Automobiles
Los Angeles Accelerates Efforts to Electrify Its Infamous Traffic
The city aims to add more electric chargers and to convert its bus fleet to meet its emissions-reduction goals
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Automobiles
One Millionth Patent Awarded without Ceremony
Originally published in August 1911
Automobiles
Lyft Aims for an All-Electric Fleet by 2030—Is That Possible?
Financial incentives and support for more public charging stations will be necessary to boost electric vehicle use
Automobiles
French Firm Sells Cars Made from Plaster
Originally published in July 1914
Automobiles
Iron Ponies Are Best for Swarming Military Tanks
Originally published in January 1942
Automobiles
New $500 Cars Rarely Fail
Originally published in January 1917
Automobiles
Electric Street Cars Are More Efficient Than Horses
Originally published in June 1899
Automobiles
Ultrasensitive Fuel Gauges Could Improve Electric Vehicle Batteries
The devices can image a battery’s magnetic field, spotting weaknesses and more accurate readings of charge levels
Climate Change
Cleaner Air Courtesy of Coronavirus Provides Window into a Car-Free Future
With cars off the roads, scientists can study how smog and other types of pollution change
Engineering
High-Speed Train Sets Record at 66 mph
Originally published in August 1892
Automobiles
Honking Cars Are the Best Warning for Air Raids
Originally published in June 1918
Automobiles
To Save Car Tires, Darken the Garage Windows
Originally published in August 1942
Policy
How the Democratic Frontrunners Want to Decarbonize U.S. Transportation
The Presidential candidates have varying plans to promote electric vehicles and public transportation
Policy
Rollback of California Car Rules Will Cause Emissions to Spike
Lower fuel economy standards and fewer electric vehicles in the state would threaten global climate targets
Automobiles
Momentum Builds for Hydrogen Fuel in Japan, Australia
Lowered costs and the availability of renewable energy to produce hydrogen are raising interest in the fuel source
Energy
Don’t Junk that EV Battery—It Might Power a Town
The Department of Energy is aiming to get ahead of a looming recycling problem from electric car batteries
Electronics
Despite What You Might Think, Major Technological Changes Are Coming More Slowly Than They Once Did
Major technological shifts are fewer and farther between than they once were
Automobiles
How Do You Put a Plane Engine in a Car?
High-risk design trials could create superefficient vehicles
Environment
California Mandates Zero-Emission Vehicles at Airports
The policy, the first such in the nation, is aimed at reducing the state’s emissions from transportation
