SpaceX fairing catcher Mr. Steven to attempt first Falcon fairing catch in months

Currently stationkeeping in the Pacific Ocean 220 miles (350 km) south of SpaceX’s Vandenberg launch pad, it’s starting to look like SpaceX fairing catcher Mr. Steven is will soon attempt its first operational Falcon 9 fairing recovery in more than four months. On the tail of the SpaceX’s fourth or fifth controlled fairing drop test, […]

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Global October Sales: New Record For Plug-In Electric Cars

About 2 million plug-in electric cars will be sold in 2018 In October 2018, sales of plug-ins again not only grew like crazy year-over-year, but also hit a new all-time high. EV Sales Blog estimates that in total, some 208,800 plug-in electric cars were sold last month (up 75%), several thousand above  the record from […]

Nissan Confirms Rowland As Albon Replacement For Formula E

Oliver Rowland has been signed to replace Formula 1-bound Alexander Albon in the Nissan e.dams ABB FIA Formula E team. Rowland, who was Charles Leclerc’s main rival for the 2017 Formula 2 title, will replace Albon, who had been expected to race alongside Sebeatien Buemi at Nissan in FE’s 2018/19 season before he became a frontrunner for the […]

Watch Tesla Model X P100D Race Lamborghini Urus

DragTimes presents the ultimate SUV matchup. It’s the world record showdown featuring the Tesla Model X P100D versus the Lamborghini Urus. Which mega-powerful SUV wins? Let’s look at some specs first. The main electric player here is the Model X, which is the lone SUV among the electric vehicle range at Tesla. It’s up against the Urus. […]

Zero Gives Quadro’s Four-Wheeled Scooter An Electric Charge

Quadro’s Qooder, an unusual tilting scooter with four wheels, will get Zero’s electrical drive system. The idea of a four-wheeled scooter still hasn’t taken off, despite our early optimism about the idea. Manufacturer Quadro hasn’t given up hope and plans to bring yet another innovation to the project: Zero‘s electric drive system. The Quadro Qooder looks much like any other […]

The Death Of The Plug-In Hybrid Is Inevitable

Plug-in hybrids and hybrids are both doomed? According to a recent Bloomberg article, we are entering a stage of the final 20 years of high diversity of alternative powertrains. In the end, only all-electric cars will survive. The hybrids and plug-in hybrids are expected to die by 2040. “With Tesla fever running high, middle-ground vehicles […]