TRANSLOGIC 57: Car Safety Tech

If you're among those waiting for the Volt's price to drop before buying, then today is your day. Well...sort of. GM announced earlier today that they will be shaving $1,005 off the base price of the 2012 Chevy Volt. Of course, there's one small catch. ...

TRANSLOGIC 57 takes a look at three specific vehicles that are using technology to keep drivers and passengers safe, but we didn't have time to cover everything, so here's a little more info on each of the vehicles featured: ...

Some of the biggest obstacles automakers must overcome in the their effort to bring electric vehicles to the mass market lie in the batteries. Namely, consumer "range anxiety" over the distance an EV can travel on a single charge and the substantial recharge times, not to mention the high price ...

Part rollercoaster, part futuristic transportation, Edward, or Electric Diwheel With Active Rotation Damping, is an engineering project with the potential to make it to the streets someday. And the best part is that Edward is entirely electric. ...

A123 Systems announced it will supply batteries for Smith Electric Vehicles' zero-emission, all-electric commercial vehicles. The deal shows the potential for more EV applications for freight haulers, not just small econo-cars. ...

GE employees who drive electric cars or plug-in hybrids will have somewhere to plug in at work, charging at a 13-vehicle solar-powered carport the company installed at its Plainville, Conn., headquarters. ...

Car navigation systems have existed for well over a decade to get you to your decided-upon destination. But what if you also want to have your car programmed to optimize your fuel economy along that route? The future is not too far off. ...

The Bremach T-Rex certainly looks like a serious truck, but it takes more than looks to convince us that the all-electric Bremach is able to stand up to the gas-powered Ford Super Dutys and Chevy Silverado HDs of the world. Bremach certainly has the pedigree to back up the T-Rex's work truck ...

The best technology companies are experts at giving the public things they never knew they needed, and suddenly find they can't live without it. ...

The Chevrolet Caprice Police Patrol Vehicle (PPV) featured in TRANSLOGIC 55 is basically the sum total of all the law enforcement community has learned about patrol cars to date. The Los Angeles Police Department is a powerhouse in the world of municipal policing; the organization has resources ...