E-bikes and e-scooters are popular—but dangerous. A transport expert explains how to make them safer
Last weekend a pedestrian in Perth tragically died after being struck by an e-scooter....
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Like automobiles, aircraft with electric or hybrid propulsion are expected to become available within the next few years. A series of technologies being developed by a startup incubated at the São José dos Campos Technology Park, in the interior of the state of São Paulo, Brazil, could help achieve this...
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Researchers from Skoltech and AIRI Institute have shown how machine learning can speed up the development of new materials for solid-state lithium-ion batteries. These are an emerging energy storage technology which could theoretically replace conventional Li-ion batteries in electric vehicles and portable electronics, reducing fire hazards and extending battery life....
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The idea of the front brake light has been around for some time, but no vehicle manufacturer has as yet implemented it. A research team led by Ernst Tomasch from the Institute of Vehicle Safety at Graz University of Technology (TU Graz) in collaboration with the Bonn Institute for Legal...
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A jump in electric car sales helped give a slight boost to Germany's troubled auto market last month, official data showed Wednesday, although Elon Musk's Tesla fared poorly again....
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In a corner of Rice University's Oshman Engineering Design Kitchen (OEDK), a group of students is tackling a big idea: revolutionizing maritime transport with swarms of smart, self-sailing boats....
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Tesla sales have rebounded in Norway this year, industry figures showed Monday, bucking a broader European trend as consumers turn away from Elon Musk's electric car brand....
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A top industry group had a stern rebuke Saturday for automakers fueling a "price war," a week after Chinese EV giant BYD announced sweeping trade-in discounts, with multiple competitors following suit....
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Ford is recalling more than a million vehicles due to a software issue that can cause the rearview camera to malfunction, increasing the chance of an accident, government auto regulators said....
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Recent advancements at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory show that 3D-printed metal molds offer a faster, more cost-effective and flexible approach to producing large composite components for mass-produced vehicles than traditional tooling methods....
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In 2021, Tompkins Consolidated Area Transit (TCAT) in Ithaca received a grant to procure seven all-electric buses and began a pilot program that didn't go as they'd hoped. In addition to issues with the manufacturers, the buses struggled in Ithaca's hilly terrain and were unreliable, with reduced range, in cold...
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Researchers have resolved a long-standing challenge in high-Ni cathode materials, a key component of next-generation electric vehicle (EV) batteries. The team successfully reidentified the location of residual Li compounds, which have long been considered a chronic issue in high-Ni cathodes, and proposed a new material design strategy to significantly minimize...
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The adage "practice makes perfect" may not always ring true, but research from the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute provides new evidence that practice does make teen driving safer....
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Researchers at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering have designed a liquid hydrogen storage and delivery system that could help make zero-emission aviation a reality. Their work outlines a scalable, integrated system that addresses several engineering challenges at once by enabling hydrogen to be used as a clean fuel and also...
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