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Phinergy 1000-Mile Aluminum-Air Battery: On The Road In 2017?

It's the sweetest dream of every electric-car fan: a battery that could store enough energy to offer up to 1,000 miles of real-world range. While it's not going to arrive in showrooms any time soon, Israeli startup Phinergy thinks its aluminum-air energy storage device might just be that battery...

March 25, 2013 by John Voelcker 33

Tesla Now Making, Delivering 500 Model S Electric Cars Weekly

March 24, 2013 29

Electric Buses Good For CA? Not If Made By Chinese Company, It Seems

March 22, 2013 6

BMW i3's Tall Skinny Tires To Boost Efficiency (And Cut Noise)

March 22, 2013 24

Tesla Model S parked in Menlo Park, California, March 2013 [photo: Eugene Lee]

Tesla Model S Update: 3,000th Electric Sedan Delivered In CA

In the last few weeks, it's almost become a cliche: drivers in Silicon Valley say they see as many Tesla Model S electric luxury sedans on the roads as they do Nissan Leafs... March 22, 2013 by John Voelcker 8

X-ray of the thorax with a pacemaker in situ (credit: Lucien Monfils via Wikimedia)

Can Electric Cars & Hybrids Interfere With Pacemakers?

The first internal pacemakers were developed in the 1950s. Heart patients were naturally skeptical: How does it run? Will the battery die? Can I be electrocuted? Just two... March 21, 2013 by Richard Read 3

2011 Chevrolet Volt pre-production prototype, January 2010

On Picking Data: Car And Driver's Deceptive Electric-Car Sales Graph

Every month we report on sales of plug-in electric cars, which tripled last year over the total in 2011. As virtually every analyst and commentator has pointed out, electric... March 21, 2013 by John Voelcker 27

Tesla Model S with DISRUPT license plate, March 2013 [photo: Sam Villella]

Had To Happen: Tesla Model S Spawns 'Teslacessories' Startup

Accessories are a huge part of the auto business, and for every car, somewhere there's a business (or a few dozen) offering aftermarket items the manufacturer hasn't, can't... March 21, 2013 by John Voelcker 6

Nissan Leaf electric car with eVgo quick charging station. [courtesy eVgo]

Charging At Work? Electric-Car Drivers Will Pay More Per kWh, Study Says

Most electric car owners charge their vehicles at home--it's one of the real perks of owning a plug-in. Some drivers may also charge at work, for most owners the... March 20, 2013 by Antony Ingram 19

2013 Nissan Leaf Real-World Range: Is It Any Higher?

it might not have been the number people were hoping for, but at 75 miles, an extra two miles of EPA range for the 2013 Nissan Leaf still represents an improvement. Even more... March 20, 2013 by Antony Ingram 23

Automakers: Delay, Rewrite 'Quiet Car' Rule For 2014 Hybrid, Electric Cars

Electric car fans have long been skeptical of government plans to install noisemakers to alert pedestrians to a car's presence--and now automakers are pushing for a different... March 20, 2013 by Antony Ingram 20

Ford Fusion Energi plug-in hybrids charging in San Francisco garage [photo: Robert Olson]

Charging Etiquette Fail: Why Electric-Car Owners Resent Plug-In Hybrids

With almost 100,000 plug-in electric cars on U.S. roads now, congestion at charging stations is starting to crop up. And that has brought to light an issue of electric-car... March 20, 2013 by John Voelcker 70

Boeing 787 Battery Safety Updates: What Changes Were Made?

People take air safety pretty seriously, so when smoke filled the cabin of a new Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft a few months back, the entire fleet was quickly grounded. It... March 20, 2013 by Antony Ingram 10

Detroit Electric all-electric two-seat sports car teaser photo, March 2013

All-Electric Sports Car Coming Next Month From Detroit Startup?

Tesla did it, Mercedes-Benz is doing it, so why can't a Detroit company do it too? In this case, "it" is building a pricey, limited-production, two-seat all-electric sports... March 19, 2013 by John Voelcker 10

Audi Urban Future: Project New York -- visions of five up-and-coming New York architects

Vehicles In 2050: No Petroleum Required, DoE Says

It's both exciting and frustrating living in the current automotive age. Exciting, because we're truly seeing an eclectic mix of powertrain technologies being developed, the... March 19, 2013 by Antony Ingram 38

2013 Chevrolet Volt, Catskill Mountains, Oct 2012

Plug-in Electric Car Sales in Canada For February 2013

Americans and Canadians alike returned to work this week after a festive St. Patrick's Day. For sales of plug-in electric vehicles in Canada, the (idiomatic, good) luck of... March 19, 2013 by Matthew Klippenstein 1

Why One-Third Of Electric-Car Buyers Might Not Buy Another

Electric-car owners tend to be enthusiastic evangelists for the good points of driving on grid power. At least, the ones we hear from usually are. But there's another group... March 18, 2013 by John Voelcker 52

Mahindra E2O Electric Minicar Launches In India, Nee Reva NXR

The car you see in the images above has actually been in the making for several years, and for drivers in India it's one of the more significant vehicles released this year... March 18, 2013 by Antony Ingram 1

Fisker Atlantic Design Prototype - 2012 New York Auto Show

Fisker Bid By Geely Deemed 'Too Risky' Due To U.S. Government Loans

While Henrik Fisker's departure from the company he founded has dominated the headlines of late, Fisker Automotive itself still has other problems to deal with. Top of the... March 18, 2013 by Antony Ingram 3