Phys.org – Automotive

Europe accounts for about 25% of global electric vehicle sales. Despite the high demand, only around 6.8% of the energy required for cell production is currently supplied in Europe. Most of the energy is imported […]

Everyone hates traffic. Big cities in particular are plagued by an overabundance of vehicles, turning a simple crosstown jaunt into an odyssey during rush hour. Part of the problem is that traffic is incredibly complex, […]

It seems like a terrible time to build an electric vehicle plant in the United States, but Rivian Automotive leaders say they’re confident as the company starts long-delayed work on a $5 billion facility in […]

Ford Motor Co. said Tuesday it would cut up to 1,000 jobs at its electric auto plant in Cologne, Germany due to lower than expected demand for battery-powered cars.This post was originally published on this […]

As NASA’s one-of-a-kind X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft approaches first flight, its team is mapping every step from taxi and takeoff to cruising and landing—and their decision-making is guided by safety.This post was originally published […]

E-scooters have often been identified as more dangerous than e-bikes, but that picture changes when they are compared on equal terms. A recently published study from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, shows, in fact, that […]

The EU pledged Friday to fast-track a review of its plans to end combustion-engine vehicle sales by 2035, after pressure from Europe’s embattled carmakers.This post was originally published on this site

Considered powerful, heavy-duty vehicles by their fans and dangerous gas-guzzling “monsters” by detractors—could large pick-up trucks, long a staple on US roads, be about to roam in greater numbers across Europe?This post was originally published […]

From “flying cars” to robots and self-driving buses, here are some of the innovations spotted at this week’s Munich auto fair, IAA Mobility, one of the world’s biggest:This post was originally published on this site