Tag: transportation
Hitting the Books: ‘Vision Zero’ could help reclaim roads from American car culture
Despite decades of focusing our national infrastructure on personal vehicles (often at the direct exclusion and expense of other modes of transport), modern folks gets around on far more than planes, trains and automobiles these days. With our city streets and suburban neighborhoods increasingly populated by an ever-widening variety of…
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Canoo made a cute trio of EVs to carry NASA’s Artemis 2 astronauts to the SLS
Electric vehicle startup Canoo has delivered its first shipment to NASA. This week, a trio of the company’s Crew Transportation Vehicles (CTVs) arrived at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Although they look like they’re made for exploring the surface of the Moon, the vans are designed to carry astronauts…
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Hyundai shows off its high-performance Ioniq 5 N EV
Hyundai has debuted its electric Ionic 5 N at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. The automaker says this high-performance version of the Ioniq 5 can go from zero to 62MPH in as little as 3.4 seconds and that it has a top speed of 161MPH. The company revamped the entire…
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VW’s next Tiguan PHEV can drive 62 miles in electric-only mode
Volkswagen's next plug-in hybrid (PHEV) may be particularly appealing if you're determined to avoid using the gas engine whenever possible. The automaker has shared the first details of its next-gen Tiguan SUV, and the PHEV model will manage up to 62 miles of all-electric range. That's about twice the range…
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Porsche’s Mission X concept offers a glimpse at its electric super car future
Porsche has unveiled its latest concept vehicle called the Mission X, and it says the model gives us "a glimpse into what the sports car of the future could look like." The Mission X is supposed to be an electric hypercar with a design that takes inspiration from the automaker's…
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Volvo officially unveils the EX30, its compact electric SUV
After a few teases, Volvo is finally revealing the EX30, its more affordable all-electric premium SUV. Designed to have the lowest carbon footprint of all its offerings, Volvo’s fourth EV brings the company’s plan to go all-electric by 2030 one step closer to becoming a reality. The EX30 includes all…
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