Nikola hybrid truck claims $2.3bn in reservations
Posted on 22 Jun 2016 by Michael Cruickshank
Electric truck manufacturer Nikola Motor Company has announced that it has collected over $2.3bn in reservations.
Transportation
A salt bath could boost next gen batteries for electric cars
Posted on 16 Jun 2016 by Tim Brown
Scientists from the Australian Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), in collaboration with Melbourne's RMIT University and the Queensland University of Technology, have demonstrated that pre-treating a battery’s lithium metal electrodes with an electrolyte salt solution extends the battery life and increases performance and safety. Germany to introduce driverless trains by 2023
Posted on 15 Jun 2016 by Michael Cruickshank
Germany is set to begin introducing driverless trains within the next 5 years according to local media.
Northrop Grumman and NEC cooperate in cyber security collaboration
Posted on 13 Jun 2016 by Aiden Burgess
Northrop Grumman and NEC have collaborated to deliver the Japan-Cyber Operations Research, Training and Experimentation (J-Cortex) system. EHang ‘drone taxi’ to be tested in Nevada
Posted on 12 Jun 2016 by Michael Cruickshank
Chinese company EHang is set to begin testing its concept ‘drone taxi’ in the US state of Nevada.
Ball Aerospace employee Lisa Hardaway named Engineer of the Year by Colorado AIAA
Posted on 7 Jun 2016 by Tim Brown
The Rocky Mountain Section (RMS) of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) has named Dr Lisa Hardaway, of Ball Aerospace, Engineer of the Year for 2015-2016. Faraday Future approved to negotiate for Californian manufacturing site
Posted on 3 Jun 2016 by Aiden Burgess
Electric car manufacturer Faraday Future has received a huge boost in its plan to establish a manufacturing site in California after receiving approval to enter into negotiations to build a manufacturing plant in Vallejo City. Faraday Future manufacturing site to be put to a vote by California city council
Posted on 31 May 2016 by Aiden Burgess
California’s Vallejo City Council has scheduled a pivotal meeting for later today (May 31, 2016) to decide whether to approve an application by electric vehicle start up, Faraday Future, to construct a manufacturing facility in the region. Futuristic skyTran levitating pod transportation set for Lagos, Nigeria
Posted on 23 May 2016 by Tim Brown
Well known as having a very enterprising population, in both good and bad ways, it should not be surprising that Nigeria's largest city, Lagos, may soon be home to one of the world's most innovative transportation systems. Toyota hybrid car sales reach over 9 million
Posted on 20 May 2016 by Tim Brown
Toyota has sold more than nine million Lexus and Toyota hybrid vehicles around the world, including more than 85,800 delivered in Australia alone.