🚘 Transportation
Transportation in all forms and sizes are getting cleaner and the vehicles are self-driving. We for example cover electric cars, airplanes and trucks but also drones and all kinds of autonomous vehicles.
♻️ How the car industry takes the next step towards sustainability
Disassembly chains, upcycling waste components, cars as a service, and seats made from recycled bottles. The automotive future lies in the circular economy.
🚄 Hyperloop – the future of superfast and sustainable travel
The future of screaming fast and environmentally friendly transportation is under construction. Get comfy and take a seat as Warp News writer Vincent Roose takes you on a ride with Hyperloop.
🚗 Ford is building a huge factory for electric vehicles
Ford is making its largest investment ever building more electric vehicles. The ambition is that in the near future 30–40 percent of the company's production will be electric vehicles.
🚗 Soon you'll be able to charge your electric car in just fifteen minutes
With 360 kW of maximum output power, ABB's Terra 360 will be the most powerful electric EV charger on the market and provide the fastest charge.
🌆 African dream of "smart cities" remains strong
Despite slow progression and plenty of challenges, smart cities in Africa are taking form.
🚞 This company plants a tree for every train ticket sold
For every train ticket sold through their app or website, this company plants a tree in the UK.
🕒 New theory can make Warp Drives possible – this is how
Warp Drives, the ability to travel faster than the speed of light, is a holy grail of human development. Physicist Erik Lentz has published an article that offers a solution that could move Warp Drives from the theoretically impossible to the possible.
💦 New nanoscale material can split water to make fuel
Hydrogen is somewhat the underdog in the vehicle fuel debate, but now scientists have made a breakthrough when it comes to extracting technology.
✈️United Airlines invests in electric aircraft
The Swedish electric aircraft manufacturer Heart Aerospace has attracted major investors and will soon have a plane ready for takeoff. United Airlines and Mesa Air Groupe have purchased 100 aircraft each.