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"Lower pollution, longer range: How a new type of car tyre is reversing a hidden downside of EVs"
#EV #ElectricVehicles #Cars

Meet the company trying to make car tyres less toxic for the planet
Electric cars are cleaner to drive - but their tyres pose a pollution problem. Better materials could help fix the problem.

"Connected #cars pose #privacy issues"
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What is the longest you've owned and driven the same car as your primary vehicle?
#poll #cars

"New study shows that cougars cut deadly car accidents from crossing deer by up to 76%"
#Cougars #Cars #Vehicles #Animals

New study: The presence of cougars drastically lowers the risk of drivers hitting deer on the road
The research centered on traffic accidents in the Olympic Peninsula.

I don't understand why runners are out before dawn, on the street, wearing NOTHING BUT BLACK. Drivers are playing with their phones and blinded by the after-market LED headlights from opposing traffic. They won't see you. #running #cars #traffic

"Britain’s cars and SUVs are growing bigger – but there is a way to stop this deadly ‘carspreading’
Christian Wolmar"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Cars

Britain’s cars and SUVs are growing bigger – but there is a way to stop this deadly ‘carspreading’
Larger vehicles crowd our roads and are far more dangerous to pedestrians. Let’s curb them before they do even more damage, says says transport commentator Christian Wolmar

Oldtimer
#oldtimer #cars

"If all car tyres were filled with CO2, would this cut atmospheric carbon significantly?"
#Cars #Vehicles

If all car tyres were filled with CO2, would this cut atmospheric carbon significantly?
The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions probes an intriguing scientific question in relation to the climate emergency

"EV sales double in Australia as one in four new cars now electric"
#Australia #EV #ElectricVehicles #Cars

One EV sold every 100 seconds as Australia catches up to the world
Electric cars have become mainstream in the past decade, making up one in four new car sales.

“Kangaroos cause 90% of wildlife crashes in Australia. This new car feature emits a sound only they can hear”
#Australia #Cars #Vehicles

A new car safety feature emits a 'kangaroo frequency' to deter wildlife crashes
Kangaroos are the leading cause of wildlife-vehicle collisions in Australia. Volkswagen's breakthrough technology aims to use specific frequencies to alert them to oncoming traffic.

Classic Ford pickup drive drives in for Dio Day
#photo #photography #cars #ford

"Driving the speed limit could slash fuel use and emissions at the cost of only 54 extra seconds a day"
#Cars #Vehicles #Emissions

Driving the speed limit could slash fuel use and emissions at the cost of only 54 extra seconds a day
Speeding in your car to work, to pick up your children from school, or go from one errand to the next not only wastes money in gas and sends harmful emissions into the air, it barely saves you time, new research says.

#Cars #Surveillance #Ads #DoNotWant
BMW spams it's owners with Spider man movie commercial
https://www.reddit.com/r/BMW/comments/1v802of/got_this_commercial_in_my_car_today_as_part_of/

"Three-quarters of UK’s popular plug-in hybrid cars unable to use rapid chargers"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Cars #Vehicles

Three-quarters of UK’s popular plug-in hybrid cars unable to use rapid chargers
Only 26% of PHEVs sold across top 20 models can use chargers with power of 50kW or more, analysis finds

"High-mileage electric cars are more reliable than petrol ones, study finds"
#Cars #Vehicles #EV #ElectricVehicles

High-mileage electric cars are more reliable than petrol ones, study finds
EVs with 90,000 to 120,000 miles on the clock are more likely to pass MOTs than petrol models of the same age

I've noticed in the last five years or so a marked increase in drivers running red lights in my town (Swarthmore, Pennsylvania) and that many of the vehicles have illegal levels of window tinting. I'm wondering, is it that aggressive (male) drivers are likely to get illegal tinting ... or is it that the tinting induces lawlessness via the anonymity it provides? Or are both factors? And then there's the boring explanation, that people simply can't see the lights through the tinting. #cars #driving #tint #tinting #windows #safety #traffic #pennsylvania #vehicles #trucks #psychology

"Trump administration to slash clean car rules aimed at cutting climate emissions"
#US #USA #America #Cars

Trump administration to slash clean car rules aimed at cutting climate emissions
Environmentalists decry move that relaxes requirements on automakers to control pollution from gas-powered cars

"Electric vehicles are built different. Australia needs better data to get the most out of the shift"
#Australia #EV #ElectricVehicles

Electric vehicles are built different. Australia needs better data to get the most out of the shift
Australia stopped keeping detailed data on its vehicle fleet after the domestic car industry ended. That’s becoming an issue.

"Europe’s EV sales rose 40.5% in first half of 2026"
#Europe #Vehicles #Cars #ElectricVehicles…

Europe’s EV sales rose 40.5% in first half of 2026
According to new data from the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA), the number of electric vehicles (EVs) sold across the European Union (EU) rose by over 40% in the first half of this year.

"Trump’s Iran war supercharged EV sales everywhere except the U.S."
#US #USA #America #Cars

Trump’s Iran war supercharged EV sales everywhere except the U.S. » Yale Climate Connections
As the Iran conflict pushed gas past $4 a gallon, EV sales spiked worldwide – with Chinese automakers winning the race U.S. policy handed them.

𝑪𝒂𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒅𝒂𝒚 𝑺𝒑𝒆𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝑬𝒅𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 -- I told a photographer I met at Brooktondal Porchfest that I hadn't posted for #caturday in a while and he said "we can change that!"
#photo #photography #cars #animals #brooktondale #brooktondaleporchfest #porchfest #catsofmastodon #catsoffediverse #teamwork #catboss #fluffy