A new, lightweight hydrogen engine concept from Israeli firm Aquarius Engines has been under development since 2014 and is close to maturity. Powered by hydrogen, the Aquarius Two Sided Free Piston Linear Engine (FPLE) is designed to generate electricity for plug-in series hybrids or range-extenders. The tiny engine consists of a mere 20 components, only… Continue reading Under the skin: meet the 10kg hydrogen engine
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New BMW 5 Series: BMW lines up hot EV and 750bhp M5 PHEV
The seventh-generation BMW 5 Series will bow out after seven years in mid-2023 and its successor will be radically transformed, both technologically and stylistically, as part of BMW’s transition to a maker of electric cars. Most notably, the 5 Series will follow its X3 and 4 Series siblings in being offered with a choice of… Continue reading New BMW 5 Series: BMW lines up hot EV and 750bhp M5 PHEV
Ather Energy expands in Maharashtra, opens showroom in Nashik
Smart electric scooter maker Ather Energy is fast expanding its retail network in Maharashtra, which recently unveiled a dynamic EV policy designed to increase the number of EV adopters. The company has opened a new Experience Centre in Nashik, at Patwa EV Zone, Trambakeshwar Road, Nashik in association with Patwa Auto Drive. The 450X, alongside… Continue reading Ather Energy expands in Maharashtra, opens showroom in Nashik
Meeting GKN: the British automotive firm leading the world
If there were a British car company in existence today, with a workforce of 27,000 people in 20 countries, that harboured so much design capability that its expertise were evident in half of the 80 million cars made last year globally, its brand would be a household name, right? Well, there is a British car… Continue reading Meeting GKN: the British automotive firm leading the world
Lada Niva: the 1970s Russian icon still going strong in 2021
In sensible driving situations and over short distances, though, it’s not half as arduous and exhausting to pilot as you might expect. There’s power steering, electric windows, air conditioning and even self-cancelling indicators (how very bourgeois), so once you’ve got over the ever-disorienting sensation of shifting with your right hand and the ever so slightly… Continue reading Lada Niva: the 1970s Russian icon still going strong in 2021
Kinetic Green to invest Rs 300 crore in EV biz, gets working on reborn Luna
Kinetic Green’s Sulajja Firodia Motwani: “We have just signed a very aggressive plan to invest around Rs 300 crore in the next 3-4 years.” Kinetic Green Energy and Power Solutions, the electric vehicle manufacturing arm of the Kinetic Group, is determined to play a bigger role in the “last-mile mobility for people and goods,” says… Continue reading Kinetic Green to invest Rs 300 crore in EV biz, gets working on reborn Luna
I wasted $40 on a couple of nearly unusable gas cans: How to find a good one
My friend Greg Lewis used to say in high school: “He’s so dumb, he couldn’t pour pee out of a boot if the instructions were written on the heel.” Courtesy of a recent five-day DTE power outage, I think I know what that apocryphal numbskull does for a living: He designs gasoline cans. During the blackout,… Continue reading I wasted $40 on a couple of nearly unusable gas cans: How to find a good one
Gas Cans 101: Or How not to set yourself on fire during a blackout
Gas Cans 101: Or How not to set yourself on fire during a blackout News Sports Autos Entertainment USA TODAY Obituaries E-Edition Legals Modern gas cans have safeguards against spills and emissions, but poor design make some of them almost unusable. Mark Phelan Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press Watch Next © 2021 www.freep.com. All rights… Continue reading Gas Cans 101: Or How not to set yourself on fire during a blackout
2022 Subaru Ascent is a maestro of mainstream
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GM recalls all Chevy Bolts for fire risk, recall to cost extra $1 billion
General Motors on Friday issued a new recall that expands to all Chevrolet Bolt EVs and the new EUV for fire risk and will provide customers with an eight-year warranty or 100,000 miles on new battery modules for the affected cars. The automaker said it expects the recall to cost it an additional $1 billion and… Continue reading GM recalls all Chevy Bolts for fire risk, recall to cost extra $1 billion