This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. One of the iconic sensory experiences of riding a train is actually the sound of ingenuity. As steel railroad tracks heat up, they grow: 1,800 feet of rail expands by more than an inch for every 10 degrees Fahrenheit of temperature increase. So […]
NASA thinks the ‘Flexible Levitation on a Track’ (FLOAT) idea has potential, and wants to see more.
This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. When the sharing economy took off in the 2010s and upended entire industries, the firmest proponents of the model heralded it as an economic revolution that would help slash emissions. Of all the ideas that emerged and dissolved over the years, shareable electric scooters seemed […]
As droughts continue to deplete the Panama Canal’s water levels, the maritime trading hub’s operators are planning a workaround. On Wednesday, Panama officials announced a new Multimodal Dry Canal project that will begin transporting international cargo across a “special customs jurisdiction” near the 110-year-old waterway. The Panama Canal, which connects Atlantic and Pacific trading routes, […]
The Biden administration has announced some of the biggest pollution regulations in US history. On Wednesday, the Environmental Protection Agency revealeded the finalization of new, enforceable standards meant to ensure electric and hybrid vehicles make up at least 56 percent of all passenger car and light truck sales by 2032. To meet this goal, automotive […]
EVs harness the magic of magnetism to turn the motors that propel them down the road. Get to know the basic technologies that power them.
A feature called Crash History Alert and it uses an AI to assess the danger of upcoming roads to help drivers be more mindful.
The new electric vehicle costs less than $40,000, a price tag that’s refreshingly low compared to other EVs. Here’s what goes into it.
An electric trailer could follow the truck tractor like “an obedient dog.” Here’s how the system from Range Energy works.
Meet the person who created Acura’s Double Apex Blue Pearl color. Way more goes into picking a vehicle’s paint color than you might expect.
