Natural resources are irreversible source of energy, which means they are not going to last forever. So, in an initiative to save petrol, a group of very talented engineering students from the Higher Colleges of Technology Dubai Men’s College in UAE have designed a unique vehicle named Eco-Dubai 1 that can travel 1000km by using fuel of just 1litre. This extremely lightweight vehicle has reached its final s ...

Attending calls or sending texts while driving have been the two infamous reasons behind road mishaps all over the world. Driving distractions can prove to be fatal. The rising rates of car accidents have been a thing of worry for people, especially parents. The development in technology, which has been so far blamed for making devices that don’t let you focus on driving, is now going to help you focus more ...

While you drive through the meadows in your golf cart, imagine a wheel-less car zooms by you at a speed that’s three times more than yours. Now, that’s the magic Bubba’s Hover aims to create! As the name suggests, you will spot golfer Bubba Watson in his special mean machine that would enthrall golfers with its class and style. The eyewear and apparel maker Oakley collaborated with Bubba Watson to release a ...

With the intent to fly without the encumbrance of a plane, German Fritz Unger is building one-man jet propelled wing, dubbed the Skyflash. The jet pack, unlike Jetman Yves Rossy’s which is dropped from the plane, to take off from the ground on his own. Inspiration to build Skyflash jetpack came from Rossy and world-record skydiver Felix Baumgartner and Fritz started work on Skyflash with some friends and hi ...

While many of us dream racing at World Rally Championships (WRC), but a few really make it to real world of racing. However, those of us less adroit at racing at circuits can satiate their desire at home with various driving simulators available in the market. Presenting here is a WRC driving simulator from Playseat – a leader in manufacturing the driving simulators to bring the feel of racing at WRC to you ...

Charging phones through wire in a cars is a thing of past. The clutter is put off with Toyota announcing that its 2013 Avalon will be the first car to offer the wireless phone charging on the go. Toyota Avalon will come with the first application of Qi technology in its cars which is the part of a $1,750 Technology package from 2013 Avalon Limited and Hybrid Limited. ...

There is a simple saying, if you can’t buy something, create it. This seems to be the right thing for the Syrian rebels who are, perhaps, running short of funds to buy some tanks to gear up their operations against President Bashar al-Assad’s government. The rebels go creative and come out with their version of a tank created using nothing but scrap auto parts. ...

Transforming robots from the movie ‘Transformers’ have always served as a source of inspiration to movie fans and artists from all over the world. From DIY robots made of scrap auto parts to Transformers costumes, we have seen them all ever since. However, they all lacked the mechanism to transform from robot to car and vice versa. But not anymore! ...

As the concerns about the fast drying sources of fossil fuels are increasing every day, automakers are never at peace as far as developing fuel saving technologies are concerned. However, developing a tech without compromising too much with the performance of the car is a real challenge. Some of the measures that w e have seen so far include reducing the engine size and overall weight of the car, refining t ...

Ford’s highly acclaimed and fuel-efficient 1.0-liter EcoBoost engine, the one that the new Fiesta runs on, could soon get an even powerful variant, with an output of 150bhp. The new engine is currently being evaluated and according to EcoBoost’s chief engineer, Andrew Fraser, the team wants to see just how far they can push the unit in the production trim. ...