It has been years in the making, but it has finally arrived, the long heralded Tesla Model 3. Telsa CEO and founder Elon Musk took to the stage last night to unveil…
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The FBI has Issued a PSA Warning about Car Hacking
Yesterday, three U.S. organizations released a public service announcement regarding the dangers, necessary precautions, and what to do in the event of a remote exploit of your motor vehicle, aka car hacking. The Federal…
The Tesla Model 3 is to be Revealed on March 31st
Tesla has announced it plans to finally reveal its new electric car, the Model 3, in Los Angeles on March 31st. This could very well be Tesla’s most important vehicle. The Tesla Model…
UK Company Riversimple Launches Hydrogen Car
“To pursue, systematically, the elimination of the environmental impact of personal transport.” This is the purpose of behind Riversimple, a car manufacturer that has been developing a hydrogen car with the support…
Staff involved with emission rigging ‘acted criminally’: Volkswagen board member
Volkswagen board member Olaf Lies has said that staff involved with emission rigging ‘acted criminally’ and that they should take personal responsibilities for their actions. Speaking with the BBC, Olaf, who is…
Dirty cars provide perfect environment for eColi, study finds
Researchers have shown through a new study that cars with spilled food and drink create the perfect environment for breeding of bugs and dangerous bacteria. Carried out by researchers at University of…
CUER to launch their new solar-powered racing car Evolution today
The Cambridge University Eco-Racing Team (CUER) will be launching their new solar-powered racing car dubbed Evolution today. The 60-strong student not-for-profit organisation has been designing, building and racing eco-vehicles since 2007. CUER…
Jaguar Land Rover continues road safety research with Sixth Sense
Jaguar Land Rover continues is road safety research with four different technologies aimed at reducing the number of accidents that are caused due to driver stress, distraction, dizziness and not concentrating on…
BMW showcases street lighting system that doubles as a charging station
BMW is showcasing a high-efficiency street lighting system that doubles as a charging station for electric vehicles (EVs) at Oxford’s second Low Carbon Oxford Week wherein as many as 80 events from…
UK motorists are wasting £700 million a year owing to bad driving habits: Report
UK motorists are losing as much as £700 million a year more in petrol owing to bad driving habits, a new study has found. A new research from Barclaycard Fuel+ has revealed…
UK motorists losing millions owing to new car tax system confusion: AA
UK’s motorists are losing out almost £38 million a year due to confusion over the new car tax system introduced in October, the country’s biggest motoring organization, AA, has said. According to…
New magnetic alloy could replace rare-earth permanent magnets in wind turbines
Researchers have created a new alloy that holds the potential of replacing the expensive rare-earth permanent magnets found in cars, wind turbines thereby eliminating the use of some of the most scarce…
LG Chem bags automaker Daimler’s battery supplier deal
German automaker Daimler AG has selected South Korea-based chemical firm LG Chem as the sole lithium-ion batteries supplier for its new range of Wise electric autos scheduled for a 2016 launch. Announcing…
Takata lands three class-action lawsuits in Canada over faulty airbags
Japanese airbag manufacturer has been having the worst time in recent months as the company faces recall after recall of faulty airbags from almost all its clients and amidst all this chaos…
Growing autonomous car industry to positively impact UK’s economy: Research
Development of connected and autonomous car industry will have a great positive impact on UK’s employment state and economy, a new research has found. According to a research commissioned by the Society…