Out of road: driverless vehicles and the end of the trucker
Ramona Saucedo has been on the road for nearly two months, and she’s ready to get back home. Standing in front of a dusty white truck in the parking lot Continue Reading
EEStor Announces High Voltage High Permittivity Dielectric, Completed Million Cycle Testing and Initial Energy Density Results
Breakthrough results on CMBT permittivity at voltage Key energy density results achieved with 100 watt-hour/liter near-term target Independent verification of 1 Million cycle test results EEStor Corporation announced today that Continue Reading
How Tesla Just Tripled Its Earnings In China
Earlier this month, Tesla Inc reported that its revenues in China topped $1 billion in 2016, more than triple the revenues it generated there in 2015. The Chinese market was Continue Reading
Self-driving car numbers double on California roads
The number of autonomous vehicles on California’s roads has more than doubled as carmakers and big tech companies race against secretive start-ups to test their self-driving cars. Two new permits Continue Reading
Norwegian transport sector tapped for fast-charging EV stations
A German utility company said it was launching a collaborative effort to develop ultra-fast charging stations for electric vehicles across Norway. German company E.ON said it was working through partnership Continue Reading
Electric cars: China’s battle for the battery market
The headquarters of CATL, China’s fastest growing battery maker, lie on the edge of the city of Ningde, a stone’s throw from ponds where farmers raise carp and a street Continue Reading
The EV Myth – Electric Car Threat To Oil Is Wildly Overstated
At the outset of the 2014 oil collapse, slacking oil demand growth was often cited as a major contributor to the sharp decline in oil prices. In September 2014, the Continue Reading
Battery Pioneer Debuts New Fast-Charging Battery
The co-inventor of the lithium-ion battery has developed the first all-solid-state battery cells that could lead to safer, faster-charging and longer-lasting rechargeable batteries. John Goodenough, professor in the Cockrell School Continue Reading
Goodenough and UT team report new strategy for all-solid-state Na or Li battery suitable for EVs; plating cathodes
A team of engineers led by John Goodenough, professor in the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin and co-inventor of the lithium-ion battery, has developed Continue Reading
Driving Hyundai’s electrified Ioniq line-up; cost-effective efficiency and dynamics
The Ioniq Hybrid offers up to the highest fuel economy in the US (up to 58 mpg / 4.05 l/100 km) for a non-plug-in vehicle and the Ioniq Electric is Continue Reading