Topic: Electric Vehicles

Automaker Ford plans to use an innovative, thermally managed lithium-ion battery system in its forthcoming Ford Focus Electric vehicle - which...

The Volkswagen school of new ideas

This is the second part of our look inside the Volkswagen Electronic Research Laboratory (ERL) in California. Located in the Silicon Valley just...

Making Europe's business your business

Making Europe's business your business This week: IFA showcases the future of television - Electric bike sales gain momentum - Estonia prepares for...
Electric Vehicles should be a more common sight on your local streets in the next few years as consulting firm predicts the lithium-ion (Li-ion)...

Edible crystals could store hydrogen fuel

Mix together some sugar, a generous dose of alcohol, a dash of salt and a splash of water. It sounds like a recipe for an interesting night, but...
I am not sure if this is a good way to protect pedestrians, but a team of Japanese researchers developed them: airbags for use on the outside of...

Car Stickers To Include Environmental Info

Will your new car get an A in fuel efficiency? A government proposal may add letter grades to showroom window stickers on new cars and trucks to ...

Eight-Year Battery Warranty for Volt

General Motors Co. is guaranteeing the battery in its Chevrolet Volt electric car for eight years or 100,000 miles (160,000 kilometers) in an ...
The first thing everyone notices when they turn on an all-electric or hybrid vehicle is that nothing happens. Well, there's no noise of an engine...
"Range anxiety" is the fear that a plug-in vehicle will run out of battery power and leave its driver stranded - it's not usually something an...