Car Tech

Underinflated tires—and tire choice in general—subtract a surprising amount of electric vehicle driving range.

The UK national winner for the James Dyson Award is an innovative idea for collecting particulate matter pollution from tires.

Drivers will be able to assess what the air quality is like inside their vehicle, which with filtration might be better than that inside their houses.

The Terravis solar tonneau will be aimed not just as a feature for upcoming electric trucks, but as an accessory for gas trucks.

A new alliance could take the partnership to a next level, involving the joint development of full vehicle platforms and a shared supply chain.

The partnership between Mercedes-Benz and Nvidia will allow OTA updates and upgrades and future autonomous-vehicle features.

Apple announced a series of iPhone iOS updates Monday, some of which will bring new features to BMW vehicles soon.

These two Tesla and Ford systems might have nearly the same function, but a cultural rift between Detroit and Silicon Valley separates them.

Heat pumps help preserve precious miles of range in cold weather—and Hyundai and Kia have been embracing the technology.

Ford's electric-vehicle chief, Mark Kaufman, revealed more details about Ford's upcoming electric vehicle that will make it different than anything else from the Blue Oval.

The upcoming Polestar 2 will have a new inner airbag system for the front seats, plus a new version of Volvo's Pilot Assist.

A lithium-ion accessory battery is now included in the 2020 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid and all other hybrids from the brand.

Although still in demonstration mode, a DOE lab project shows that wireless charging for commercial trucks is feasible with current tech.

The Chinese startup Aiways hasn't found much market traction from its EVs yet, but its robotic charging concierge is refreshingly different.

The airborne Airspeeder series could be a great proving ground for battery technology advances—that could trickle down in more affordable forms in electric cars.

A technology demonstrator from supplier Magna aims to show how it could boost the range of EVs and make them more fun to drive.

A project in Sweden aims to show that a large-scale wireless inductive project for trucks might be possible.

A major battery supplier claims to be at the development-prototype stage with a new chemistry that's 50% smaller by volume versus current EV batteries.

A first look at official specs for the Tesla Model Y raises plenty of questions in the weight-and-hauling area—and answers a puzzle about efficiency.

University of California Riverside researchers say that a cell-resistance-based algorithm for fast charging will help EV batteries last longer.