Transportation

Hypersonic aircraft startup Hermeus' Quarterhorse Mk 1 on a runway

Hypersonic startup unveils its first aircraft

Hermeus just unveiled its first flight vehicle, putting it a major step closer to developing first-of-their-kind hypersonic aircraft.

Kristin Houser

A solar-powered car races along a highway surrounded by sparse vegetation under a clear blue sky.

Cars

Why aren’t there solar-powered cars?

There are a number of reasons why solar-powered cars aren’t an option for everyday travel, at least not yet.

Chen Liu

Black electric sedan in motion on a road with motion blur effect.

Transportation

Elon Musk: Tesla will unveil a “robotaxi” on 8/8

While denying reports that Tesla won’t be making a low-cost EV, CEO Elon Musk announced plans to unveil a “robotaxi” on August 8, 2024.

Kristin Houser

an illustration of a DARPA X-plane with active flow control

Transportation

DARPA is developing an X-plane steered only by blasts of air (Updated)

DARPA is developing an X-plane that uses “active flow control” to maneuver, rather than traditional flight control surfaces.

Kristin Houser

Transportation

Could hydrogen-fuelled flights be a reality by 2035?

By 2035, hydrogen fuel cells could be used to electrify mid-range flights and hydrogen combustion aircraft could be used on long-haul flights.

David Hyde, World Economic Forum

Cars

Autonomous race cars go head-to-head, break records in Las Vegas

Autonomous race cars took to the track at CES, opening new forms of competition and setting speed records.

B. David Zarley

Transportation

Startup’s bladeless flying car is designed to reach Mach 0.8

Jetoptera is designing quieter, safer vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) vehicles with bladeless propulsion systems.

Kristin Houser

Transportation

MIT grads unveil the world’s first ammonia-powered semi truck

Amogy, a startup founded by four MIT grads, has unveiled an ammonia-powered semi truck that can be refueled in just eight minutes.

Kristin Houser

Engineering

World’s largest plane sets new flight record

A new test flight puts the world’s largest plane one step closer to helping the US develop — and respond to — hypersonic weapons.

Kristin Houser

Transportation

This Swedish start-up is building an electric airliner

A Swedish startup has joined the race to build the world’s first electric airplane to help reduce the carbon impact of flying.

Douglas Broom

Climate Crisis

The mail is finally going electric (its trucks, anyway)

After withering criticism from the EPA, Biden officials, and 16 states, the USPS has announced it will order more electric delivery vehicles.

B. David Zarley

Aerospace

Rolls-Royce tests its first hydrogen-powered plane engine

Rolls-Royce and easyJet have demonstrated for the first time that a modern plane engine can be safely powered by hydrogen fuel.

Kristin Houser

Transportation

This amphibious electric tricycle (and camper) costs $14,600

Latvian startup BeTRITON’s amphibious electric tricycle will take you from the road to the water to the campsite.

Kristin Houser

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