Researchers at the Christian Doppler Laboratory at Cambridge University have successfully developed a technique to split hydrogen from oxygen in water using the comparatively inexpensive Cobalt as a catalyst. Vitally they have achieved this under normal conditions - with pH Continue reading
It is widely accepted that the limited range of electric vehicles (EVs) is the largest barrier to their introduction. Current battery and materials technology limits the range and size of EVs. Combined with the EVs’ relatively high cost, “range anxiety” Continue reading
There has been a bumper crop of electric supercar announcements this week, which gives an opportunity to consider the role this breed of supercar is playing. Croatian firm Rimac announced that its Concept_One supercar is now available to order. It has Continue reading
The past month has been an interesting one for car drivers of a more senior age, with several news stories which have exposed issues that are not often discussed in public, but which are very relevant to what the future Continue reading
Later this year the wheels will finally be fitted onto a chassis that is destined to become the world’s fastest car – the Bloodhound SSC (Supersonic Car). The 12.8m, 6422kg long vehicle aims to beat the current land speed record Continue reading
One of the transport innovations that people have sought for decades is the flying car, but engineers have repeatedly struggled to combine the aircraft and car in a viable way. Up until now, that is. After much waiting, two Continue reading
Car maker Ford has outlined its vision of mobility beyond 2025 as an integrated transportation network and smart vehicles capable of fully autonomous navigation. Bill Ford Jr., the great grandson of Henry Ford, presented the car maker’s vision for the Continue reading
The “driverless car” often features in the future of transport. But, sci-fi style robot cars may not be as far off as people imagine, and the first iterations could bring with them many benefits. Vehicle to vehicle communications would be Continue reading
Technology that enables vehicles to automatically communicate with each other so that they can form “road trains” has been demonstrated for the first time. The €6.4 million EU-funded SARTRE project (Safe Road Trains for the Environment) aims to develop technology Continue reading
A war of words has flared up between rival lobbying groups about the cost of biofuels. Earlier this month, environmental NGOs Friends of the Earth and Action Aid released details of research they had commissioned on the cost of biofuels. Continue reading