Cars
Tesla Dismisses Report of ‘Bricked’ Roadsters
Photo: Jim Merithew/Wired.com
Tesla Motors is downplaying a claim that completely draining the battery in its electric sports car “bricks” the vehicle, a problem that could in theory apply to any electric vehicle and is best avoided by ...
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Solar Plane Pilot Midway Through 72-Hour Sim
Solar Impulse pilot Andre Borschberg is back in the cockpit, this time for 72 hours straight to prepare for his around-the-world flight in 2014.
As Borschberg enters his second night of flying, it’s worth noting that he hasn’t actually gone anywhere. ...
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Solar Impulse Pilot Midway Through 72 Hour Flight Simulation
Solar Impulse pilot Andre Borschberg is back in the cockpit again, this time for 72 straight hours at the controls. The endurance flight is in preparation for the team’s longest flight to date, scheduled to take place this summer. And ...
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Circling The Globe In A Solar Car
A team of engineering students from Germany is on an around-the-world journey in the solar car they built, hoping to cross four continents using only the power of the sun.
The SolarWorld GT is the latest iteration of solar vehicle from ...
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American-Style Schoolbuses Make Inroads In China
American schoolbus manufacturers showed off their wares at the first annual Beijing International School Bus Exhibition last week, as Chinese schools look to safer forms of transit for their students.
After a string of tragic accidents involving overcrowded school transport vans, ...
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Super-Slick Shape of Benz B-Class Revealed in Cool Test
NUNEATON, England — Outside at the top-secret MIRA automotive research facility here, the cars of the future lap a banked test track, slathered in camouflage paint. It’s a multimillion-dollar development program, carried out under strict security to stop spying.
The car ...
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Obama Pushes Plan To Boost American Manufacturing
President Barack Obama examines the overhead bin of a 787 Dreamliner with Boeing employee Rick Goade during a visit to Boeing on Friday. Photo: Susan Walsh/Associated Press
EVERETT, Washington — President Obama, standing before a long line of 787 Dreamliners at ...
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Mazda5 Review: The Smallest of Vans Stands Alone
If you call yourself an auto enthusiast, you’ve got to have some love for Mazda. I don’t care if you take factory delivery of a new M3 every four years or have a Mustang logo tattooed on your bicep — ...
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The Smallest of Vans Stands Alone
If you call yourself an auto enthusiast, you’ve got to have some love for Mazda. I don’t care if you take factory delivery of a new M3 every four years or have a Mustang logo tattooed on your bicep — ...
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Tilt Rotors, Pusher Helicopters Coming to Civilian Sector
Photo: AgustaWestland
Two companies have announced plans to sell remarkably fast and innovative aircraft that bring tilt rotors and pusher helicopters to the civilian sector. AugustaWestland will riff on the military V-22 Osprey, while Eurocopter will build a production version of ...
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