Nov 7, 2020
Display your favorite emojis on your car
Posted by Raphael Ramos in category: transportation
Would you like to have your own personal emoji display on your car?
These guys seem to having fun with it.
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Nov 7, 2020
People Are Jailbreaking Used Teslas to Get the Features They Expect
Posted by Raphael Ramos in categories: sustainability, transportation
Article from Vice.com. I guess owning a Tesla does have its own drawbacks. Tesla can disable features from your car if you didn’t pay enough money. And it seems it’s hard to repair if you get into an accident, due to Tesla’s tight ownership. Insurance companies may quickly declare these Teslas as total losses.
This is pushing some people to jailbreak their cars to return these features. Especially those that are already declared as total losses. (So voiding the warranty really doesn’t mean much to them)
Interesting. bigsmile
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Nov 6, 2020
Inside the First Solar-Powered Flight Around the World
Posted by Quinn Sena in categories: education, sustainability, transportation
A new documentary highlights the challenges overcome by the experimental aircraft, Solar Impulse.
Nov 6, 2020
Tesla (TSLA) receives massive new order of Tesla Semi electric trucks — biggest yet?
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: sustainability, transportation
Tesla (TSLA) has received a massive new order of Tesla Semi electric trucks from a truck-leasing company.
It might be its biggest order for the Tesla Semi program yet.
When Tesla launched the Tesla Semi in 2017, the automaker used the same reservation model that made it successful with passenger electric vehicles.
Nov 5, 2020
Thrust SSC — still the only car to travel faster than the speed of sound
Posted by Quinn Sena in category: transportation
Circa 2017
Today, 15th October 2017, marks the 20th anniversary of the Thrust SSC team setting the World Land Speed Record of 763.035mph — making it the first and only car to reach speeds faster than the speed of the sound.
Nov 5, 2020
FireForce 3 Jet Car — 10000+ hp — 1/4 mile 5.95
Posted by Quinn Sena in category: transportation
2016 VW Action at Santa Pod Raceway. The FireForce 3 Jet car is officially the fastest jet car in the world over the 1/4 mile, having run a 5.79 @ 336mph before!! It is powered by a Pratt & Whitney J60 engine from a Sikorsky Skycrane helicopter, with 5500lbs of thrust, converting to over 10,000hp. Nice video of it still running in the 5’s with a 5.95 but opening the chutes early to cross the line at 224mph.
Real life version of the GTA Vigilante
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Nov 5, 2020
This Flying Supercar Concept Is Faster Than Your Lambo—in the Air and on the Ground
Posted by Quinn Sena in category: transportation
The Firenze Lanciare cruises at 500 mph as a jet and can out-accelerate a Lamborghini on the ground. It’s a whole new category of flying car.
The Float is a concept car by Yunchen Chai. It won the design competition hosted by Renault and Central Saint Martins. The participants of the competition had to design a car that emphasized electric power, autonomous driving, and connected technology.
This car uses Meglev technology, is non-directional, and a magnetic belt to attach multiple pods. The Float would even come with an app. This could be the future of car design.
Nov 5, 2020
Audi Electromagnetic Hover Car Concept Design
Posted by Quinn Sena in categories: sustainability, transportation
Circa 2015
Audi may just be reaching the point of producing electric vehicles, but an Ohio-based industrial designer has an idea for where they should go after mastering that craft.
Kevin Clarridge of Columbus, Ohio, has shared a few sketches of his design for a wheel-free Audi sedan straight out of the 22nd century. A post to his Facebook page Oct. 8 shared a few images, while his Behance profile shows a few more color options for this concept.
Nov 4, 2020
Here’s a new $32,000 electric camper and we are highly skeptical
Posted by Quinn Sena in categories: sustainability, transportation
A new $32,000 electric camper is getting some hype this week, but we are highly skeptical about the vehicle. Is it a scam?
Electric Brands, a Germany-based startup, has been taking reservations and investments for what it calls the eBussy, a modular electric vehicle platform that can be configured in different vehicles, including an electric camper.
Several media outlets have been reporting on the project this week, resulting in thousands of reservations for the vehicle.
