of 400 Lb and 80 Miles of Range
9 May 2022, 09:24 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Fucare’s new Gemini X has a moped-style design, is chic, customizable, sturdy, and an overall competitive utility e-bike. E-bike and e-scooter manufacturer Fucare just dropped a new bicycle model and it looks like a reliable two-wheeled ri...
Compact, Modular, Fully Electric Able NXT Truck Lets You Swap Cargo Options in 60 Seconds
9 May 2022, 08:08 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / California-based utility vehicle manufacturer Tropos Motors announced its new, modular Able NXT fully electric truck, which is scheduled to debut today. The compact vehicle is made in the European Union, is assembled in America, and is highly ...
Zenith AeroTech Showcases Its Small but Long-Endurance Tethered Drone for the First Time
8 May 2022, 08:00 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Virginia-headquartered aerial solutions provider Zenith AeroTech will exhibit its Quad 8 tethered drone for the first time, aiming to prove that not all small TAVs (tethered aerial vehicles) have limited endurance and a reduced payload capacity. ...
Light, Versatile Coyote 4WD Takes Physically Disabled Riders on Wild, Off-Road Adventures
7 May 2022, 08:00 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / People with physical disabilities shouldn’t miss out on all the outdoor fun and activities. The Outrider Coyote off-road machine is the latest product released by the North Carolina-based vehicle manufacturer and it was designed to deliver th...