Watch a Car Being Hacked Remotely
4 Jun 2014, 17:32 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Have you seen that game Watch Dogs in which a guy can control a lot of electronic devices remotely via his smartphone? Well it looks like we’re not that far from such a fantasy, as some skillf...
Marquez, Rossi and More to Start Testing Michelin Tires in November
4 Jun 2014, 16:27 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Michelin, the new Official Tire Supplier to MotoGP will have the first race-ready tires in Valencia this November, for the initial test of the 2015 championship. Even though Michelin rubber will sta...
Could These Algae Batteries Save Electric Vehicles?
4 Jun 2014, 16:16 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Scientists are currently working on all sort of technologies to create electricity more efficiently and more portably if possible. So far we have fuel cells, solar cell roads, carbon-carbon batterie...
Ford and Samsung Team Up to Make Next-Gen Batteries
4 Jun 2014, 15:28 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / When two of the most revered global brands join forces, it's certain something really good is gonna come out from that kind of union. After a 10-year-long research effort, Ford and Samsung reve...
This EV Can Go 1,000 Miles on New Aluminum-Air Batteries
4 Jun 2014, 15:36 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Petrol goes down, taxes and regulations go up, but this gives birth to a lot of new alternative ways of powering our cars. If those incredible carbon-carbon batteries didn’t mess up your brain...
Lightness Is This Ford Fusion's Mantra · Video
4 Jun 2014, 08:39 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / When it comes to modern automobiles, weight is the biggest performance inhibitor of everything in-between practical superminis all the way to the most track-focused supercars. Carbon fiber and other...
Best Off-Road Simulator “Spintires” Launches this Month
3 Jun 2014, 14:26 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Since the good ol’ days of Screamer 4x4 no other video game managed to offer players a better virtual dose of forest and rock climbing. All post-Screamer off-road simulators had problems with ...
How Renault Increased 1.5L Diesel Engines' Efficiency
3 Jun 2014, 13:18 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Although not too popular in the US of A, diesel engines still represent the people’s choice in Europe when coming to fuel consumption. And Renault just announced to improve its smallest Satan&...
2015 Volvo XC90 In-Car Driving Experience Detailed · Video
3 Jun 2014, 12:46 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Compared to the first-generation Volvo XC90 from 2002, the all-new model is a far cry both comfort and technological-wise. The centerpiece that dominates the cabin of the Swedish automaker's up...
Intel Entering Self-Driving Cars Business With New Tech
2 Jun 2014, 18:18 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / With all this technology getting into our cars nowadays, there’s no wonder that many electronic and software giants started do develop an affinity for the auto industry. Google just unveiled i...
Wattmobile - New EV Car Sharing Program Starting in France
2 Jun 2014, 16:08 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Since Paris is determined to slow down its traffic for less accidents and cleaner air, maybe electric vehicle companies will benefit from the decision. Why would you even bother driving a classic po...
Sunseeker Takes World's First Solar-Powered Passenger Flight
2 Jun 2014, 15:23 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / Solar Flight, the company that created the first airplane to make the first solar powered crossing of America in 1990, has recently announced that their newest airplane had made the world’s fi...
Virgin Galactic: One Step Closer to the Edge of Space
2 Jun 2014, 09:48 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / The privately-funded space company owned by Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Group and Abu Dhabi’s Aabar Investments PJS (Public Joint Stock Company) have recently signed a key agreement wit...
Everything You Need to Know About Powder Coating
31 May 2014, 11:03 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Being gifted with seeing all the colors of the light spectrum, humans started coloring things since ancient times, using different combinations of plant and rock dies. Now, we have dozens of solutio...
Bike Intermodal Is the World's Most Compact Folding Electric Bicycle
31 May 2014, 06:34 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / 1.58 million Euros ($2.15 mil) for an electric bicycle? That would be a way off bike, alright, but fortunately, this is the sum one of the European Union funds supported Alessandro Belli’s Tec...
Ride Safe Wearing the Guardian GA-1, World’s Smartest Helmet
30 May 2014, 14:52 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / While driving is much safer than riding a motorcycle for so many reasons, scientists and IT programmers out there keep looking for solutions to make a change. New York-based Fusar Technologies has r...
Raptor Robot Runs Faster Than Usain Bolt
30 May 2014, 12:48 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / In the age of speed, humans are losing their supremacy against robots. A team of scientists from the Korean Advanced Institute of Science and Technology has recently created a two-legged robot that ...
Harley Denies Million-Mile Rider Clutch Warranty for Flying Flags
30 May 2014, 12:22 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Ain’t it funny when all the hype and advertising hides behind corporate BS and legal subterfuges when it comes to avoiding paying for warranty? Of course it is, if you’re the one not pay...
Ford Details Adaptive Steering System
30 May 2014, 10:39 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The American car manufacturer dropped the first details of its all-new generation steering technology. Slated to be incorporated across the Ford lineup within 12 months, the revamped system improves...
Dunlop Says Future Racecars Won’t Need to Pit for Fresh Tires Anymore
29 May 2014, 16:08 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / In case you’re new around here, sir John Boyd Dunlop, a Scottish veterinary surgeon invented the pneumatic tire principle in 1888 and made it popular years later, becoming one of the world&rsq...