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Ford Cuts Rare-Earth Metal Use In Hybrid Batteries, But ...
With plug-in cars now on the market, rare-earth metals are a hot commodity. They're needed in one type of electric motor and various electronic components, and volume projections for hybrid and electric cars mean that increasingly larger quantities will be required. China has largely cornered the...
Ford Hybrids Prove Durability By Racking Up Most Taxi Miles
If you want to wring out your new car and test exactly how durable it is, never mind taking it to Death Valley or testing above the Arctic Circle. Just put it in service as a... July 25, 2011 by John Voelcker 7
2012 Toyota Prius V Station Wagon/Minivan: Arrives This Fall
There's nothing like a story translated from overseas media, concerning a related but not-quite-the-same model of a new hybrid car, to get people all in an uproar. So here's... May 14, 2011 by John Voelcker 10
The Ultimate Guide: Toyota Prius Battery Life, Cost, and Warranty
Like many articles, this one started with a reader question. Casey Krakowiecki wrote: I'm interested in buying a new Toyota Prius hybrid. I hope you can answer a couple of... May 13, 2011 by John Voelcker 6
Lexus LF-Gh Hybrid Concept (New GS) Unveiled For NY Auto Show
Last week they teased it; this week, they took the covers off it. In this case, "it" is the Lexus LF-Gh Hybrid Concept car that will be the centerpiece of the Lexus display... April 12, 2011 by John Voelcker
Who Knew? A Car Battery Is the World's Most Recycled Product
A concern raised over upcoming electric-drive cars--the all-electric 2011 Nissan Leaf, the 2011 Chevrolet Volt, and the 2012 Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid--is what happens to... March 31, 2011 by John Voelcker 23
Batteries For Electric Cars Have Barely Begun To Get Better
Do you remember the shoe sized cell phones of the early 90s? Much of that size was due to the battery. Even with that large battery, you were lucky to get 30 minutes of talk... March 23, 2011 by Patrick Connor 12
Do Battery-Pack Failures Reduce the Life of Hybrid Cars? A Reader Asks
Our reader Jonathan P asks: I have a 1997 Saturn that, remarkably, is still running. It probably has the book value of a large watermelon, so if anything major goes wrong... February 23, 2011 by John Voelcker 25
The Car Battery's Carbon Footprint
Electric cars may run clean. But how green is the battery? Hi, this is Steven Cherry for IEEE Spectrum's "This Week in Technology." With governments around the world... October 18, 2010 by IEEE Spectrum 5
Tomorrow's Power Today? New Battery Is Most Powerful Ever
The electric motor is a great invention, but it's entirely limited by the power that the battery can feed to it, and that power is limited by the amount of energy the battery... August 26, 2010 by Antony Ingram 16
World's First Diesel Hybrid SUV: 2011 Peugeot 3008 HYbrid4
Almost exactly a year ago, we wrote that Peugeot would display its 3008 HYbrid4 Concept at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show. Right on schedule, the French automaker is now... August 24, 2010 by John Voelcker 2
Toyota Backs Off On Aggressive 2011 Hybrid Production Plans
There's no question that Toyota dominates global production of hybrid-electric vehicles, but even the king of the hill has to take smaller steps sometimes. According to the... August 23, 2010 by John Voelcker 1
UPDATE: Tesla To Send Toyota 2 Cars Converted To Electric Power
[UPDATE: Tesla spokesman Ricardo Reyes says the original report via Bloomberg that Tesla would develop two separate electric models for Toyota was erroneous, and may have... July 12, 2010 by John Voelcker 1
Toyota Already Building a Car To Test Tesla's Battery, It Says
One of the many unknowns about Toyota's partnership with Tesla was whether it would result in a jointly produced car. That won't be known for many months yet, but Toyota has... July 9, 2010 by John Voelcker
Electric-Car Drive Report: 2002 Toyota RAV4 EV Crossover
One of the best parts of the electric-vehicle world is the camaraderie. Someone knows someone who passes us along to a friend who knows a guy ... you know the story. Which is... July 7, 2010 by John Voelcker 6
Expanding the Prius Lineup: Minivan, Compact Hatch, or Coupe?
While the all-electric cars being launched as 2011 models--the Nissan Leaf, Chevrolet Volt, and Coda Sedan--get lots of attention, their total U.S. sales won't break 100,000... May 27, 2010 by John Voelcker 8
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