GM to Use Envia’s Breakthrough EV Batteries for 100+ Miles EV Range

Envia Systems is GM's newest "protegee" in what their interest in EV battery in concerned. Envia has recently announced a breakthrough in a battery...

Nissan Leaf Having a Hard Time Selling, GM Volt Thrives

It looks like the Chevy Volt is outselling Nissan Leaf, at least in the U.S. sales. For the fifth consecutive month, the first all-electric...

Zinc-Air Battery for Electric Vehicles To Be Unveiled in 2013

Electric vehicles still lag behind their gas-powered cousins because of the limited range, long charging times and high cost of their battery packs. However,...

Engineer’s Plug-In Hybrid Retrofit Kit Can Double Any Car’s Mileage

Dr. Charles Perry, former IBM engineer, had devised a kit that turns any car into a plug-in hybrid for as low as $3,000. He...

Wireless Laser Recharging for Electric Airplanes a Step Forward

Imagine seeing laser beams lighting the dark sky. What could it be? It is a wireless laser recharging technology for electric airplanes without the...

Lithium-Air Battery Breakthrough Gives Hopes to EV Industry

The Lithium-air battery technology is a promising solution to make the range of electric vehicles comparable to gasoline-powered vehicles. It has the potential to...

Elon Musk Envisions Hyperloop, A Solar Powered Transportation System

Elon Musk, the creator of Paypal, Tesla Motors and SpaceX, does not only concern himself with space travel. He recently talks about a futuristic...

Eco-routing Navigation System to Extend the Range of Electric Vehicles

Researchers are developing an eco-routing navigation system that can extend the range of electric vehicles by at least ten percent. The system will consider...

Japanese Company to Unveil Pius, the DIY Electric Car

A new type of electric car concept is in works by a Japanese company.To be more specific, they want to develop what they call...

European Union to Implement Drastic Carbon Dioxide Reductions by 2020

There will be drastic reductions in CO2 emissions for new cars and light commercial vehicles by 2020. The European Commission reported this news as...