Publication: Wired Autopia

First reported 23 hours ago - Updated 22 hours ago - 1 reports

Better Place Runs Out of Juice, Reportedly Plans Bankruptcy

Better Place's plan to create a world full of electric vehicles that swap their batteries when they run out of juice is reportedly dead. ... [Published Wired Autopia - 23 hours ago]

Entities: Better Place Inc, Bankruptcy, Electric Vehicle

First reported May 24 2013 - Updated May 24 2013 - 1 reports

BMW Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

BMW Fires a Legendary Motorcycle Into the 21st Century

BMW's bikes have always been an amalgamation of form and function, which makes them more purposeful than pretty. The Concept Ninety finally manages to balance the two. ... [Published Wired Autopia - May 24 2013]

Entities: BMW Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, Amalgamation

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

Solar Impulse Project

Solar Airplane Flies Backward on Record-Setting Flight

Solar Impulse pilot André Borschberg completed a record-setting flight in the wee hours this morning after flying more than 950 miles on solar power alone, even if he was, strictly speaking, going backward for part of the trip. His impressive ... ... [Published Wired Autopia - May 23 2013]

Entities: André Borschberg, Solar Impulse Project, Solar Power

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

Swiss Airplane Maker Unveils Offroad Jet

The Swiss love adding functionality to existing products. But you can only tack on so many corkscrews and tweezers to a knife, so one company decided to make a twin-engine jet that can take-off and land without the luxury of ... ... [Published Wired Autopia - May 23 2013]

Entities: Luxury

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

Karmann

Electrified, Student-Built Karmann Ghia Runs On Tweets

A group of Kansas City high school students and their mentors have electrified a Karmann Ghia, modifying it so that it will only run when it gets mentioned in social media. If that sounds like a publicity stunt, that's because ... ... [Published Wired Autopia - May 21 2013]

Entities: Karmann, Social Media

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Aston martin

Roofless Aston Martin Concept Celebrates 100 Years at 180 MPH

Birthdays call for celebrations. And when you hit 100 years, you deserves something special. That's exactly what Aston Martin created to commemorate its centenary with the CC100 Speedster. ... [Published Wired Autopia - May 20 2013]

Entities: Aston martin

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Scandlines AB

World’s Biggest Hybrid Ferry To Set Sail

A Danish ferry operator has begun converting a diesel-electric ship into a diesel-electric hybrid. When it’s done, it will be the world’s largest hybrid passenger ferry. Scandlines commissioned the retrofit of the Prinsesse Benedikte, a ship that can ... [Published Wired Autopia - May 16 2013]

Entities: Ferry, Scandlines AB

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

‘Dream Chaser’ Spacecraft Arrives At NASA to Begin Flight Tests

Sierra Nevada Corporation's Dream Chaser spacecraft is being prepared for its first test flights. The lifting body vehicle arrived at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center in southern California today where it will be put back together and begin flight ... [Published Wired Autopia - May 15 2013]

Entities: Spacecraft, NASA, NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

Airbus Pulls Covers Off New Composite Airliner

Airbus pulled its newest airliner, the A350 XWB, out of the paint booth this week and may well be the big story at the upcoming Paris Air Show. The new airplane, like Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner, is made largely of composite ... ... [Published Wired Autopia - May 15 2013]

Entities: Airbus SAS, Boeing 787, Paris Air Show

First reported May 13 2013 - Updated May 13 2013 - 1 reports

The Egoist Is Proof Lamborghini Has Lost Its Mind

The crew from Sant'Agata has lost its collective mind. There's no other explanation for the Lamborghini Egoista concept. ... [Published Wired Autopia - May 13 2013]

Entities: Automobili Lamborghini SpA

First reported May 13 2013 - Updated May 13 2013 - 1 reports

Take a Look Inside the First Steer-by-Wire Car

Steering wheels, watch your backs. This summer will see the world's first production steer-by-wire car -- the steering wheel talks to a computer, and the computer talks to the wheels. Here's a breakdown of the new system. ... [Published Wired Autopia - May 13 2013]

Entities: Steer-by-Wire

First reported May 13 2013 - Updated May 13 2013 - 1 reports

After Decades In Service, Amtrak Gets New Locomotives

Amtrak passengers along the Northeast Corridor and in Pennsylvania will start seeing new hardware up front, with brand new locomotives replacing ones that are between 25 and 35 years old. ... [Published Wired Autopia - May 13 2013]

Entities: Amtrak

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Better Place Runs Out of Juice, Reportedly Plan... [Published Wired Autopia - 23 hours ago] Better Place's plan to create a world full of electric vehicles that swap their batteries when they run out of juice is reportedly dead. ...
BMW Fires a Legendary Motorcycle Into the 21st ... [Published Wired Autopia - May 24 2013] BMW's bikes have always been an amalgamation of form and function, which makes them more purposeful than pretty. The Concept Ninety finally manages to balance the two. ...
Solar Airplane Flies Backward on Record-Setting... [Published Wired Autopia - May 23 2013] Solar Impulse pilot André Borschberg completed a record-setting flight in the wee hours this morning after flying more than 950 miles on solar power alone, even if he was, strictly speaking, going backward for part of the trip. His impressive ... ...
Swiss Airplane Maker Unveils Offroad Jet [Published Wired Autopia - May 23 2013] The Swiss love adding functionality to existing products. But you can only tack on so many corkscrews and tweezers to a knife, so one company decided to make a twin-engine jet that can take-off and land without the luxury of ... ...
Electrified, Student-Built Karmann Ghia Runs On... [Published Wired Autopia - May 21 2013] A group of Kansas City high school students and their mentors have electrified a Karmann Ghia, modifying it so that it will only run when it gets mentioned in social media. If that sounds like a publicity stunt, that's because ... ...