NASA Testing High-Tech Shapeshifting Aircraft Wings
11 Nov 2014, 10:22 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Down on the roads, we’re trying to make our cars as green as ever using hybrid or electric powertrains, sleek aerodynamics and ecological manufacturing processes. But let’s not forget ab...
Future Lexus Models Going Even Bonkers
11 Nov 2014, 10:02 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Paradoxically, Lexus is the youngest luxury car brand, but until last year only old folks would have bought one of its classy but not-in-your-face-looking sedans. Things turned 180 degrees after the...
The Robot that Starred in Rocky Costs Rolls-Royce Ghost Money
10 Nov 2014, 17:13 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / In case your are a wealthy landlord that has too much money, but not so many ideas you can always visit the eccentric Hammacher Schlemmer online shop. One of their latest products on sale is what th...
Lexus Paint Colors - What You Didn’t Know
10 Nov 2014, 12:53 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / You probably know that Lexus recently introduced at least two crazy colors in its lineup, namely the Solar Flare / Molten Pearl and the Passionate Red / Infrared, to really make its newly ...
Next-Gen Toyota Prius Getting TS040 Racing Technology
10 Nov 2014, 09:53 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / They say racing started immediately after the second car was produced and that’s probably the best thing that could happen to the automotive industry. That’s because it generated competi...
Lit C-1 Self-Balancing Motorcycle Not Arriving in 2014
7 Nov 2014, 16:16 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It’s not the first time when we have the very interesting Lit C-1 self-balancing motorcycle prototype on autoevolution, but our hopes for being able to reports on the shipping date this year a...
The Lightest Caravan You Can Get - Bicycle Towable
7 Nov 2014, 14:40 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / If you have an aversion towards caravans slowing traffic down, your problem might be extended with bicyclists soon being able to buy this new mini camper for about two grand and go even slower on th...
Sunstar Solar-Powered Planes To Replace Expensive Satellites?
7 Nov 2014, 13:28 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Our world is now dependent on communication, be it an e-mail, a voice call, an SMS or a message over your favorite messenger app. And all these rely on expensive satellites placed on the orbit, whic...
Space Travel To Be Easier Using Synthetic Biology - Mars, Here We Come!
7 Nov 2014, 10:40 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / A 916-day manned mission to Mars, the only planet in our solar system we would like to colonize eventually, will cost billions of dollars as SpaceX founder Elon Musk has estimated. But this could be...
Drone-Carrier Delivery Trucks for Improved Same-Day Shipping
6 Nov 2014, 14:14 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Yeah, as we’ve discussed before, drones might soon be part of our daily activities and big delivery companies are eager for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to give the green light fo...
Humanity Is 6 Days Away from Its First Landing on a Comet
6 Nov 2014, 13:57 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / In case you missed those news that actually matter, we’ll remind you that the iconic mission started by the European Space Agency named Rosetta is six days away from its final turning point: l...
China Has an Anti-Drone Laser Gun Now
6 Nov 2014, 09:19 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Drones are starting to invade our lives. Whether someone wants to deliver a package, spy something or even rescue a person, these unmanned flying vehicles are trying to integrate within our daily ac...
Student-Built EV Breaks Acceleration Record: 0-100 KM/H in 1.7 Seconds
5 Nov 2014, 16:53 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / If the team of high-school students that managed to build the most efficient budget electric vehicle amazed you, wait until you see what these college students created - the fastest accelerating ele...
Innovative 6-Speed Automatic Transmission to Equip Future Hyundai Hybrid Models
5 Nov 2014, 16:41 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Even though a six-speed automatic is not what anyone would call big news in this day and age, the new cog swapper from Hyundai is hiding a big ace up its sleeve - it will incorporate the electric mo...
You Can Build a 1,500 MPGe Plug-in Electric Vehicle for Under $2,000
5 Nov 2014, 16:20 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Beat that Tesla! The electric vehicle here won’t actually offer the comfort of a normal passenger car, but it can be built for under 2 grand and achieve over 1,500 mpge. Don’t believe it...
Free Wi-Fi on Buses and Trains Could Turn More People towards Mass Transportation
5 Nov 2014, 10:08 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / What would you prefer to do on you way to work? Stare at stoplights and burn fuel aimlessly or browse the Internet while being “chauffeured” to your destination? Some, prefer to combine ...
There is Some Formula 1 in Every Renault. Really?
5 Nov 2014, 09:32 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / I kid you not, that’s how one of the French automaker’s most recent campaigns is titled. But is there some F1 DNA in every Renault car? Well, let’s get some things straight before ...
Transparent Car in Development, Prototype Already Working
4 Nov 2014, 17:34 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / Imagine you’d look at the backseat and you actually saw the person standing in the back of the car. Wouldn’t it be helpful if you were able to see through the front door and avoid gettin...
Future Trans-Oceanic Flights Will Get Really Comfy, Qantas Airways Says
3 Nov 2014, 17:59 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / While people fly hoping they at least get a soda for free, chances of actually getting a comfortable seat are more likely something for the upper class nowadays. Confident that sleep is the luxury f...
140 Million EVs Can Suck on US’ Current Power Grid, Study Says
3 Nov 2014, 10:12 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / The electric car market is slowly but surely rising as humanity is trying to get rid of the old combustion engine it served for over 100 years. Tens of millions of gallons of gasoline have been save...