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The Boxx electric scooter – box on wheels ideal for city commuting

January 30th, 2012 at 1:07 pm » Comments (0)

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Boxx electric vehicle
You can walk most anywhere you want or take a cab in the city, but having your own mode of transport gives you a bit of freedom. But cars are expensive. Bikes are good, but require a lot of energy on your part. Mopeds are an option, but not if you can’t store [...]



Futuristic fold-up electric car unveiled in Europe

January 29th, 2012 at 10:12 am » Comments (0)

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The Hiriko
A tiny revolutionary fold-up car, the Hiriko, designed in Spain’s Basque country as the answer to urban stress and pollution was unveiled Tuesday before it will hit European cities in 2013. (Pics)



1 in three American military aircraft is a drone

January 11th, 2012 at 12:26 pm » Comments (0)

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MQ-1 Predator Drone
Nearly one third American military aircraft is a drone, according to a congressional report, a 40-fold increase in the drone army from just a few years ago. From tiny man-portable flying wings to behemoth strike planes, unmanned aircraft now make up 31 percent of the military’s air power.



World’s first self-balancing electric unicycle

December 31st, 2011 at 10:51 am » Comments (0)

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Bullet
A Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) student has invented the first “self-balancing” electric unicycle. (Video)



More travelers splurging on luxury in the sky

December 16th, 2011 at 10:52 am » Comments (0)

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More travelers are splurging in the air and scrimping on the ground.
A new study by American Express Business Insights finds that spending on first- and business-class airline tickets increased by 9.1% and 5.4%, respectively, in the third quarter. But on the ground, travelers spent more of their dollars — an additional [...]



Stratolaunch vision – world’s largest aircraft will ferry passengers to space

December 15th, 2011 at 11:55 am » Comments (0)

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Stratolaunch
On Tuesday, Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen announced his plan to create a company that will bring “airport-like operations” to private spaceflight –thanks to the world’s biggest aircraft.



Police car of the future

December 5th, 2011 at 11:42 am » Comments (0)

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Cop car of the near future.
Police cars of the future will be equipped with eight cameras, voice commands, incredibly intelligent software, and LTE radios, perps won’t get away with anything.
 



A futuristic bicycle that has the power to read your mind

December 3rd, 2011 at 1:49 pm » Comments (0)

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With a new concept bike from Parlee Cycles and Toyota “it’s just like riding a bike” takes on a whole new meaning.  The concept bike isn’t like all the others: It possesses the power to read your mind.
 



Fun-Vii: Toyota’s futuristic concept car a giant ’smartphone on four wheels’

November 28th, 2011 at 12:33 pm » Comments (0)

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Toyota Fun-Vii
A futuristic concept car resembling a giant smartphone was unveiled by Toyota’s president to demonstrate how Japan’s top automaker is trying to take the lead in technology at the upcoming Tokyo auto show.
 



Sailrocket 2 out to set new world speed sailing record

November 20th, 2011 at 9:56 am » Comments (0)

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Sailrocket 2
 The Sailrocket 2 isn’t designed for a casual afternoon on the lake. It’s engineered to set a new sailing speed record, and it’s in Namibia right now trying to do just that.
 



Hybrid cars safer than traditional cars

November 17th, 2011 at 1:16 pm » Comments (0)

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Hybrid cars are safer for occupants.
People who drive hybrid cars are significantly less likely to be injured in an accident because their heavy batteries make the vehicles safer than traditional cars, according to an insurance industry report released Thursday.
 



ET3 – space travel on Earth

October 31st, 2011 at 11:03 am » Comments (0)

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Featured invention at the DaVinci Inventor Showcase 2011
Evacuated Tube Transport Technologies (ET3) ™ is a patented transportation technology (for people and goods) that is faster than jets, yet can provide 50 times more transportation per kWh than the most efficient electric car or train. (Pics)
 



Passing Cloud – nebula-inspired transportation

October 20th, 2011 at 11:36 am » Comments (0)

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The Passing Cloud by Tiago Barros
The Passing Cloud by Tiago Barros wants to become another means of air transportation that doesn’t include tight schedules and fixed locations like airplanes do. This inflatable cloud consists of a platform that will carry people across the sky. With the help of winds, this piece would travel all over [...]



DeLorean Motor Company goes back to the future with all-electric DeLorean

October 19th, 2011 at 9:25 am » Comments (0)

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Electric DeLorean DMC-12 in the works
It comes as no surprise that the DeLorean DMC-12 is a popular car for DIY electric car conversions given the car’s iconic classic/futuristic status.  And it’s official that DeLorean EV is coming from Humble, Texas’ reborn DeLorean Motor Company itself.  Who else would build a time machine electric car and [...]



Future of transportation – GM’s super-smart pod vehicle

October 16th, 2011 at 11:18 am » Comments (0)

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EN-V
As GM gets ready to roll out its electric mini-car, the Chevy Spark, its concept electric vehicle, the Chevy EN-V, a two-seater that the automaker has developed was a-buzz at last year’s Shanghai World Expo. The EN-V could be an end to gridlock, an end to accidents and n end to driving altogether. In fact [...]



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