Cars That Think

JUNE 29, 2023

Why isn’t Leonardo Torres Quevedo known outside Spain? Torres Quevedo’s design for the Whirlpool Aero Car, which offers a thrilling ride over Niagara River, debuted in 1916. Fortunately, a number of scholars are working to tell a more international, and more complete, history of computing. It is still in operation today.

MIT 138

MIT Spain IDEA Engine 138

Cars That Think

JUNE 29, 2023

Why isn’t Leonardo Torres Quevedo known outside Spain? Torres Quevedo’s design for the Whirlpool Aero Car, which offers a thrilling ride over Niagara River, debuted in 1916. Fortunately, a number of scholars are working to tell a more international, and more complete, history of computing. It is still in operation today.

MIT 87

MIT Spain IDEA Engine 87

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 17, 2009

Henrik Fisker, a car designer and cofounder of the company, said at the New York Auto Show last week that the car is part of his effort to show that environmentally friendly cars need not be small and underpowered. Thats because the plug-in hybrid design will make the Karma more appealing to consumers who want to travel long distances.

United States 30

United States Plug-in Plug Hybrid 30