Six Problems With Electric Cars That Nobody Talks About
18 Oct 2016, 15:44 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Electric vehicles are the topic of choice for most automakers when it comes to "future mobility." We tried to look the other way, and we saw the bad side of EVs
Battery Suppliers For Hyundai And Kia Fail To Receive Certification In China
2 Sep 2016, 13:35 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Hyundai Motor Company, the South Korean business that owns the Kia and Hyundai brands, might have to delay the launch of new hybrids in China
Tesla Accused of Indirectly Killing Flamingos, Elon Musk Slams Claims
8 Jul 2016, 16:19 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Elon Musk, Tesla Motors' CEO, has mocked claims that accused the automaker of killing flamingos. Tesla was indirectly accused of this for using lithium
Tesla's 75 kWh Battery Is in Some 70D Model S Cars, Will Be Unlocked for $3,250
6 May 2016, 09:50 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / According to a report from a Tesla Owner group, the new 75 kWh battery on the Model S is already present in some 70D models. It can be unlocked for around $3k
LG Chem Might Build an Automotive Battery Factory in Poland
18 Apr 2016, 12:33 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / The largest Korean chemical company in the world, LG Chem, is rumored to plan an extension of its Polish factory, where it will make batteries for electric cars
Volkswagen Working on Flat Battery Technology for Future EVs
15 Dec 2015, 14:57 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / The carmaker is developing a new type of battery for its future electric vehicles. The flat battery can be installed under a car's floor to save room
Swiss Scientists Develop Cheap Battery Made of Materials That Are Abundant
16 Nov 2015, 10:05 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / We are reaching a level where green energy can be harvested in a cheap way, but storing it remains an issue we need to solve fast
Samsung SDI’s New E-Bike Battery Offers 100km Range on One Charge
28 Aug 2015, 13:06 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / The EV industry may still be quite small, but it appears that the automotive world has forgotten about e-bikes. They are growing quite fast
Toyota Wants All Hybrid Car Batteries Recollected
6 Feb 2015, 12:58 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Current hybrid vehicle batteries are quite expensive and Toyota Motor Europe aims to collect all of them for recycling purposes
Lead-Acid Ignition Batteries Will Stick Around for Another Decade or More
30 Dec 2014, 10:58 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Lead is poisonous if animals and humans ingest it, damaging the nervous system and causing brain disorders. Lead poisoning has been documented from ancient Rome, ancient Greece and ancient China, re...
Toyota to Offer High Performance Solid-State Batteries in 2020
29 Dec 2014, 10:56 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / It looks like Toyota isn’t actually giving up on full electric vehicles. Despite the fact it sees fuel cell cars as the future of transportation along with hybrid vehicles, the Japanese automa...
Renault ZOE and Kangoo Z.E. Now Coming with Buyable Battery
28 Nov 2014, 10:14 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Up until now, Renault was offering its ZOE and Kangoo Z.E. electric vehicles without the option to buy the battery in order to cut down the purchasing costs and thus make the EV more accessible to a...
Battery that Charges in Two Minutes Set to Revolutionize Electric Vehicles
15 Oct 2014, 09:57 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Yeah, electric vehicles would have been a lot more common now if it wasn’t for the limitations current lithium-ion batteries come with. Pretty expensive and rather inefficient by comparing the...
The Alternative to EV Wireless Charging - PowerHydrant
29 Sep 2014, 08:18 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / As electric vehicles start to gain more market share, different companies are trying to find ways to improve EV owners experience. Many are investing in wireless charging, but that comes with a slig...
Nissan Could Pull Plug on In-House EV Battery Production
15 Sep 2014, 19:19 UTC · By: Jeffrey Ross / Since the introduction of the Nissan Leaf, Nissan has been a leader in the development of electric vehicles, but it sounds like the Japanese automaker is on the verge of conceding battery developmen...
Sugar Batteries Are 15 Times Better than Current Lithium-ion Technology
1 Sep 2014, 10:16 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / If sugar gives you energy for sustained activities, why couldn’t the same substance power your car, for example? Well, it can, based on this new study saying that sugar batteries might be exac...
Used Tires Used for Better Car Batteries
29 Aug 2014, 11:18 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Normally, you buy new tires, shave the tread off them through the friction with the asphalt and then discard the rest. That rest is usually recycled, by either cutting the whole tire into small piec...
Supercapacitors Made out of Cannabis Might Power EVs and Hybrids
26 Aug 2014, 12:29 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Here’s another interesting fact about the plant most of the planet is against because it makes you feel relaxed and damages your mind a bit when abused of. Apart from being recognized as a tre...
Lithium-ion Batteries Using Peroxide Are 7 Times More Energy Dense
28 Jul 2014, 08:37 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / As the humanity is trying get oil independent, more and more studies are made on alternative energy sources. And since electricity is the best candidate to power everything, including our cars, bett...
Sand-Based Batteries to Improve Lithium Ion Batteries By 3 Times
9 Jul 2014, 10:00 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Another day, another experiment showing alternative ways to create better electric batteries. After seeing molten air and carbon based batteries earlier, today we’ll have a look at a new type ...