Tag: electric vehicle

A Startup's Electric Sedan May Be First on the Road

By Kevin Bullis | 06/19/2009 | 5 Comments

A Chinese-built electric sedan could be the first on sale in the United States, but it will quickly face competition.

Wheel Motors to Drive Dutch Buses

By Kevin Bullis | 03/23/2009 | 15 Comments

The technology moves out of the lab and into commercial vehicles.

Toyota to Deliver Plug-In Hybrids

By Peter Fairley | 01/13/2009 | 10 Comments

The new Prius is designed so that its battery pack can be swapped out for a plug-in lithium-ion battery.

GM to Build Its Own Batteries

By Kevin Bullis | 01/12/2009 | 8 Comments

Just as the company makes engines, it will now make battery packs for electric cars.

The Year in Energy

By Kevin Bullis | 01/05/2009 | 4 Comments

Technical advances jump-start electric cars, wind turbines, and solar power.

High-Efficiency Generators for Hybrid Vehicles

By Kevin Bullis | 09/30/2008 | 16 Comments

Free-piston engines could be used to generate electricity as efficiently as, and less expensively than, fuel cells.

Lithium-Ion Batteries for Less

By Kevin Bullis | 07/29/2008 | 8 Comments

Researchers show a low-cost route to making materials for advanced batteries in electric cars and hybrids.

Novel Batteries Get a Boost

By Kevin Bullis | 08/13/2007 | 11 Comments

GM plans to develop batteries with A123 Systems for its new electric vehicle.

Lithium-Ion Motorcycles

By Kevin Bullis | 07/19/2007 | 24 Comments

Better batteries are making electric motorcycles possible, providing a cleaner alternative to pollution-spewing gas-powered bikes.

GM's New Fuel-Cell Car

By Kevin Bullis | 04/23/2007 | 32 Comments

The flexible electric car platform is innovative, but the fuel-cell version is freighted with hydrogen's flaws.

A Battery Beyond Belief?

By Tyler Hamilton | 03/01/2007 | 4 Comments

A secret, fast-charging, powerful battery.

Tax Credits for Plug-In Hybrids?

By Kevin Bullis | 03/01/2007 | 37 Comments

Washington's growing interest could help make plug-in hybrids more affordable. The payoff: 150 miles per gallon.

Battery Breakthrough?

By Tyler Hamilton | 01/22/2007 | 0 Comments

A Texas company says it can make a new ultracapacitor power system to replace the electrochemical batteries in everything from cars to laptops.

Powering GM's Electric Vehicles

By Kevin Bullis | 01/11/2007 | 40 Comments

Recent advances in battery chemistry and systems design could lead to working prototypes by year's end.