Update, October 13th, 2017 Electric bike company Stark, which says it has developed “the most affordable electric bike in the world, bar none” has raised $489,619 in a Kickstarter crowd-funding project to finance the launch of its range, exceeding its original target by almost 10 times. Its Stark Drive City will have a limited launch price… Continue reading
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BrightCharger: the way to “intelligently” power your phone?
Energy-saving BrightCharger automatically gives phones just the right amount of power. I remember the question, in the distant technological past, in a Carphone Warehouse outlet on the Marylebone Road in London. I was picking up my first, clunky mobile phone. “And is it possible to overcharge the phone?” asked a customer alongside me. The assistant… Continue reading →
From La Rochelle to a street near you – rapid rise of self driving vehicles
A House of Lords report on self driving vehicles (“Connected and autonomous vehicles: the future”) led the BBC Radio 5 morning news bulletin today (Mar 15, 2017). The advance of this CAV technology over the past five or six years has been phenomenal, and it’s hard to see what could prevent it from dominating the… Continue reading →
KPMG survey points to revolution in autonomous driving by 2025
Watch a prime-time drama on ITV on a Sunday evening and it will be crammed with car adverts. We are offered a pleasurable experience with friends and family in comfortable seats, supported by vaguely useful in-car gadgets and, always, the promise of the open road. It’s flannel and fluff, and we all know it. We… Continue reading →
Fresh hope for pioneering tidal power lagoon in Swansea Bay
An independent review to be published on Thursday, January 12th is said to be “broadly positive towards the £1.3bn plan for a pioneering tidal power lagoon in Swansea Bay. Given the government’s support for the hugely expensive Hinkley C nuclear power station, which will require high public subsidy for the costly (compared to fossil fuels)… Continue reading →
Pavegen’s energy from footsteps tiles reach Washington DC
The power of the footstep was given a modest inauguration by the shoes of the staff of the British Embassy in Washington DC at the end of 2016, supporting a revolutionary renewable energy technology developed by UK company Pavegen. They joined pedestrians on Connecticut Avenue in the city to make their small but valuable contribution to… Continue reading →