How to Replace Your Car Battery
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Tudor Raiciu / One of the most basic maintenance procedures you can do on your car is still pretty puzzling for some people, so we decided to create a short guide
Auction of A123 Systems Begins With Four Contenders
7 Dec 2012, 14:27 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / American battery manufacturer A123 Systems, the company which, among other things, makes the battery pack for the Fisker Karma, went bust last month. Now, several companies have offered to step in a...
Chinese Company Wanxiang Gets Approval to Buy A123 Systems
30 Nov 2012, 09:49 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Fisker has paused production of their Karma, which is currently being made at the Valmet factory, in Finland, due to the fact that they are close to running out of the huge lithium-ion battery packs...
No Batteries, No Production! Fisker Awaiting A123 Battery Plant Sale
30 Nov 2012, 08:44 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Fisker Automotive Inc. has stopped production of the Karma luxury plug-in hybrid, due to the fact that their sole provider of batteries, A123 Systems Inc. has gone bust, and is now awaiting a new ow...
CalBattery Developing Advanced and Low-Cost Lithium-Ion Battery
1 Nov 2012, 14:02 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / US company CalBattery has announced that it is developing an advanced lithium-ion battery technology, which promises to be 70% cheaper than conventional alternatives, as well as offering a reported ...
Lithium-Ion Battery Manufacturers Sued Over Price Fixing Accusations
31 Oct 2012, 14:45 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / We have always had a sneaking suspicion that battery prices were being kept artificially high, in the pursuit of profits above all else, but it seems that most of the major manufacturers are in on t...
Battery Manufacturer A123 Systems Files for Bankruptcy
17 Oct 2012, 12:53 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / We were aware of the fact that things over at US battery manufacturer A123 Systems were not going too well, in recent months, and after recently announcing that they may not have enough money to fur...
A123 Systems In Trouble Again
16 Oct 2012, 08:39 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Battery manufacturer A123 Systems has recently announced that it may run out of money soon, and that bankruptcy may be be the only solution, following a period of financial uncertainty. "The...
More Efficient Algorithms Set to Dramatically Improve Lithium-Ion Batteries
12 Oct 2012, 12:36 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Instead of developing and testing new battery technologies, scientists over at UC San Diego’s Jacobs School of Engineering (UCSD) are hard at work on improving the current crop of lithium-ion ...
Nissan Executive VP Andy Palmer Answers Leaf Battery Issue Questions
11 Oct 2012, 08:38 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / You may know Chelsea Sexton as having a leading role in the ‘Who Killed the Electric Car’ documentary, but she is also the founder of the Lightning Rod Foundation, and co-founder of Plug...
Lithium Extracted from Salt Water May Bring Cost of Batteries Down
1 Oct 2012, 12:00 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Lithium, the lightest metal known to man, is the key ‘ingredient’ in all modern EV and hybrid vehicle battery packs, and with demand on the rise, its price has increased by 35% over the ...
Nissan Planning Independent Investigation Regarding Leaf Battery Issue
26 Sep 2012, 09:47 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Nissan officials have announced the formation of an independent global study with the sole task of satisfying the group of unhappy Leaf owners from Arizona who have reported significant battery capa...
Electric Motorsports Introduces Electric Motorbike
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Dragos Rusu / You just knew this was coming, after all those electric car concepts and hybrids, it was about time someone put that technology into bikes as well. Meet the Electric GPR-S, a cool looking bike that ...
Electric Car Report Censored by the French Government
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Vali Mihaescu / The 129 page report produced by Jean Syrota, a former French energy industry regulator, on electric cars has not been yet officially unveiled to the public. The cost of all electric cars could doubl...
Getting Your Car Ready for Wintry Adventures
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Remember we spoke a few days ago about getting you ready for a winter journey? How many cautions you should take before leaving and how dangerous a wintry adventure could eventually turn out to be. ...
How to Prepare for Long-Distance Drives
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / From the very beginning, we'd like to state that there's no illusions here about you remembering every single detail on this long-distance trip preparation guide. But if one can keep in mi...
Stop-Start System Made Possible by the Battery Management Chip
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Vali Mihaescu / Electronic system and gadgets have become something usual in today's mass production vehicles. Almost every car that comes out of a production line is fitted with on-board sophisticated compute...
How to Prepare Your Car for Winter
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Since winter is quickly approaching in most 4-season countries, drivers from all around the globe start looking for information on how to get their cars ready for the cold season. “How should ...
Toshiba to Manufacture Li-ion Batteries for Electric Cars
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The Japanese company Toshiba prepares to get more involved into the automotive industry using a new type of Lithium-ion batteries especially designed for electric cars. Although the company currentl...
Nissan, NEC to Invest $1B in Lithium-Ion Battery Production
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Japanese automaker Nissan and NEC will invest approximately $1 billion in lithium-ion batteries production as part of the two companies' plan to get more involved into electric and hybrid cars ...