Otilia Drăgan
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A master’s in International Relations, as well as working in online media for more than five years, have given her a deeper perspective on how people everywhere can inspire each other.
Homes on wheels, aircraft or boats, these fresh, sometimes quirky, ideas from all over the world are worth sharing.
Elegant Single-Story Tiny Makes Dual-Loft Homes on Wheels Blush
8 Feb 2024, 06:29 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Dual-loft configurations are prevalent in the tiny house market in most places around the world. However, the original tiny houses were designed as comfier alternatives to RVS and campers, which meant adding the functionality of a home to a simple ...
Dreamy Tiny Blends Rustic Charm With Modern Functionality
8 Feb 2024, 05:07 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Downsizing has been one of the most popular trends over the past years, and it keeps going strong. Still, it doesn't have to mean giving up the nostalgic comfort of traditional housing altogether. Ingenious builds like this tiny house are base...
Giant Sail Rotors Partly Made of Plastic Bottles to Be Installed on a Bulk Carrier
7 Feb 2024, 07:56 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The latest ship to be retrofitted with the state-of-the-art Norsepower Rotor Sails for cutting emissions is the Dietrich Oldendorff, a Post-Panamax (modern) bulk carrier operated by the German-based shipping operator Oldendorff. Wind power, whic...
Beta Continues Its Pioneering Mission With the First Electric Aircraft Charger in Alabama
7 Feb 2024, 07:00 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / There are many top-tier eVTOL (electric vertical takeoff and landing) makers out there, but few of them are also committed to preparing America for regular electric flights. Beta Technologies is riding the wave, determined to set up the widest nati...
The Beautiful Aspen Tiny Features a Master Bedroom and a Loft
7 Feb 2024, 06:15 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / A wide variety of layouts ensures that everyone will get their ideal version of a home on wheels. Still, some have the magical power to appeal to most people, almost effortlessly. This is certainly true for the lovely Aspen tiny home with both a ma...
Unique Details Make a Huge Difference Inside This Sophisticated Tiny
7 Feb 2024, 04:59 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Custom-built for one but capable of generous accommodation, this French tiny house displays one of the most striking interior designs in its size category. Both functional and elegant, this house on wheels shows what massive attention to detail can...
The 2021 Aussie Scientist of the Year Will Help Build the Best Air Taxi Vertiports
6 Feb 2024, 07:45 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Skyportz is one of the biggest names in eVTOL (electric vertical takeoff and landing) infrastructure, and it's getting ready to explode on the AAM (Advanced Air Mobility) scene with a winning team that includes highly acclaimed scientist Dr. A...
The Aussie Hydrogen-Powered Vertiia Secures First Civil Customer Order
6 Feb 2024, 06:57 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The Australian clean aviation tech startup AMSL Aero is kicking off the new year with a milestone – the first civil customer order for 20 of its flagship aircraft. Airline operators from all over the world are starting to make efforts gear...
Iconic Tiny Reveals One of the Brightest Natural Wood Interiors With Added Functionality
6 Feb 2024, 06:12 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / One of the earliest tiny home designs by the popular Rewild Homes is entirely worthy of an iconic status due to its highly ingenious layout and spectacular interior style. This wonderfully warm and airy house on wheels was envisioned as a peaceful ...
The Sunset Studio Proves That Modern Comfort Can Come in the Tiniest Package
6 Feb 2024, 04:59 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / It’s perfectly fine to live full-time, year-round in a tiny house, and the impressive designs and builds covered on autoevolution prove it. Still, an important part of the tiny living movement that spread so rapidly across the globe was maxim...
Innovative German Airline Is Betting on Hydrogen-Electric Alternatives
5 Feb 2024, 05:07 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / More and more airline startups are determined to bring a fresh perspective, including betting on alternative, clean designs and game-changing propulsion, such as ZeroAvia's ZA600 hydrogen-electric powertrain. In just two years from now, we ...
Surprising Official Price Revealed for the EHang Autonomous Air Taxi
5 Feb 2024, 04:19 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The Chinese eVTOL (electric vertical takeoff and landing) maker EHang marks another critical milestone. It's one of the first in the industry on a global level to release the official pricing for its flagship electric aircraft. It's be...
One of the Most Beautiful Reverse-Loft Tiny Homes Is a Masterclass in Smart Design
5 Feb 2024, 03:32 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / One of the most iconic Baluchon tiny houses, flaunting a fantastic layout, is home to a couple and their two pets (a dog and a cat) and is just as colorful and full of life as it is ingenious. If you're tired of all-white, Scandinavian-sty...
Lovely Tiny House With a Porch Blends Classic Elegance with Traditional Comfort
5 Feb 2024, 02:17 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / These days, expecting to enjoy the full comfort of a cozy home while traveling is the norm rather than the exception. The tiny living movement is going strong, and with designs such as this beautiful abode with a porch, it's easy to leave conv...
Innovative Rotor Sail Technology Secures UK Government Funding
2 Feb 2024, 08:53 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Today’s sail systems are one of the most successful examples of how the latest technology can be used to harness natural sources of energy for clean transportation. One of these innovative approaches was recently selected for a UK grant. T...
United and Air Canada Invest Further in This Swedish Hybrid-Electric Airliner
2 Feb 2024, 07:47 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The ES-30 claims to be the only one of its kind: a truly green, sustainable alternative to regional commercial airliners, which combines a 30-seat capacity with hybrid-electric propulsion. The latest financial boost will help accelerate its road to...
Iconic House on Wheels Reflects the True Essence of Tiny Living
2 Feb 2024, 06:47 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Some tiny houses are so ingenious and innovative that they become icons of an entire generation. Among countless cool, dazzling, or simply quirky designs, the Fox Sparrow brings to light the true spirit of tiny living, and that's what makes it...
This Elegant Three-Bedroom Tiny Is the Ultimate Family Home on Wheels
2 Feb 2024, 05:11 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Even though it comes on wheels, the beautiful Sebago tiny home is anything but tiny. Boasting a rare three-bedroom layout with enough room left for a large kitchen and dining area, this might be one of the best downsizing options for a family and m...
Four Big Names Join Forces for the Airbus Air Taxi’s Debut in Italy
1 Feb 2024, 07:56 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Italy is determined to play a leading role in Europe's emerging AAM (Advanced Air Mobility) industry. The perfect team to set this up should include an air taxi maker, a vertiport operator, an airline operator, and an energy solution provider,...
Archer’s Air Taxi Completes Initial Flight Tests in Record Time
1 Feb 2024, 06:56 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Maker made waves in the eVTOL (electric vertical takeoff and landing) industry a couple of years ago, but as a prototype, it was only paving the way for the commercial aircraft version named Midnight. Midnight has already kicked off its complex fli...