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 New Zealand Joins the Zero Emission Race, Looks to Hydrogen Power for Its Aircraft
16 Sep 2021, 11:46 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Another airline carrier announces its intentions to become carbon neutral, joining the global zero-emissions race. Air New Zealand and Airbus signed an agreement to study the use of hydrogen-powered aircraft. The New Zealand airline claims the ...
Trailer-Based Tiny Home Is Insanely Compact but Cozy, Comes With a Cat Door
16 Sep 2021, 08:22 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Build Tiny has gained a reputation when it comes to making custom tiny homes-on-wheels and has even won awards for its road-registered projects. One of the latest creations of the New-Zealand-based company is the River Bank tiny house, which is as ...
World’s First Multi-Modal Mobile Robot Looks Like a Toy Car, Has Four Steering Modes
15 Sep 2021, 14:43 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / It may look like a toy car, but this little guy is much smarter than that. With high-performance AI (artificial intelligence) modules, four steering modes and sensors, LIMO promises to be better than all the other robots in its class. LIMO&rsquo...
Most-Awaited E-Scooter in India Finally Goes on Sale, Has a Range of 112 Miles per Charge
15 Sep 2021, 13:21 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / After boasting its intentions to build 10 million e-scooters a year, the ambitious Indian company Ola Electric caught the headlines with the technical glitches of its website, causing a delay in the launch of its latest product, the Ola S1 e-scoote...
World Record Holder Aims to Ride 6,000+ Miles in 90+ Days on Solar-Powered E-Bike
15 Sep 2021, 12:18 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / You might know Sushil Reddy from the Guinness Book of World Records, where he is mentioned for his longest journey on an electric bike. It happened in 2016 when he rode his e-bike through India, totaling more than 4,600 miles (7,402 km). Now Reddy ...
Hybrid Yacht Ashera Has a "New Design Classic" With a Surreal Interior and a Modern Look
15 Sep 2021, 09:46 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / It’s a “she” and she is a luxurious Baroque-inspired beauty with a surreal interior. At least this is how Piredda describes its newest hybrid yacht Ashera. Piredda & Partners, a superyacht design company based in Italy, rec...
Husqvarna's 2022 TE 300i and FE 350 Rockstar Edition Bikes Have a Tougher Race Team Look
15 Sep 2021, 07:58 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Husqvarna launched the 2022 versions of its enduro rockstars, the TE 300i Rockstar Edition and the FE 350 Rockstar Edition, both featuring Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing graphics. The Swedish bike manufacturer boasts of both off-road m...
T-650 Quadcopter Promises a Capacity of Over 660 Pounds, Great for Military Applications
15 Sep 2021, 06:00 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / British aerospace company BAE Systems partnered with VTOL (vertical takeoff and landing) researcher and developer Malloy Aeronautics in an attempt to come up with a more sustainable and affordable heavy-lift UAS (uncrewed air system), and we like t...
Wooden Volkswagen Type 2 Microbus Looks so Gorgeous, Makes You Want to Hop In
14 Sep 2021, 16:22 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Volkswagen’s Type 2 microbus is one of the most iconic vehicles to be released by the German car manufacturer, and one of the most popular ones among custom builders. With its unforgettable and inviting looks, this hippie van is the definitio...
North America to Receive Its First Zero Emission, Fully Electric Car Ferries
14 Sep 2021, 14:47 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Damen Shipyard Galati waved goodbye to its first car/passenger ferries built for North America, with the ability to operate fully electric. The vessels are on their way to Lake Ontario, Canada, where they’ll begin operations. The 223-ft (...
Another Tech Whizz Joins the Space Race. Apple Cofounder Steve Wozniak Starts Privateer
14 Sep 2021, 13:46 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / There’s fierce competition among the billionaires of the planet these days when it comes to conquering space, with all of them suddenly realizing this world is no longer enough. And despite the fact that we’ve all had enough of the Jeff...
Uber Loses Another Lawsuit in Europe, Court of Amsterdam Sides With the Unions
14 Sep 2021, 09:59 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Uber loses yet another lawsuit in Europe, this time in the Netherlands, where the Amsterdam District Court sided with unions fighting for benefits and better pay. The Federation of Dutch Trade Unions (FNV) filed the suit last year, claiming that...
With OLED Holographic Display and App Control, These Are Not Your Average Swimming Goggles
14 Sep 2021, 08:00 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / They might look like your regular swimming goggles from the outside, but the Holoswim have some really cool tricks up their sleeve, being able to offer real-time metrics and notifications at a touch of a button. These are not the first smart sw...
New James Bond Movie Is the Ultimate Test Drive for the Range Rover Sport SVR
14 Sep 2021, 06:04 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / New behind-the-scenes footage of the latest James Bond movie in the franchise shows the Range Rover Sport SVR being put through the ultimate test drive, in an action-packed car chase sequence. No Time to Die is the latest movie with Daniel Crai...
This eVTOL Claims to Be Better Than a Helicopter, and Quieter Too. Has a Range Of 3 Hours
13 Sep 2021, 19:48 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Terrafugia has been around since 2006, dreaming big and struggling to revolutionize the urban air mobility industry. But even though its flying car Transition seemed to finally spread its wings and hit the market after ten years of development, the...
Baglietto's Aluminum Beauty Panam Makes Waves at Cannes, Wins Two World Yacht Trophies
13 Sep 2021, 13:06 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / The bay of Cannes was once again the host of one of the most extravagant events in the world of yachting. The World Yachts Trophies took place this weekend, under the captivated gaze of hundreds of boat enthusiasts, rewarding some of the best and m...
Fern Dropper Post Is Specifically Designed for Kids, Takes Their Riding to the Next Level
13 Sep 2021, 10:14 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Those who tried a dropper seat post on their bike never went back to rigid ones. Height-adjustable seat posts considerably increase the safety of the rider and offer more control. PNW Components wants to give kids a taste of the good life too, with...
Here's How You Crush the Record for the World's Longest Motorcycle the American Way
13 Sep 2021, 08:53 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / The title for the longest motorcycle in the world belongs to an Indian who built one that measures 86 ft and 3 in (26.29m). Bharat Sinh Parmar holds the Guinness World Record since 2014. That didn’t sit well with the guys from Bikes and Beard...
Possibly the Smartest Bike Light Pedals Ever Promise to Boost Visibility by 57 Percent
11 Sep 2021, 04:36 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / One of the biggest problems cyclists have when bike commuting is the fact that they’re sometimes “invisible” in traffic, which leads to accidents and a somewhat justified reluctance to adopting a healthier, more environmentally re...
Oldest City in the Netherlands Boasts the World's Longest 3D Printed Concrete Bike Bridge
10 Sep 2021, 16:43 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Large-scale 3D printing is a growing trend, with architecture benefiting a great deal from the technology. They’ve already printed perfectly habitable houses, metal bridges, and NASA’s even talking about 3D printing structures on the Mo...