How Silicon Carbide Will Improve the 2015 Toyota Prius
20 May 2014, 12:14 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Silicon carbide technology will aid Toyota develop better power control units and increase its hybrids and EVs efficiency
Honda CB500-Based Scooter in the Works?
19 May 2014, 15:20 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It looks like we might get to see a new maxi-scooter from Honda, in case the platform extension principle used for the NC750 family is maintained. Honda is already offering multiple bikes based on t...
Aero-X Flying Motorcycles Could Become True Consumer Products by 2017
19 May 2014, 13:04 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Aerofex, the company which currently develops the Aero-X hover bike has started taking orders for this machine, claiming it will be ready for delivery in 2017. The Aero-X “flying motorcycle...
First Photos of the Upcoming Lightning LS-218 E-Bike Surface
19 May 2014, 12:24 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It’s been a busy weekend for electric mobility. We knew that Lightning Motorcycles would unveil the production version of their electric superbike at the Quail Lodge event in California, and w...
Quantum Compass to Revolutionize Sat-Nav Systems of Tomorrow
19 May 2014, 10:03 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Scientists from the British Ministry of Defense are working hard on a sci-fi gizmo called a 'quantum compass', said to phase out the global positioning system widely used by drivers, smart...
Disabled Man to Drive Chevrolet Corvette With Head Movements · Video
16 May 2014, 12:41 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Meet Sam Schmidt. After competing in the Indy Racing League for three years and netting a win at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway in 1999, Sam's racing career came to a dramatic full stop. On Ja...
Can Oaktec's Self-Supercharging Engine Be the Next Big Thing in the (Hybrid) Bike Industry?
16 May 2014, 08:21 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The limited range and battery capacity are definitely the arch-enemies which still prevent the electric motorcycle industry from really soaring. However, a new engine from the British Oaktec enginee...
2015 Piaggio MP3 500 3-Wheeled Scooter Is Here
15 May 2014, 14:40 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / We’ve got fresh photos of the 2015 iteration of Piaggio’s successful MP3 3-wheeled scooter. The MP3 machines sold in decent numbers since their introduction back in 2006, with media repo...
Ford Racing Inaugurates New Technical Support Center
15 May 2014, 11:47 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Further increasing its motorsport commitment, the Blue Oval cut the ribbon off an all-new technical support facility in Concord, North Carolina, which will serve as a center for teams to develop and...
2015 Chevrolet Spark EV To Get New Battery Pack
14 May 2014, 17:46 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / General Motors is making final preparations before updating the Chevrolet Spark EV. The Detroit giant announced that its Brownstown Battery Assembly finished the development of an all-new battery sy...
Bosch Announces Universal Fuel Injection Systems
14 May 2014, 14:06 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / One of the leading names in the fuel injection industry, Bosch announces the imminent introduction of an universal injection system which can be retrofitted on carbureted motorcycles. While this sou...
Gi-Bike, the Electric Folding Urban Commuter
14 May 2014, 10:43 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Welcome the Gi-Bike, another interesting project, aimed at bringing together the convenience of folding bikes and the road worthiness of the pedelec designs. The Gi-Bike takes 1 second to fold an...
Welcome AXE 2 Kevlar Riding Shirts
13 May 2014, 13:06 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Feeling the warm summer air around us when riding is definitely one of the things us, motorcyclists love best when it comes to a two-wheeled outing. However, deciding to leave the riding gear at hom...
GM's OnStar 4G LTE Service Priced From $5 Per Month
13 May 2014, 11:54 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Chevrolet, Buick, Cadillac and GMC are the first General Motors brands to adopt 4G LTE connectivity from OnStar. The 2015 Chevrolet Malibu sedan will be the first model to benefit from this technolo...
Lightning LS-218, the World's Fastest Electric, Road-Legal Superbike to Be Unveiled Soon
13 May 2014, 11:47 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Lightning Motorcycles intends to pull the wraps off its newest machine, touted LS-218 in honor of the 218 mph (350.7 km/h) top speed the prototype it is based on reached at the Bonneville Salt Flats...
Continental Tires Developing First Tread Depth Monitoring System
12 May 2014, 16:56 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Here’s more proof that the human race will evolve into brainless blobs of fat that won’t need to do anything, like in Wall-E perhaps. Not even check if their tires on the car they drive ...
Sweetest Neo-Retro Motorcycles Roundup, Part 2 (final)
9 May 2014, 16:18 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Welcome to the second half of autoevolution’s neo-retro bikes roundup. Last week, we presented Royal Enfields, Urals, Triumph’s Modern Classics, and BWM came up with the evil R nineT. Pl...
Vanhawks Valour, the First Connected Carbon Fiber Bicycle
8 May 2014, 16:28 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Meet the Vanhawks Valour, the bicycle of the future, the world’s first connected carbon fiber bicycle. While bikes with frames and wheels made from carbon fiber are nothing new, Valour is brin...
SoftWheel, a Potential Future of Self-Sprung Wheels
8 May 2014, 13:26 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / SoftWheel is a new invention from Israel, and it brings a fresh re-interpretation for the wheel-suspension combo. In fact, the SoftWheel embeds suspension in its very design, also helping solving on...
Sweetest Neo-Retro Motorcycles Roundup, Part 1
2 May 2014, 15:04 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / With the motorcycle design and technology steadily going more and more futuristic, it’s really awesome to see that several manufacturers are still producing retro-looking machines even more &n...