Battery Technology – Advancing the Electric Vehicle
Electrified vehicles are fairly new in the scheme of automotive development. Sure, there have been a few specialty vehicles in decades before now, but...
Toyota Avalon Hybrid – 40MPG Luxury
For the most part, the bigger the vehicle gets, the more you'll have to pay for it and the less fuel-efficient it is. Similarly,...
EPA Ratings – Your EV Mileage May Vary
We have all seen or at least heard the phrase, “Your mileage may vary,” and it has much more to do with the driver...
Nissan Leaf’s Bose Audio is Twice as Efficient
If there any any audiophiles among you, then you're probably familiar with what it takes to ramp up the sound in a vehicle. Often,...
Electric Vehicles’ Impact on Environment Depending on Location: Study
Electric vehicles are touted as “zero-emissions” vehicles in all of their advertising. In the case of the vehicle itself, this is absolutely true, since...
Tesla Model S Gets New Smartphone App
The more we advance technologically, the more we get connected. Whether or not this has led to further human connectivity or isolation is best...
Better Place’s Founder Still Believes in His Dream
Electric vehicles are often tagged with the word “limited,” as in, “limited range” and “limited recharging opportunities,” but this is mostly psychological. Bigger rechargeable...
Fuel-Efficient Vehicles Hurt Big Oil Stock Dividends, UCS Press Release Notes
Big oil companies count on our refusal to change when it comes to fuel-efficent vehicles. “Fuel efficient vehicles are wimpy” and “Fuel-efficient vehicles aren't...
Researchers at NREL Striving to Increase EV Adoption
Researchers at the Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory have set a goal, “to target the key innovations necessary to accelerate the...
Future Airbags to Protect Pedestrians, Too
Good news for cyclist and pedestrians, tomorrow's vehicles might have airbags! Wait, don't most vehicles come with airbags these days? Of course, airbags in...
