Nissan Home Battery Giving New Life to Old EV Energy Storage
Nissan is officially entering the field of commercial energy storage, as the company will reveal on Monday how they plan to reuse old LEAF...
Lifecycle Emissions – Electric Vehicles Cleaner, Renault Study
Looking at electric vehicles in combination with some renewable energy source, you might properly come to the conclusion that they are cleaner than conventional...
Elon Musk’s Speech at Geneva Motor Show 2013
The last question/sentence from my last talk to Elon Musk two weeks ago was: "Will you be coming to Geneva this year" and the...
Tazzari Zero EV: The Electric City Sports Car Beast
Tazzari Group developed a simple but in the same time elegant electric vehicle Tazzari Zero EV. The vehicle wants to qualify as a sports-car for the city, being very light, with high torques and fully recyclable.
Almost-Overunity Motor Generator Recovers Back EMF
Every electric motor has a force that opposes the propelling electromagnetic field inside it, called "Back EMF". Thane Heins succeeded to recover this back-EMF and, instead of letting it cause resistance, he transformed it into useful power. This claim has brought him opposition for many years from the scientific community, because it seems to violate Lenz's law.
Understanding Electric Vehicle Batteries on a Microscopic Level
Electric vehicles, in the last decade, have become more affordable and reliable than ever before, but perhaps taking an even closer look can help...
Tesla Motors Patents Open for Everyone to Use
The rumors were true! Tesla Motors has indeed opened up all its patents to open-source, and even symbolically demolished the Patent Wall, shown above.
Many...
ZAP-X Crossover Electric Car: more power than you need
The automobile producer, ZAP, has in plan a car that will beat the Prius or the Tesla Roadster in terms of power/consumption/autonomy/battery recharge time/pollution....
Model 3 Performance – Tesla Has Lied About Its 0-60 Time
Tesla states that 0-60 mph time of its Dual Motor Model 3 Performance is 3.5 seconds. However, it might have lied to us: it...
Ford Electric Vehicles’ Future Looking Bright
Like other car manufacturers, Ford is investing heavily in electric autos. Ford has said that it will invest $4.5 billion in electric vehicles.
This money will...
