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.
Air Taxi Takes Off for the First Time in South Korea, in Volocopter's Crewed Test Flight
11 Nov 2021, 09:06 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Country after country, German aircraft manufacturer Volocopter is working on its global expansion, bringing its air taxi concept in as many areas on the globe as possible. South Korea has now witnessed the first public test flight of an eVTOL (elec...
Recharging Your EV Could Take No Longer Than a Fill-Up at the Gas Station, Ford Is on It
11 Nov 2021, 07:18 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / The main problem with electric vehicles remains their battery, which constantly requires recharging, a process that can be time-consuming. But Ford is working on a solution to lower that time and make the process last no longer than a fill-up at th...
Digital Agriculture to Become a Global Practice With XAG's Drones Now Available Worldwide
10 Nov 2021, 17:22 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Chinese drone manufacturer XAG has made its agricultural drones available in over 40 countries worldwide so far. Now the company announces that its V40 and P40 are available for purchase globally, bringing digital agriculture into even more rural a...
Minion-Like Robot Is Simply Irresistible, You'll Never Feel Lonely or Bored Again
10 Nov 2021, 16:12 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Forget about ever feeling lonely again with this cute, expressive, and interactive desktop robot. Kid or adult, this is the ultimate toy robot guaranteed to spice up your life. Remember those yellow, irresistible troublemaking minions from the ...
Insane "Wild West 2" Video Blows Your Mind With the Most Dazzling Mountain Bike Tricks
10 Nov 2021, 14:28 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / There are no terror-spreading gunslingers in this "Wild West 2" video, but its content will blow your mind anyway, as freeride mountain biker Tom Van Steenbergen pushes once again the limits of what’s physically possible on a two-wh...
What3words Enabled by Alexa To Be Offered With All Lamborghini Huracan Models
10 Nov 2021, 12:38 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / More and more automakers start to integrate what3words in their cars, with the new navigation technology claiming to be a game-changer in terms of accuracy. Lamborghini is one of them, as the manufacturer recently announced it plans to adopt it in ...
Daimler Truck Signs New Agreement to Decarbonize Road Freight Transportation in the EU
10 Nov 2021, 10:14 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Daimler’s efforts to decarbonize the road freight in Europe leads to yet another partnership between its Truck AG subsidiary and the French energy company TotalEnergies. Both parties plan to bring their expertise to the table for the common p...
New Terrastorm Chassis Is Dubbed the World’s Most Versatile Heavy-Duty Off-Road Truck
10 Nov 2021, 08:37 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Describing itself as the manufacturer of the toughest off-road vehicles in the world, Torsus unveils the new Terrastorm Chassis, engineered to be a rugged, reliable, and multi-functional platform. The chassis can be configured in multiple ways, bei...
The Bike Brand of Shaquille O’Neal Launches New 36er for Tall Riders From 5'8" to 7'5"
9 Nov 2021, 17:52 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Dubbed the biggest 36-inch wheel bicycle in the world, DirtySixer’s AllRoad Mark II is an oversized bike for tall people, designed for riders from 5’8” to 7’5”. DirtySixer is the favorite bike brand of the NBA stars...
Propella Releases Lightest and Smallest E-Bike Model So Far, It Is Also Affordable
9 Nov 2021, 16:04 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Weighing just 33 lb (14.9 kg) and equipped with 20" wheels, the new Mini e-bike from Propella is the company’s lightest, smallest, and most compact two-wheeler so far. Propella’s electric bikes stand out through their minimalist...
Volcon’s Off-Road Bikes To Be Available in All 50 States via Nationwide Dealership Network
9 Nov 2021, 13:21 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Texas-based off-road EV manufacturer Volcon had a very good year since the introduction of its all-terrain motorcycle Grunt. Dealership requests started pouring in not just from the U.S. but from abroad as well. It is why the company has decided to...
L.A. Gets $6 Million to Install One of the Largest EV Fleet Charging Systems in the U.S.
9 Nov 2021, 10:52 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / The city of Los Angeles is determined to build a zero-emission future and switching to cleaner transportation is a major step to be taken in that direction. A goal that is easier to accomplish with the latest $6 million grant it received, which wil...
Ola Electric Uses Its Bag of Tricks to Show What the S1 E-Scooter Is All About
9 Nov 2021, 09:38 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / There’s a lot of hype concerning Ola’s S1 electric scooter, which finally went on sale back in September. The Indian manufacturer promises the best performance ever seen in a scooter and just released a video showing what the two-wheele...
You Can Now Get Passes for Link E-Scooters in Europe, They All Come With 30 Free Minutes
8 Nov 2021, 18:44 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / E-mobility provider Superpedestrian wants to encourage the use of its Link electric scooters in Europe, so it offers affordable passes to customers who use the wheelers regularly. The company behind the Link e-scooter sharing program started off...
The Draper Is One Cozy Tiny Home Designed for Adventurers Who Want to Live in Style
8 Nov 2021, 17:10 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Described by its manufacturer as a tiny home with a mid-century modern design, the Draper has a warm and surprisingly spacious interior and is ready to offer comfort, style, and adventure. Land Ark is an RV manufacturer based in Colorado and the...
First Portable, Multiple-Shot UAV on the Market Nails Aerial Firing Demo in Australia
8 Nov 2021, 15:28 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Skyborne Technologies’ weaponized UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) Cerberus GLH received approval to perform an aerial firing demonstration in Australia. In addition to being the first of this type, as boasted by the aerial robotic manufacturer,...
Astronaut Shares Images of the Most Intense Auroras Seen From the ISS in the Last 6 Months
8 Nov 2021, 13:15 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / These were the last days in space for the four members of the NASA/SpaceX Crew-2 mission, so the astronauts took advantage of their position (literally) to capture all the spectacular phenomena this universe has to offer. One of the crew members re...
Retro-Looking Surrey E-Bike Is a Four-Seater That Takes You on a Ride Down Memory Lane
8 Nov 2021, 10:16 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / There are very few things you can’t find on Alibaba, with this e-store being an endless source of products, with some of them being really weird, like this four-seater electric bike. Surrey bikes aim to offer a fun, healthy, and environmen...
Car-Sized Sea Rover Sinks to a Depth of 20,000 Ft, Consumes No More Power Than an iPhone
8 Nov 2021, 08:23 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Almost 20,000 ft (6,000 m) beneath the surface of the ocean, a high-tech mobile laboratory the size of a car treads over the ocean floor, collecting important data for humanity. The depths of the sea hide a completely new world we still know ver...
Portable Tiny Dome Can Be the Perfect Retreat Spot, It Is Built to Last 500 Years
7 Nov 2021, 07:00 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Designed as a combination between a yurt and a permanent structure, the Zome dome can be the perfect vacation tiny home for you and a few generations of your descendants, as it is built to last for 500 years. Zomes is a company run by two Egypti...