Oz University announces breakthrough in car battery technology
Researchers there claim to have developed a graphene-based super-capacitor that is so lightweight that it could be integrated into the body panels of a car to power the electric motor.
A Fitbit to monitor your car’s health
There are already many wearable devices that monitor personal health, but what about one that will monitor the health of cars?
And the world’s most reliable car is…
….a Toyota, once again. Despite the numerous recalls and engine sludge problems that have been reported during the course of this and previous years, the Japanese automaker is still on the top of the heap for the eighth year in a row.
Flying car takes to the air
“Who hasn’t dreamt of flying when stuck in traffic?”
Corvette sinkhole to be filled in
Finally, after months of wrangling, America’s National Corvette Museum has agreed to a plan to fill the gaping sinkhole that opened up and swallowed eight of the prized cars back in February of this year. Earlier this year, CCTV images of eight classic Corvettes went viral on the internet as an underground cavern that had formed in the limestone that forms the bedrock in the area of Bowling Green, Kentucky collapsed to form a sinkhole that swallowed the cars as if they were toys.
Pininfarina launches ‘luxury’ e-bike
For almost 85 years, the name Pininfarina has been associated with the design of some of the world’s most breathtaking cars. The badge regularly adorns the side of Ferrari’s, Alfa Romeo’s and Maserati’s and not so famously Ford’s, Cadillac’s, Volvo’s and MG’s. Now the family-owned Italian design house has branched out into the world of two-wheeled bicycles and is offering a house brand e-bike they are calling the Pininfarina Fuoriserie.