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An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Guardian: The Netherlands, once famed for being cycle-friendly, is facing a surprising threat: souped-up electric bikes speeding at up to 42kph (26mph). […] Fietsersbond [is] a cyclists’ union that is camp…
According to the Wall Street Journal, citing preliminary research from LMC Automotive and EV-Volumes.com, there were 7.8 million electric vehicles sold worldwide in 2022, a 68% increase from 2021. “The uptick helped electric vehicles achieve a roughly …
“Thousands of CES 2023 attendees tested out the Las Vegas Convention Center Loop tunnel transit system,” reports Fierce Electronics, “for quick 1.7-mile trips offering them a prelude of more of the efficient tunnels to come.”
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Contrails — the wispy ice clouds trailing behind flying jets — “are surprisingly bad for the environment,” reports CNN:
A study that looked at aviation’s contribution to climate change between 2000 and 2018 concluded that contrails create …
UpNext, Airbus’s future technology-focused subsidiary, reported on Thursday that it has entered the final three months of testing tech it hopes will automate the process of getting a plane from the air to the gate. The Register reports: The system, cal…
It will link Tulum to the test of Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula—and destroy Indigenous land and livelihood in the process.
Car & Driver reports on what they found in the menus of a 2023 BMW X1:
BMW TeleService and Remote Software Upgrade showed a message that read Activated, while BMW Drive Recorder had options to subscribe for one month, one year, three years, or “Unl…
Mercedes-Benz will be the first automaker to launch a Level 3 automated driving system in the United States. The Drive reports: The news comes as part of a series of announcements made by Mercedes at the 2023 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, not…
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: On Thursday, Mercedes-Benz announced that it is entering the DC fast-charging arena for electric vehicles. The German automaker is in the midst of an electrification push and a plan to be carbon-ne…
Almost four out of five new cars sold in Norway last year were battery-powered, with Tesla the top-selling brand for the second year in a row, registration data showed on Monday. From a report: Seeking to become the first nation to end the sale of petr…