For EVs to really take off, it's going to take a massive societal shift in behavior, or technological advances that make it as easy to charge a car as it is to fill it up. A new breed of chargers is getting closer, but are they close ...READ»
Beautiful beaches. Exotic food. Wind turbines and electric cars. Maui--forced to use a lot of renewable energy out of necessity--is now leading the way in using it the most efficiently.READ»
If you're like anyone else, you have no idea how much you pay for electricity. A new app will let you use your phone to see when it's the cheapest, and pick that moment to charge your car. Much better than driving miles to find the cheapest gas.READ»
Personal charging devices for electric vehicles are starting to hit the market. Now your EV can have its very own dedicated wind turbine to combat NIMBYs everywhere.READ»
Here comes the next generation of innovators revolutionizing batteries. Winfried W. Wilcke uses nanoscience to boost the storage capacity of electric-car batteries while keeping them lightweight.READ»
To help prevent pedestrian accidents, otherwise silent electric cars must emit a noise while they drive. What noise? It's up to carmakers. Ford has presented us with some potential options. Behold, the sweet, sweet music of the Spaceship engine. READ»
A new contract will bringing fast-charging access points to Northwest highways, enabling a wave of electric cars to make long-range journeys, with just quick stops for charging along the way.READ»
In the latest installment of the Butterfly Effect we look at how mining the key ingredient in electric cars could end up enriching potential enemies of America, and force another round of innovation to build an even newer kind of battery.READ»
A new study finds the states whose residents pay the most of their income for gas. It's the same states where they're not embracing electric cars.READ»
By the end of this year, there should be 15,000 Chevy Volts and Opel Amperas on the road, and hydrogen-powered vehicles aren't far behind. Where to power up all those electric cars? Britta Gross is working on the solution.READ»
Looks like it, but not the ones you've been expecting. One of our Most Innovative Companies in China has yet to sell any of its much-hyped electric vehicles--or any of its vehicles, for that matter--in North America. Enter the electric bus.READ»
The iconic car company beats expectations and cuts a profit-sharing check to its employees. Are electric vehicles behind GM's revving financial engine? READ»
New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Dallas, Philadelphia, and Houston are all expected to have higher than average electric vehicle sales over the next six years--brace for grid strain. READ»
Plug-in electric vehicles, hyped as they may be, haven't yet hit it big. That is in large part because the first two mainstream models--the Chevy Volt and Nissan Leaf--just started shipping. But given the newness of the industry, is ...READ»
