The 2017 Paris Air Show begins two weeks from now, bringing a rash of new announcements at the bleeding edge of commercial aerospace. Foremost among them this year is a very credible, two-seat flying car.
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Tesla may be working on an electric pickup truck, but it won't be the first to inject a little electric-guided design into the pickup market. At this week's ACT Expo, Ohio-based OEM Workhorse revealed what it's calling the first electric pickup truck designed for the fleet market.
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Chinese startup Techrules showed two concept cars at last year's Geneva Motor Show. For this year's show, it totally shattered the mold and pulled the cloth off a car that looks very different. It's called the Ren, and it's the car that will bring Techrules' micro-turbine hybrid tech to life.
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Nissan has been one of the biggest proponents of electric power in the automotive world, but it's never offered a range-extender to regular consumers. That's set to change with the launch of the new e-Power drivetrain, which draws on a small petrol engine to charge the battery when range is low.
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The MiTRE micro-turbine range-extender from British engineering solutions company Delta Motorsport is the latest product promising a solution to EV range anxiety that's lighter and more versatile than a piston engine hybrid drive.
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Intelligent Energy has unveiled a fuel cell/battery range extender that could become standard equipment on third-party drones. Not only should it greatly increase how long the drone can go between recharges, but those recharges should only take a couple of minutes.
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Chinese drone manufacturer Walkera has decided to go beyond the battery, teaming up with micro-generator producers at GenSmart to build a new hybrid powertrain for its QR 900 professional heavy lift hexacopter.
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After receiving EPA certification, Fisker Automotive's Karma sedan Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle is finally available for U.S. retail customers.
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The Cadillac Converj luxury coupe which made such a splash back in 2009 with its extended-range EV technology, is destined for production and will be named the Cadillac ELR.
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Fisker Automotive has surpassed its US$1 billion funding goal and plans to have its Karma PHEV in dealer showrooms in May or June and will begin fulfilling its 3,000-some pre-orders from June or July.
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