New Li-Air Battery Technology Offers Ten Times More Power than Conventional Li-Ion Packs
2 Nov 2015, 16:07 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / The one thing holding back the electric vehicle market is the limitation imposed by the poorly-performing Li-Ion battery packs
Tesla Partners Up with LG to Make Batteries
28 Oct 2015, 10:12 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / Tesla Motors has been working exclusively with Japanese electronics giant Panasonic to make batteries for their EVs. This partnership may change things
BMW Is Developing New Batteries, the i3 Will Have Longer Range Starting with 2016
23 Oct 2015, 13:09 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / BMW CEO, Harald Krueger, says the i3 will have better range starting with 2016 and an improved battery pack is in the works, coming in 3 or 4 years
Mercedes-Benz Open to Developing Battery Tech with Its German Rivals
22 Sep 2015, 13:52 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Mercedes-Benz is now looking for partners in developing battery technology and BMW and Audi are first on the list
Tesla Reveals Price for Roadster Model Battery Pack Upgrade, Significantly Increases Range
2 Sep 2015, 12:36 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / The good news for Tesla Roadster owners is somewhat overshadowed by the fact they'll have to wait a little for this important upgrade
Used Chevrolet Volt Battery Packs Now Power a Data Center in Michigan
16 Jun 2015, 15:55 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / What happens to the batteries that power Chevrolet Volt extended-range electric cars when their useful life is done? Five of them are still going strong
Tesla Powerwall Battery Launched, Deliveries Begin This Summer
1 May 2015, 07:08 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Rechargable via solar panels or when utility rates are low, the Tesla Powerwall battery is a sustainable energy storage solution for your home
You Have 2 Days Left to Buy the World’s Most Affordable eBike
4 Feb 2015, 17:07 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / A start-up company based in Malibu, California has created the Storm eBike, an electric two wheeler that could be the cheapest currently on the market
Inu Is the Future’s Electric Bike that You Fold and Store in Your Backpack
28 Jan 2015, 17:41 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / Inu is an electric bicycle created by a company from Israel that folds by remote and is able to run for 25 km with only one charge
Tesla Rolls In Battery Swap Program This Week
22 Dec 2014, 15:11 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / In case of memory loss from all that eggnog you’ve been drinking this time of the year, Tesla showed us last year how its new battery swap technology will work once implemented. After total si...
BMW and Tesla to Share Carbon Fiber and Battery Technology Says Musk
24 Nov 2014, 09:27 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Remember that meeting that took place between Tesla and BMW officials right after the former announced it will be sharing its patents with anyone interested? As it turns out, the two companies are g...
Car Battery Maintenance Tips
8 Aug 2014, 18:20 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / It's common sense that no car is able to operate without the electric zap provided by a battery. While most units should work just fine about four years depending on the climate and way you use...
Tesla Owner Talking You Through Model S Battery Degradation
15 Jul 2014, 09:20 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / If conventional car owners fear their engines won’t make the same amount of horsepower after some 100 thousand kilometers, electric vehicle owners are concerned about their car’s battery...
New Carbon-Based Battery to Revolutionize Electric Vehicles
21 May 2014, 18:03 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Everything from your smartphone to the Nissan Leaf in the parking lot is powered by rechargeable Lithium-ion batteries, in which lithium ions move from the negative electrode to the positive one dur...
Mercedes-Benz Has Smarter Hybrid Drive Systems
17 Apr 2014, 12:38 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / Normally, pretty much every hybrid car out there could be tagged as having an intelligent hybrid drive system, as they all need micro-processors to calculate a number of extra equations compared to ...
Watch How BMW i3 Batteries Are Made
5 Feb 2014, 16:03 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The i3 is a revolutionary model without a doubt. The technology it uses and the manufacturing process make it the most eco-friendly car out there, at the moment. One of the key elements of the wh...
Ford, DOE & University of Michigan Create $8 Million Battery Lab for EVs
15 Oct 2013, 11:52 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Ford Motor Co. and the University of Michigan have announced the opening of a new battery lab that will help the automaker develop smaller, lighter and cheaper batteries for electric vehicles. Th...
Cadillac Using Aerospace Manufacturing Technology for New ELR
5 Aug 2013, 15:19 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Back in July, Cadillac has announced that the brand new ELR will become the first electric vehicle to use all-LED exterior lighting. Now, the luxury automaker revealed the ELR is also the first auto...
Wanxiang Hopes to Dispel Political Tensions Following A123 Acquisition
28 Dec 2012, 13:03 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The first thing that came to mind, for most Americans, when hearing about the Wanxiang takeover of battery manufacturer A123 Systems, were the many government contracts the company was involved in, ...
Local US Production for Nissan Leaf Battery Packs Commences
13 Dec 2012, 15:49 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Nissan has just announced the production start of lithium-ion battery packs, destined for their Leaf EV, at the Smyrna, Tennessee plant, where they will also build the actual car - currently, it is ...