to sidebar Home » Wheel Motor » 'Out-of-this-world' Nuclear Powered EV - Curiosity [VIDEO] Thursday, August 9, 2012 'Out-of-this-world' Nuclear Powered EV - Curiosity [VIDEO] Curiosity is a robotic, car-sized, nuclear-powered, mobile scientific laboratory, Mars rover. Built by Boeing, Lockheed Martin and MacDonald Dettwiler, Curiosity weighs in at approx 900 kg