Transport Theory

Archive: 10-2011

• Urban EV to cost only $7,000

  StreetScooter is developing a lightweight EV for the urban commuter that gets 50 miles per charge and costs around $7,000.

  October 31, 2011, 1:38 PM PDT | By Channtal Fleischfresser

• Tesla’s all-new Roadster will hit the roads in 2014

  Tesla is planning to bring back the now retired Roadster in 2014 on a version of the Model S chassis.

  October 28, 2011, 3:41 PM PDT | By Ami Cholia

• GM’s future cars will park themselves

  GM’s Electrical and Controls Integration Lab is developing technology to increase fuel efficiency that would allow cars to drop off drivers, park in the first available spot and come back...

  October 27, 2011, 9:21 AM PDT | By Ami Cholia

• The yellow school bus goes all-electric

  Smith Electric Vehicles and Trans Tech Bus unveiled an all-electric, zero-emission’s school bus that will be launched in early 2012.

  October 25, 2011, 10:20 AM PDT | By Ami Cholia

• Nissan will launch its own plug-in hybrid by 2015

  As part of a new five-year environmental plan that aims to reduce its carbon footprint, Nissan will launch a new plug-in hybrid by 2015, and invest 70 percent of its research budget towards the...

  October 24, 2011, 11:30 AM PDT | By Ami Cholia

• Solar-powered aircraft to provide disaster relief to remote areas

  A Toronto-based company says it has designed a airplane-airship hybrid that will be able to deliver large loads to remote locations, while leaving a minimal carbon footprint.

  October 23, 2011, 5:02 PM PDT | By Channtal Fleischfresser

• GM’s new technology could potentially avert 81 percent of all U.S. car crashes

  GM showed off a new portable vehicle-to-vehicle communication system that would allow cars, cyclists and pedestrians to wirelessly communicate with each other within a quarter of a mile.

  October 20, 2011, 1:19 PM PDT | By Ami Cholia

• Weak dollar may boost US auto industry

  Rising import prices mean US buyers are more likely to opt for domestic cars.

  October 20, 2011, 4:04 AM PDT | By Channtal Fleischfresser

• Chevy Volt is cheaper to drive than the Prius plug-in for shorter distances

  Pike Research has found that the Volt is slightly cheaper to drive than the Prius plug-in, as long as you are going less than 70 miles between charges.

  October 19, 2011, 8:09 AM PDT | By Ami Cholia

• Fiat 500 receives Top Safety Pick award

  The Italian automaker’s tiny model earned top safety scores from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.

  October 19, 2011, 4:09 AM PDT | By Channtal Fleischfresser