Progress begins not with replication, but with reimagination. Every great leap in engineering arises when creativity meets scientific precision, when an old system is not merely improved but redefined. In the world of electric mobility, this transformation is no longer…
There has yet to be a link established between country’s transportation system, which is dominated by automobiles and their manufacturers, and the country’s transition to renewable energy sources. The development of electric and self-driving vehicles, the change of cities, freight and passenger transportation, as well as the fate of automobile manufacturers, are all covered under the ENERGY NEWS program “Mobility.”
The Pi Car and Beyond: Mobility Without Refueling and a Changing Logic of Mobility
For decades, mobility has been defined by consumption. Vehicles have burned fuel, drained batteries, and tethered societies to infrastructures designed to deliver energy at fixed points. Filling stations and charging networks, whether fueled by fossil hydrocarbons or grid electrons, have…
Engineering Flight, Road, and Sea Independence: A Unified Energy Architecture
Modern mobility faces a shared limitation: dependency on fixed infrastructure to supply energy. Whether an electric car stopping at a charging station, a drone docking for battery replacement, or a marine vessel tethered to a generator, motion today is inherently…
The Infrastructure We Don’t Need: What the Pi Car Means for Future Cities
The shift toward electric mobility has reshaped the global conversation around transport, climate policy, and public infrastructure. Yet as cities scramble to build fast-charging corridors and upgrade aging grids, a quiet, subatomic revolution may be rendering much of this infrastructure…
Electric Without Illusion: Rethinking the Foundations of Clean Mobility
Europe has declared a terminal date for the combustion engine. By 2035, no new internal combustion vehicles will be registered within the EU. The global response to this regulatory shift has been a surge in electric vehicle (EV) innovation, but…
Autonomous Energy, Autonomous Mobility: How the Pi Car Reshapes EV Design Philosophy
Anomalies in engineering often signal a structural transformation underway. When systems emerge that defy legacy parameters and begin operating beyond existing design logic, it is not innovation, it is redefinition. The Pi Car, developed under the leadership of Holger Thorsten…
From Dependence to Decentralization: Why EVs Must Outgrow the Plug
The electric vehicle (EV) revolution has promised a cleaner, quieter future for personal and commercial transportation. Governments worldwide are investing heavily in charging networks, automakers are racing to increase battery range, and consumers are beginning to adopt plug-in models in…
The EV That Charges Itself: Redefining Range, Infrastructure, and Ownership
Electric vehicles have undeniably reshaped modern transportation. Once an emerging trend, they are now a central pillar of global mobility strategies, championed for their ability to slash emissions, reduce reliance on fossil fuels, and transform the driving experience. Yet despite…
Graphene Dynamics in Automotive Applications: From Sensors to Power Generation
The automotive industry is on the brink of transformation, driven not only by the advent of electrification but also by breakthroughs in material science. At the forefront of this material revolution stands graphene—a two-dimensional lattice of carbon atoms arranged in…
Toward a Post-Grid Automotive World: Could the Pi Car Spur a Transportation Revolution?
For all its momentum, the global shift toward electric mobility remains fettered to the very infrastructure it seeks to transcend. The world’s leading economies have launched massive initiatives to phase out internal combustion engines (ICEs), yet the replacement technologies—primarily lithium-ion…