Automotive news
Nissan shares fall as reports say Honda merger talks off
Nissan shares plunged on Wednesday as reports said the struggling Japanese carmaker was walking away from merger talks with rival Honda.
Feb 5, 2025
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Toyota announces Lexus EV plant in Shanghai
Japan's Toyota said Wednesday it will build an electric vehicle plant in Shanghai for its luxury Lexus brand as it raised its annual net profit forecast to almost $30 billion.
Feb 5, 2025
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Charging electric vehicles while driving: Engineers model grid demand challenges
Running out of gas in a remote area far from a gas station is every driver's worst nightmare. A similar stressor, known as "range anxiety," exists for owners of electric vehicles who worry about how far their EV's can drive ...
Feb 4, 2025
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Energy & Green Tech
Experts offer recommendations for EV battery recycling problem
Recyclers, battery manufacturers, and electric vehicle manufacturers must work together to revolutionize lithium-ion battery (LIB) recycling processes to meet ever-growing demand for electric vehicles (EVs) and energy storage ...
Feb 4, 2025
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Hi Tech & Innovation
AI-powered self-healing asphalt: A step toward sustainable net-zero roads
Self-healing asphalt roads, made from biomass waste and designed with the help of artificial intelligence (AI), could offer a promising solution to the UK's pothole problem, which is estimated to cost £143.5 million a year.
Feb 3, 2025
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Engineering
Simulator characterizes air pollution in aircraft cabins
"Fume events" occur when fluids such as engine oil or hydraulic fluid contaminate the air inside an airplane cabin via the "bleed air" used for air supply and conditioning. Measurements taken in flight do not allow for determination ...
Feb 3, 2025
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Energy & Green Tech
Norway nears 100% goal of all-electric cars
Almost 96 percent of new cars registered in Norway in January were electric, an unparalled number in the world and close to the country's goal of selling only zero-emission vehicles as of this year.
Feb 3, 2025
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Automotive
Autonomous cars don't understand how blind people move around—researchers are trying to boost safety
At the Paralympic Games in Tokyo in 2021, one of the autonomous Toyota vehicles designed to ferry people around the two-week event collided with a blind athlete at an intersection in the Olympic Village, causing minor injuries. ...
Feb 3, 2025
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Energy & Green Tech
World's longest cargo sail ship launched in Turkey
The world's longest wind-powered cargo ship was launched Friday in Turkey, offering a promising way to slash carbon emissions from merchandise trade.
Jan 31, 2025
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Engineering
Planes have high-tech systems to stop midair crashes. So what went wrong in Washington?
On Wednesday night, US time, a passenger jet and a US Army helicopter collided at a low altitude near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, and crashed into the Potomac River.
Jan 31, 2025
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Energy & Green Tech
Improving the range of electric vehicles using aluminum
There are many electric vehicles in Norway, and each contains many electrical conductors. These electrical conductors contribute significantly to the overall weight of the vehicles.
Jan 31, 2025
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Business
Canada's electric vehicle industry is facing existential threats: How it can still flourish
The electric vehicle (EV) industry has been one of the most defining technological trends of the past decade, transforming the automotive sector while fueling advancements in manufacturing.
Jan 31, 2025
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Engineering
Shark-inspired design could make air travel faster and more efficient
The same flow dynamics that allow sharks to swim easily through Earth's oceans could also allow humans to fly faster through the air, according to a University of Mississippi professor. His research aims to prove it.
Jan 30, 2025
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Automotive
E-mobility: AI system accelerates the development of powertrains
The development of vehicle components is a lengthy and therefore very costly process. Researchers at Graz University of Technology (TU Graz) have developed a method that can shorten the development phase of the powertrain ...
Jan 30, 2025
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Energy & Green Tech
'Sustainable' aviation fuel and other myths about green airport expansion debunked
Environmentalists and locals have resisted a third runway at London's Heathrow, Europe's busiest airport, for more than two decades. Today, their efforts took a major setback.
Jan 30, 2025
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Automotive
Tesla Q4 results fall short of forecasts. Musk sees unsupervised full self-driving in Texas in June
Tesla's fourth-quarter adjusted profits rose slightly amid a big push to sell its electric vehicles with offers of zero financing and other incentives, but the results still fell short of Wall Street forecasts.
Jan 30, 2025
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Automotive
EU vows 'action plan' for beleaguered auto sector
The EU promised Thursday an "action plan" to help the bloc's beleaguered auto sector as it faces mounting pressure to ease green targets for an industry beset by Chinese competition.
Jan 30, 2025
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Hi Tech & Innovation
Independently funded jet's sound barrier mark revives talk of commercial supersonic travel
An aircraft developed by Boom Supersonic became the first independently funded jet to break the sound barrier this week. The XB-1 aircraft accelerated to Mach 1.05 at about 35,000 feet during a test flight Tuesday in the ...
Jan 30, 2025
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Business
UK car sector fears for Trump tariffs as output falls
Britain's vehicle production slid below one million units last year as the sector transitions to electric cars, an industry body said Thursday as it warned over US President Donald Trump's tariff threats.
Jan 30, 2025
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Business
Uber, Lyft or transit? The answer appears to align with how people value their time
Research led by the University of Michigan has arrived at a surprisingly unsurprising result while assessing the sustainability gap between public transit and services like Uber and Lyft, formally known as transport network ...
Jan 29, 2025
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Energy & Green Tech
Interactive tool helps find most efficient carbon-neutral aircraft for your flight
OK, we admit, we're a long way from a carbon-free grid—but when we have one, what's the most efficient way to use that energy to fly planes? This question is explored by an interactive tool built by a team of University ...
Jan 29, 2025
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Energy & Green Tech
Eco-friendly lithium extraction method developed for electric vehicle batteries
Researchers at The George Washington University, in collaboration with other institutions, have developed an innovative method to directly extract and purify lithium from geothermal brines that can be used to make batteries ...
Jan 29, 2025
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