Tag: battery

Superconductors to Wire a Smarter Grid

By Kevin Bullis | 11/12/2009 | 24 Comments

A superstation for connecting three independent grids could help solar and wind power.

High-Energy Batteries Coming to Market

By Kevin Bullis | 10/28/2009 | 16 Comments

Rechargeable zinc-air batteries can store three times the energy of a lithium-ion battery.

Next Stop: Ultracapacitor Buses

By Tyler Hamilton | 10/19/2009 | 0 Comments

A U.S.-Chinese venture is out to prove the benefits of quick-charge buses.

Ultracaps Could Boost Hybrid Efficiency

By Kevin Bullis | 08/20/2009 | 7 Comments

Recent studies point to the potential of ultracapacitors to augment conventional batteries.

A Consumer Revolution

By Christina Lampe-Onnerud | 08/18/2009 | 0 Comments

Our collective demand for environmental responsibility has stimulated the market.

Nanowire Advance for Lithium Batteries

By Prachi Patel | 08/14/2009 | 1 Comment

Electrodes made of carbon-silicon nanowires could boost the life and performance of lithium-ion batteries.

Lithium Battery Recycling Gets a Boost

By Tyler Hamilton | 08/12/2009 | 6 Comments

The DOE funds a company that recycles plug-in vehicle batteries.

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.

Volvo Tests Plug-in Hybrids

By Katherine Bourzac | 06/16/2009 | 2 Comments

The company will bring vehicles to market in 2012.

Driving the Volt

By Kevin Bullis | 06/12/2009 | 0 Comments

The electric propulsion system for GM's new plug-in hybrid gives a silent yet powerful ride.

IBM Invests in Battery Research

By Katherine Bourzac | 06/11/2009 | 0 Comments

The company hopes to develop powerful, lightweight lithium-air batteries.

GM Opens a Battery Research Lab for the Volt

By Kevin Bullis | 06/10/2009 | 13 Comments

The large facility is meant to reflect a change of direction for the bankrupt company.

Revisiting Lithium-Sulfur Batteries

By Kevin Bullis | 05/22/2009 | 2 Comments

Advances could at last make the high-energy batteries practical.

A Gas-Sipping Van

By Kevin Bullis | 04/28/2009 | 10 Comments

A spinoff from the Rocky Mountain Institute has developed a 100-miles-per-gallon plug-in hybrid.

Print-on-Demand Power

By Katherine Bourzac | 04/27/2009 | 5 Comments

Flexible carbon-nanotube supercapacitors could give more power to cell phones and other electronics.