(Natural News) Sales of electric vehicles (EV) will dramatically increase over the next two decades, according to a new report released on June 9. But that increase is not going to be 100 percent beneficial to the environment due to the way EV batteries are manufactured and charged The report, authored by research firm BloombergNEF (BNEF), analyzed […]

(Natural News) New York startup Kelekona unveiled plans to develop a 40-seater flying bus that could transport people starting 2024. The first route for the service would transport people between Manhattan to the Hamptons for $85. Video animation from the company showed an electric air shuttle that looked like a cross between a blimp and a flying saucer. The aircraft would […]

(Natural News) Japanese company Yamaha Motor unveiled a new high-output and compact electric motor that can reach up to 469 horsepower (350 kW). This electric motor can be installed in custom electric vehicles. Yamaha Motor is well known for its motorcycles and is one of the largest motorcycle manufacturers in the world. But since 2020, the company […]

(Natural News) Chinese tech giant Baidu rolled out a fleet of driverless taxis in Beijing on Sunday, May 2, becoming the first firm to commercialize autonomous driving in China. Unlike previous demonstrations, there is no human driver behind the wheel as the autonomous cars, called Apollo Go Robotaxis, ferry passengers in Shougang Park in west Beijing. Instead, a […]

(Natural News) Electrifying medium- and heavy-duty trucks reduces pollution-related costs and dramatically improve environmental conditions in poor neighborhoods, according to Jennifer Helfrich, senior manager of state policy at nonprofit sustainability organization Ceres. During the Ceres 2021 virtual conference on Wednesday, March 24, Helfrich claimed that turning all of the United States’ medium- and heavy-duty trucks into zero-emission vehicles (ZEV) by […]

(Natural News) A new report from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory shows that heavy-duty electric trucks are 13 percent cheaper to own per mile than diesel trucks at today’s prices. The same report also states that this figure will increase even more with the predicted decrease in battery prices by the end of the decade. This comes as the […]

(Natural News) Toyota will sell a hydrogen fuel cell module to manufacturers starting later this year as an alternative to electrified powertrains. The Japanese automaker has been at the forefront of hydrogen fuel technology since developing a hydrogen-powered electric vehicle, the Toyota Mirai. The new module will be compatible with stationary generators and various types of […]

(Natural News) Japanese automaker Toyota recently introduced a fuel cell system module that can be easily integrated into a wide range of products, including electric ships. Unveiled at the end of last month, the hydrogen fuel cell system will be available in four models when it hits showrooms sometime in the next few months. Components of Toyota’s fuel cell system […]

(Natural News) On paper, fuel cells offer the best of both worlds. They can provide clean electric power for vehicles, without the need for long charging times that plague most EVs. The main problem with fuel cells, however, is that they use hydrogen, which is quite flammable and needs specialized infrastructure and equipment to handle. […]

(Natural News) Flat tires may soon be a thing of the past. Michelin and General Motors (GM) have announced the development of a prototype for production-ready airless tires, which could roll out and replace old pneumatic rubber tires by 2025. Both companies say they have been developing the airless tires for the better part of two decades. Michelin […]