Next Electric Vehicles Get Ultra Lightweight Motors

In electric aircraft, motor power-to-weight ratio is paramount for endurance, the main constraint on sales. You cannot lug ever more battery weight to get range. Indeed, better motors mean less battery in a land, water or air vehicle.  The new IDTechEx Research report, “Electric Motors for Electric Vehicles: Land, Water, Air 2019-2029” explains the new emphasis on power-to-weight ratio with good…

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Mother of All Mother’s Day Gifts

The mums of Britain are being let loose behind the wheel of tanks and trucks as bookings for unique driving experiences go through the roof around Mother’s Day, reports www.trackdays.co.uk   Among the awesome vehicles that the mums of Britain are increasingly experiencing are huge HGVs and mighty military machines such as Chieftain Battle Tanks…

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Birthday Surprise: Car that Brought Bugatti to Fame Rebuilt after 110 Years

The car that brought Automobiles Ettore Bugatti to fame in the 1920s, the Bugatti Type 35, is generally acknowledged as the most successful racing car of all time. During its long career it won around 2,000 professional and amateur races, averaging more than fourteen per week at its peak. In 1926 Ettore and his son…

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Mercedes-Benz G-Class Defies Gravity, Goes Lateral (Watch video)

Since 1979 the G-Class has thrilled its fans with its outstanding driving characteristics and impressive off-road capabilities. Even 40 years later, this iconic off-roader from Mercedes-Benz can do more than other vehicles. The G-Class has now demonstrated this yet again, with a stunt never before performed. On the 101-metre high wall of the Punta Negra…

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