In his attempt to develop the next generation of experimental powertrains, Texas inventor Josh MacDowell has gone way back in time. By pairing modern hybrid batteries and electric motors with a 200-year-old design called a Stirling engine, MacDowell claims to have created a a range-extended electric vehicle powertrain he says gets 100 miles per gallon in a small SUV. And he's already nabbed a patent for it.
In his attempt to develop the next generation of experimental powertrains, Texas inventor Josh MacDowell has gone way back in time. By pairing modern hybrid batteries and electric motors with a 200-year-old design called a Stirling engine, MacDowell claims to have created a a range-extended electric vehicle powertrain he says gets 100 miles per gallon in a small SUV. And he's already nabbed a patent for it.
Yesterday, the Xbox One S was already leaked, but today Microsoft confirmed the existence of the small Xbox One console. The console will start at $ 299 starting this August, and is 40% smaller the the current Xbox One console.
On Friday (June 17) the White House will recognise ten individuals from across the US as “White House Champions of Change for Making.”
Generals Motors is on its way to design self-driving cars. It has announced to hire 1,000 engineers and software developers at its research facilities in Ontario near Toronto. In a press statement Mark Reuss, GM executive vice president of global product development stated, “With this recent expansion, GM Canada will play a prominent role in the evolution towards vehicles that are connected, autonomous, shared and electric.”