Five years ago this month, Mazda’s then North American chief Masahiro Moro confirmed what researchers had known for some time: the company’s rotary engine would be ideal as an on-board motor-generator for battery-electric (BEV) vehicles. “This is a very suitable engine to run a generator because it’s compact and lightweight, with no noise or vibration, and it has very good … [Read more...] about Mazda’s rotary engine lives on in an EV
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Post-pandemic work/love shack
The pandemic-fuelled growth in work-from-home culture serves as the driving force behind the design of the NomadPro, a conceptual mobile workspace based on the Canter truck from Mitsubishi affiliate Fuso. It’s been designed for day and overnight trips, imagined as a temporary reprieve from the downsides of living and working in the same space at home . As society shifts … [Read more...] about Post-pandemic work/love shack
Sony-Honda EV ‘Playstation on wheels’
It’s already being dubbed the ‘Playstation on wheels’ – that’s the prototype electric car Japanese electronics giant Sony has developed with carmaker Honda and US computer chip specialist Qualcomm. Curiously called the Afeela, Sony unveiled it at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas and promised it would offer the “next-gen mobility experience” when it goes into … [Read more...] about Sony-Honda EV ‘Playstation on wheels’
Bertone’s supercar runs on plastic trash
Italian coachbuilder Bertone has partnered with a US recycling company to develop a hypercar that will run on fuel made out of plastic waste. The renowned styling house celebrated its 110th anniversary in 2022 by penning the GB110, of which only 33 will be built. Bertone CEO Jean-Franck Ricci says the first GB110 will be delivered early in 2024. Each one … [Read more...] about Bertone’s supercar runs on plastic trash
Model car maker has eye for detail
Canadian advertising industry executive Martin Aveyard has turned his model car hobby into a 21st century art form, regularly wowing his 60,000 Instagram followers with astounding levels of detail. Aveyard’s latest miniscule example under his Stoke Models banner is a Volkswagen Beetle, heavily modified to look like it’s ready to roll in the annual off-road California … [Read more...] about Model car maker has eye for detail