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Tesla’s Autopilot 2.0 Could Have LIDAR Hardware

Courtney Lepping — Thu, 14 Jul 2016 20:36:01 +0000

Yet another sighting of one of Tesla’s productions hints at cool new driving features. Model S was recently spotted with what appears to be LIDAR hardware in Palo Alto, CA near Tesla’s headquarters. From the front of the vehicle a laser detection system can be seen with the ability to provide 3D maps in real-time. […]

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Osaka Student Team Creates Hydrogen-Powered Car From Scratch

Ovidiu Sandru — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:51:21 +0000

Everyone started building battery-powered electric vehicles lately, but few are those who built cars whose power comes from hydrogen fuel cells. Such an example comes from a team of students at Osaka Sangyo University, who built a fuel cell-powered car from scratch, creating Japan’s first non-industrial team to ever accomplish this. Actually, they haven’t been […]

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Tesla Roadster – a success among stars

Ovidiu Sandru — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 15:05:08 +0000

Even before the Tesla gets delivered to its first owner, the very notion of this electric-car start-up – its greenness, its technological promise, its Silicon Valley roots – already has the eyes and ears of politicians in Washington and Sacramento. The company says it will deliver its first electric car, a two-seat Roadster that costs […]

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OneCAT – the car that runs on air!

Ovidiu Sandru — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 07:57:33 +0000

Remember an older article about a small company, called MDI, who had a plan in building a car that runs totally on air? Now they did it. OneCAT is a five-seat car, with a fiberglass body, weighting about 350kg and costing about… 4800$! And that’s cheaper than any car (maybe except the recent car from […]

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BMW X3 Hybrid announced to launch in 2008

Ovidiu Sandru — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 14:00:56 +0000

BMW, considered by some critics to be the best car manufacturer in the world, is jumping on the hybrid bandwagon with the Concept X3 EfficientDynamics. In contrast to the gasoline-electric hybrid vehicles from Toyota, Honda, and Ford, the X3 uses high-performance capacitors (“Super Caps”) to store and supply electric energy to the vehicle’s well-packaged […]

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Ford Th!nk – pretty small electric car

Ovidiu Sandru — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 13:58:54 +0000

Ford Motor Company is taking a major step to jump-start the development of affordable small electric vehicles, and that step is catching the eye of drivers around the world. Ford has purchased majority interest in Norwegian-based PIVCO Industries, the manufacturer of the two-passenger TH!NK electric city car. TH!NK is hard not to notice because of […]

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Toyota Denies Battery Issues on Their Next Prius

Ovidiu Sandru — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 09:33:24 +0000

A Toyota official said recently the Li-Ion battery of the next generation Prius is not a problem in the company’s process of developing the new vehicle. Although Sony had experienced troubles with over-heated Li-Ion batteries, Toyota says it’s not the case in the Prius battery. The silence around this subject is because they want to […]

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Tango Spied electric car – 0-60 in 4 seconds!

Ovidiu Sandru — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 18:11:31 +0000

This is the electric car that can accelerate from zero to 60 mph in 4.0 seconds to a top speed of 120 mph in one gear with no shifting thanks to its two electric motors — smaller versions of the same kind found in diesel-electric locomotives — that combine to produce over 1,000 lbf ft. […]

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Toyota Hybrid X Concept Car seeking approval from government

Ovidiu Sandru — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 21:14:51 +0000

According to Asahi, a daily Japanese trade rag which we don’t know how to read, Toyota will officially be asking for permission from Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport “for the testing of a prototype plug-in Prius on public roads.” After completing the road tests, Toyota will then be able to begin the process […]

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How To Boost Your Car’s MPG With Water

Ovidiu Sandru — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 21:02:35 +0000

You can always boost your car’s performance by adding a so-called “cell” to your car’s air input. This cell produces hydrogen through electrolysis of water impurified with baking soda, for example, or another electrolyte. The plans are easy to build at home during your weekend, and to test them on your carburretor or fuel-injection engine. […]

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Here's a car that makes its own fuel

Ovidiu Sandru — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 20:59:53 +0000

As President Bush urges Americans to cut back on the use of oil in wake of the recent surge in prices, more and more people are looking for more viable alternatives to the use of petroleum as the main fuel for the automotive industry. IsraCast recently covered the idea developed at the Weizmann Institute to […]

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Why Buy a Prius?

Ovidiu Sandru — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 20:55:21 +0000

I am in no way part of Toyota marketing or any of its affiliates. I just want a Prius. Me, the creator of this blog. Why I want it? Why am I for the moment dreaming about it, not having the money to get one? Because I was always caught by hi-tech stuff, and always thought hi-tech could make our lives so much easier.

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E.Volution – the air powered car

Ovidiu Sandru — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 20:53:17 +0000

Within the next two years, you could see the first air-powered vehicle motoring through your town. Most likely, it will be the e.Volution car that is being built by Zero Pollution Motors, in Brignoles, France. The cars have generated a lot of interest in recent years, and the Mexican government has already signed a deal […]

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MDI Cat’s Air Engines Unveiled

Ovidiu Sandru — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 20:38:03 +0000

MDI has developed a high performance compressed air technology. When it is compared to traditional gasoline powered engines, MDI´s engine is far superior in terms of energy used and thermodynamics. An overview of the air car The technology that MDI vehicles use is not new, in fact it had been around for years. Compressed air […]

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How to build a solar car for your kids

Ovidiu Sandru — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 20:32:33 +0000

Not only is the sun a source of heat and light, it’s a source of electricity too! Solar cells, also called photovoltaic cells, are used to convert sunlight to electricity. Solar cells are used to provide electricity all kinds of equipment, from calculators and watches to roadside emergency phones and recreational vehicles. Visit sandi.net/energy/pdf/playground/cp_solarcar.pdf for […]

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