Graphene Supercapacitors Finally Good Enough for Automotive Uses, Say Korean Researchers
Current supercapacitors (rechargeable energy storage) are unable to store enough energy for them to be used in small cars and replace batteries.
Fortunately, this piece...
Honda MC-β Mini Electric Vehicle Showing at Tokyo Motor Show
This year's Tokyo Motor Show promises to have some of the most advanced ideas in electric vehicles, including how they fit into future smart-homes.
For...
Tesla Motors Considering its Own Lithium-Ion Battery Plant?
Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla Motors, has bold plans for the electric vehicle, but meeting that plan is probably worthless without an adequate supply...
Peugeot 208 Air Hybrid Vehicle Goes Nearly One Hundred Miles Per Gallon
Mention “hybrid vehicle,” and most people probably assume you mean hybrid “electric” vehicle, but in the case of the upcoming Peugeot 208 Air-Hybrid, you...
Advanced Electric Vehicle Battery Researched by Genovation and University of Maryland
Genovation Cars is still kicking, although I did have to look them up because I'd never heard of them until now, and has partnered...
New Copper Foam Batteries Promise Cheap and Long-Lasting Solution to Energy Storage
Another breakthrough in the field of energy storage comes from scientists at the Colorado State University, who developed a prototype of a next-generation copper foam...
Electric Vehicle Batteries for 400% Range Developed by SolidEnergy
If anyone thought that Tesla Motors' electric vehicle was the peak of rechargeable battery technology, it seems good to note that we're just getting...
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Spiral Effect – Volvo Structural Batteries Increase Fuel Economy
Better than eighteen months ago, Volvo Car Group started a project that was meant to start a spiral of increasing fuel economy, starting with...
New EV Battery Lab Getting Built by Ford and University of Michigan
Owning an electric car these days is considered a more of a luxury rather than an environmentally friendly alternative to a conventional diesel-burning vehicle.
The...
Solana Power is United States’ First Molten Salt Solar Power Plant
Solana Power, southwest of Phoenix, Arizona is ready to come online as the first solar plant in the U.S. to use molten salt...
