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Report finds US automakers remain profitable under future CAFE standards even with fuel price fluctuation

Green Car Congress

The brief is a summary for investors and policy analysts of a larger study that will be available from Ceres in August 2016. When gas is very cheap, people tend to buy bigger, more profitable trucks. But even if gas prices tank, falling 25% below US Energy Information Administration projections to an unlikely $1.80

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Volvo XC40 Recharge and Polestar 2: EV cousins offer different takes on “premium”

Charged EVs

Starting in 2016, the Swedish brand has included plug-in hybrid versions of pretty much every new vehicle it sells in the US. . It’s called the XC40 Recharge, and the earliest versions aren’t cheap, priced from about $55,000 including delivery. Vegan options are available as well. Until now, it’s had no plug-in option.

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Best smart helmets – keep your head safe while you ride!

Green Authority

Do keep in mind Sena products are not cheap. Buy the Sena Cavalry Helmet. Buy Sena Momentum Inc Helmet. Buy the Reevu MSX1. However, the company crashed and burned in 2016 without delivering on its promise. Everyone else can buy one when it ships (we hope) later this summer at $1,899. Buy the Lumos Helmet.

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2025 Volkswagen ID.Buzz: Electric Microbus for North America appears, at last

Charged EVs

Iconic design, two-tone paint, three rows, AWD; whatever you call it, the Buzz won’t be cheap. The concept for an all-EV reboot of the classic Type 2 Microbus appeared in 2016 and was confirmed for production in August 2017. Whatever it is, it won’t be cheap Defining the ID.Buzz as a vehicle is difficult. 4s sold in Canada.

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Robot Gift Guide 2022

Cars That Think

We’ve got all kinds of new robots, and right now is an excellent time to buy one (or a dozen), since many of them are on sale this week. And if these robots aren’t enough for you, many of our picks from years past are still available: check out our guides from 2019 , 2018 , 2017 , 2016 , 2015 , 2014 , 2013 , and 2012.

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Can This DIY Rocket Program Send an Astronaut to Space?

Cars That Think

We believe that spaceflight should be available to anyone who's willing to put in the time and effort. The group took as its founding principle that the challenges involved in building a crewed spacecraft on the cheap are all engineering problems that can be solved, one at a time, by a diligent team of smart and dedicated people.

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Q&A with CharIN North America President: It’s all about interoperability

Charged EVs

I think there are ways to overcome that, but I’m not sure how quickly and how soon that will be available to all of us. They can actually go and buy equipment from multiple vendors, put it together and it works. We were a startup company, and we sold our technology to STMicroelectronics, who produced it cheap.