Barring electric vehicles, each and every vehicle needs some sort of combustible fuel. Until about four decades ago, almost every passenger car used a carburetor to handle its air and fuel needs. It ...

Marcelo Daluz on Monday stands next to the solar-powered car that he invented and has been driving across country. The second and third day solar car driver Marcelo da Luz and his crew spent in New ...

Microcars were odd, tiny and impractical—now they’re some of the most fascinating machines in history.

These wheelless air cars were all the rage of 1950s and '60s automotive design—and they might be making a comeback. By Bill Gourgey Published Aug 10, 2022 10:00 AM EDT Get the Popular Science daily ...

When was the first car made? Get to know the history and inventors behind the first automobile.

PITTSBURGH, Jan. 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to simplify the process of raising/lowering the corner of a car and turning the lug nuts when performing DIY work," said an inventor, from ...

Shane Chen, the inventor of the hoverboard, has unveiled a new two-wheeled electric car as well as an enhanced hoverboard. Chen, based in Camas, Washington, is widely known for his groundbreaking ...

A British inventor has spent $25,000 turning a pick-up truck into an appealing drivable banana. Steve Braithwaite, who is ...

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PITTSBURGH, Nov. 26, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to create a safety system to notify a parent or driver if a child is left behind in the parked car," said an inventor, from Columbia, S.C., "so I ...

WE HAVE NOT HEARD BACK. >> BASICALLY, THIS ADDS A SECOND KEY THAT IS YOUR PHONE. >> A LOCAL INVENTOR INSPIRED BY THE THEFT OF HISAR HAS CREATED A DEVICE THAT HE WILL HELP OTHER ANY CALLS AT THE NO GO.

PITTSBURGH, Oct. 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- "I thought there could be a better way to access hard-to-reach areas within your vehicle when using the vacuum at a self-serve car wash facility," said an ...