In case you ever wondered what driving a kite-powered electric car across Australia must be like, it definitely looks sublime. The trip cost only around $US13 in electricity and took 18 days to complete, earning the German extreme sportsmen Dirk Gion and Stefan Simmerer three world records in the process. The pair hoped to inspire new, environment-friendly means of travel.
A German engineered vehicle called ‘Wind Explorer’ has managed to travel 5000km across Australia, using a combination of lithium batteries, a wind turbine and a large kite of all things.
A 21-year-old woman was allegedly updating her Facebook page by mobile phone when she struck and killed a 70-year-old pedestrian.
Queensland, Australia is in the midst of a massive flooding disaster that’s already claimed (at least) eight lives. Now, we’ve got some amazing amateur video of the flooding that shows—in horrifying glory—its full, powerful, car-moving devastation. Watch inside.
New York looked like snow zombieland last week, but that didn’t stop some crazy people to enjoy the deserted, snow-loaded streets in the middle of the blizzard. This guy got his skis and a car, and had a lot of fun.
