February 12th, 2019 | by Nicolas Zart
Airbus just released the results of a preliminary survey, Preliminary Community Perception Study, on the public's perception of Urban Air Mobility (UAM), and it's mostly favorable
February 11th, 2019 | by Nicolas Zart
The future of our urban air mobility means better management and coordination of air traffic. The Airbus Altiscope Blueprint takes a deep dive into how eVTOL aircraft, electric helicopters, electric airplanes, and new personal air mobility platforms will share our airspace
February 11th, 2019 | by Nicolas Zart
The unique Gocycle magnesium folding electric bicycle (e-bicycle) has a new model that is extremely fast to fold, the Gocycle
February 11th, 2019 | by Nicolas Zart
In the world of electric bicycles (e-bikes), you have the sub-$1,000, the $1,000 to $2,500, and the $2,500 to $5,000. That pretty much describes it all. But there are e-bike makers who sell off-road e-bikes in the $7,000 to $8,000 bracket. And in this domain, Greyp is king
February 11th, 2019 | by Nicolas Zart
The new Renault ZOE S Edition boasts better features and more affordability. Find out what it means for our European drivers as an alternative to the Nissan
February 10th, 2019 | by Nicolas Zart
Welcome to our new weekly #CleanTechnica video recap of some of our favorite stories of the week. In this new feature, Alex Guberman from "E for Electric" and I provide our opinions on hot news from our decade+ of experience with electric vehicles
February 10th, 2019 | by Nicolas Zart
When most people think of Pininfarina, images of Ferrari and Alfa Romeo might spring to mind, but the Mahindra company wants to bring its long and impressive automotive expertise to electric vehicles (EVs). The question is, what can it bring to the table? The answer lies with its pedigree, passion, and expertise
February 10th, 2019 | by Nicolas Zart
The unsung hero of the rEVolution is probably the motorcycle industry. Electric motorcycles (e-motorcycles) have disrupted that industry and left a few complacent motorcycle makers in the dust who are doubling down on gasoline instead of embracing a torquier electric motor
February 10th, 2019 | by Nicolas Zart
After reading fellow CleanTechnica writer Sebastian Blanco's review of the Hyundai Kona EV, I knew I was in for a fun drive. I had no idea how much fun it would be, though. I walked away wondering how anyone could justify buying a daily gasoline driver when you can have a 258-mile electric crossover like this
February 9th, 2019 | by Nicolas Zart
Security seems to be a vague concept for most. With the constant flow of security breaches taking their toll on businesses, carmakers have no choice but to toughen up their security by reaching out to security firms. Modern mobility startups make it a priority by hiring security experts, hackers, and coders. Both approaches have their pros and cons
February 9th, 2019 | by Nicolas Zart
After a slight hiatus from covering Pipistrel, we've got some news. The company has announced a partnership with heavyweight aviation player Honeywell to design an electric vertical take-off & landing (eVTOL) aircraft — to get us off the congested ground
February 9th, 2019 | by Nicolas Zart
I'm always surprised talking about electric vertical take-off & landing (eVTOL) aircraft technology at a party. Most people think electric urban air mobility (eUAM) won't happen for a decade. Apart from the sad fact I talk about such things at parties, their reaction is puzzling. While most people think eVTOL aircraft won't happen for a long time, that is a serious underestimation. Many aviation heavy-hitters and startups are already testing them. Heck, you can even buy one now
February 9th, 2019 | by Nicolas Zart
What a month this has been for electric mobility. Electric vehicles (EV) are racing everywhere from Formula E to now Extreme E, and air racing now welcomes Air Race E, which has Airbus throwing its weight into the fold. Can anything stop EVs? Why are so many people still resistant to EVs
February 9th, 2019 | by Nicolas Zart
And another electric vehicle (EV) series is seeing the light, with Continental now on board as the official founding partner of the Extreme E off-road electric racing series
February 8th, 2019 | by Nicolas Zart
Which US state is greener? Which is not very electric vehicle (EV) friendly? Such were the questions CarMax asked in its recent survey of the top 10 states for sales of these eco-friendly vehicles in
February 6th, 2019 | by Nicolas Zart
The electric scooters (e-scooter) thrown at street corners in many US cities are having the desired effect. Who wants to buy cars when you can ride scooters anywhere without ownership problems? That is leaving many carmakers scratching their heads
January 28th, 2019 | by Nicolas Zart
Call it a sign of the times, but many drivers are having a hard time keeping in their lane or parallel parking. Fear not — Hyundai and Kia have a solution to help you park your electric vehicles (EVs) and recharge them automatically
January 27th, 2019 | by Nicolas Zart
Chinese electric vehicle (EV) producers are slowly opening the US market's door. As one example, Chinese electric carmaker GAC just introduced its new ENTRANZE EV concept at the Detroit Auto Show
January 27th, 2019 | by Nicolas Zart
There is something about ex-Formula 1 champion Nico Rosberg that I could sense when I briefly met him at CES and, of all the places, at the Byton event. It turns out Nico Rosenberg is a big electric mobility fan, and he is also putting his money where his mouth is
January 26th, 2019 | by Nicolas Zart
The electrification of mobility has hit every industry to some degree or another, with some barely catching on but now doing so. The helicopter industry has been slow to adopt electricity, but the Californian consulting company Tier 1 Engineering is up to the challenge
January 25th, 2019 | by Nicolas Zart
Boeing and Airbus are waging a serious war in the personal air transportation industry that is budding. Boeing just completed its first successful take-off and landing with its electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) air taxi. It also calls this aircraft a "personal air vehicle," or
January 25th, 2019 | by Nicolas Zart
Kia Motors is one of the rare automakers to tread a fine line between making conventional cars and "new energy" vehicles. The company has no problems highlighting its electric vehicles (EV) at trade shows, going as far as displaying them center stage. Now the company is looking even further ahead at the autonomous vehicle (AV) era with its holistic interactive system
January 25th, 2019 | by Nicolas Zart
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), or drones as they more commonly called, are booming. Ideas, concepts, and pilot tests are popping. As an example, JD.com is China’s largest retailer and it's going all-out on automated delivery from online shops in Indonesia
January 18th, 2019 | by Nicolas Zart
When it comes to electric motorcycles, Lightning Motorcycles sits somewhere on the top of the hill. But being a leader means always improving. Lightning just announced a new and more affordable electric motorcycle, available in March, with performance and a price that sends shock ripples to the competition
