General Motors is recalling 370,000 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra pickups from the 2014 model year to fix software that could cause the exhaust components to overheat and start a fire. The recall includes 303,000 trucks in the U.S. and 67,000 in Canada and Mexico. All of the trucks involved have 4.3-liter or 5.3-liter engines. […]
Automotive/Transportation
Designing an Arduino Fuel Gauge & Warning Lights
While preparing our race car (a 1996 Dodge Neon decorated to look like an upside down cow) for the 2013 Chubba Cheddar LeMons Race, it became apparent we were going to need to get creative when it came to implementing a fuel gauge as the stock gauge wasn’t working and debugging it wasn’t going well. […]
$24.9M for Zero-Emission Buses
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has announced the availability of $24.9 million through its brand new Low or No Emission Vehicle Deployment Program (LoNo) that will put a new generation of advanced, non-polluting transit buses on the road in communities nationwide. The funds are intended to encourage more widespread adoption of […]
Stratasys 3D Printers Help Energize Developing Regions
Additive manufacturing using 3D printing technology has the potential to compress supply chains, minimize materials and energy use, and reduce waste, according to the U.S. Department of Energy. But beyond streamlining production processes, companies are also using 3D printers to bring innovative, low-cost energy solutions to the market itself – including portable solar arrays and […]
Disordered Materials Hold Promise for Better Batteries
Lithium batteries, with their exceptional ability to store power per a given weight, have been a major focus of research to enable use in everything from portable electronics to electric cars. Now researchers at MIT and Brookhaven National Laboratory have found a whole new avenue for such research: the use of disordered materials, which had […]
Battery development may extend range of electric cars
New anode quadruples life of lithium-sulfur battery, could also help store renewable energy more cheaply RICHLAND, Wash. – It’s known that electric vehicles could travel longer distances before needing to charge and more renewable energy could be saved for a rainy day if lithium-sulfur batteries can just overcome a few technical hurdles. Now, a novel […]
Lit Motors Reboots the Scooter
Aiming to reconceptualize the minibike, the team at Lit Motors has developed kubo, a new electric scooter with enough room to carry your cargo. With a goal to raise $300,000 the company turned to Kickstarter for the funds to purchase tooling and an expanded production space. Although the campaign was unsuccessful, Lit Motors plans to […]
Photos of the Day: A Self-Righting, All-Electric Motorcycle at CES 2014
The C-1 from Lit Motors was presented at CES 2014 as an all-electric, self-righting motorcycle, even though the enclosure makes it look more like a smart car. Read: Lit Motors Reboots the Scooter Using two gyroscopes, the vehicle is able to keep itself upright at a stand-still, and also provides greater stability during riding and […]
Shipwrecked Concordia to be Removed in June
The Costa Concordia cruise ship wreck will be removed in June from its watery graveyard off Tuscany and taken to a port to be dismantled, the final phase of an unprecedented 600 million-euro ($817 million) salvage effort. At a news conference Friday, Italy’s civil protection chief and Costa Crociere officials gave the timetable and the […]
Battery Development May Extend Range of Electric Cars
It’s known that electric vehicles could travel longer distances before needing to charge and more renewable energy could be saved for a rainy day if lithium-sulfur batteries can just overcome a few technical hurdles. Now, a novel design for a critical part of the battery has been shown to significantly extend the technology’s lifespan, bringing […]