Toyota Working Hard to Make Free Piston Engine Linear Generator Possible
2 May 2014, 14:26 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / It’s pretty obvious that electricity is the future for our cars. But as any EV owner now can tell you, it has some limitations. Range and charging times are their biggest limitations, but the ...
Electric Airbus E-Fan Makes First Test Flight for a Cleaner Future Sky
1 May 2014, 15:02 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / The electric era is boldly expanding in the automotive world now, but cars are not the only vehicles to get touched by the green current - aircrafts are also important fuel burners and the industry ...
Welcome 3D Printed Motorcycles
1 May 2014, 14:41 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / A new era in motorcycle manufacturing is dawning, and it might bring a much expected evolution in this industry: 3D printing, a relatively new technology that is already being put to good use by som...
Better Electric Motors to Arrive? Scientists Discovered New Magnetic Properties in Iron
29 Apr 2014, 18:13 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Scientists at the Department of Energy’s Ames Laboratory have discovered rare-earth-like magnetic properties in iron under some special circumstances, which might spare the industry of using s...
Google Showing Off New Self-Driving Cars Advanced Features
29 Apr 2014, 14:43 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Internet-related services and products giant Google has now the most advanced technology when it comes to self-driving vehicles, being able to recognize a whole range of road objects, pedestrians an...
World Premiere: 3D-Printed Bicycle Frame Opens Up New Motorcycle Industry Horizons
28 Apr 2014, 16:04 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Empire Cycles and Renishaw have created the first fully-functional bicycle frame which was entirely 3D printed in metal. And to make things even more interesting and radical straight from the beginn...
This Tiny Battery Will Charge Your Phone and Jumpstart a Car
28 Apr 2014, 15:39 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Electric batteries are in a continuous development, with humanity’s need of having electricity on the go to power its portable technology. Their potential and interest started to increase alon...
KTM to Offer Official Performance and Economy Mappings in India
28 Apr 2014, 11:17 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Riders will go the extra mile to increase the performance of their bikes, and it’s not uncommon that some of them even renounce the warranty the manufacturer is offering for their new machines...
History of Car-Wrecking Games and How “Next Car Game” Will Change It
24 Apr 2014, 16:14 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Most of us are driving each day on public roads having to deal with high fuel prices, stupid drivers, car jams, careless pedestrians, potholes and taxes. Perfect ingredients to make you snap and wis...
Nissan Invents "Self-Cleaning" Car with Paint that Repels Dirt
24 Apr 2014, 13:49 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Ever the tech-savvy company, Nissan has just show that cleaning your car doesn't have to be something you spend money on every other week. Thanks to a coat of special nano paint that repels dir...
Lexus NX to Come With Advanced Harman Clari-Fi Audio Technology
22 Apr 2014, 18:21 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / The upcoming Lexus NX sure is a technology-packed beautiful machine, coming with that laptop-like touch pad, wireless charging tray, multi-information display with Lexus-first G sensor and boost met...
Here’s How Toyota Made Its Engines More Efficient
17 Apr 2014, 13:14 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / As you may have heard, Toyota just revealed two new thermal efficient gasoline engines. They don’t exceed a capacity bigger than 1.3-liters but the automaker said they are 10 percent more fuel...
Liqui Moly Relaunches Rebranded Motorcycle Products Line
17 Apr 2014, 09:32 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / German lubricants and additives manufacturer Liqui Moly announces a new era in the development of new products and the rebranding of the existing line. So next time you see a Liqui Moly container be...
Motorcycle Black Box Data Remains Private, Lawmakers Propose
16 Apr 2014, 11:27 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / US Senators John Hoeven (R-N.D.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) seem to be more concerned about actually doing their job and working closer to the ones who voted for them, and in their benefit, as the ...
2015 Ducati Multistrada 1200 S Touring D|air Mega-Gallery
16 Apr 2014, 10:20 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Less than a month ago we reported about the new Ducati D|air system integration with their Multistrada 1200 S Touring machine, and now it’s time to show you an extensive gallery of high-res ph...
Toyota Touch 2 Infotainment How-To Videos Released
15 Apr 2014, 17:12 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Young people that got used with their smartphones, computers, tablets and other tech gear will probably have no issue using Toyota’s new Touch 2 infotainment system. But there might be elders ...
Why Bridgestone Has Some Explaining and Homework to Do
15 Apr 2014, 15:20 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / You don’t need to be a tire specialist to figure out that something is amiss in Bridgestone’s camp. The Japanese manufacturer had three moments in the last 6 months which raised suspicio...
It’s Official: Suzuki Plans ‘Factory’ MotoGP Return in 2015
14 Apr 2014, 14:23 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Suzuki’s Davide Brivio confirmed that the house of Hamamatsu plans to return to MotoGP in 2015 as a Factory team. What was first rumored a - then CRT, now Open option entry for the 2015 grid, ...
Bimota Can Race in EVO Class, No Points until Enough Bikes Are Manufactured
14 Apr 2014, 12:32 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Earlier in February we reported that Bimota was to miss the WSBK debut round at Phillip Island, because of having failed to produce enough bikes to meet the FIM and Dorna homologation requirements. ...
BMW Develops OLED Motorcycle Lights
13 Apr 2014, 13:28 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / After the initial announcement that BMW is developing a new type of OLED lighting modules for cars, it was only natural that a new press release introduced the same technology for the Bavarian two-w...