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Why Is EV Battery Development So Hard?
Captain Hybrid  
5/17/2012   35 comments
Why aren't we getting better performance out of the current crop of EV batteries? The answer is simple. Battery development is hard, slow work.
NHTSA to Brake Unintended Acceleration
Captain Hybrid  
5/9/2012   57 comments
The debate over unintended acceleration, having lingered around the periphery of the auto industry for more than two decades, may be about to receive a fatal blow.
'Revenge of the Electric Car' Gives Glimpse Into Minds of EV Faithful
Captain Hybrid  
4/23/2012   52 comments
Yes, the movie gives a one-sided view of the auto industry, but it also provides real insight into why we're moving toward EVs.
Hybrid Redux? Not for Most Owners
Captain Hybrid  
4/18/2012   236 comments
Despite efforts to promote production of eco-friendly vehicles, hybrids appear to be losing ground.
Don't Worry, Your EV Battery Won't Explode
Captain Hybrid  
4/13/2012   38 comments
Reports of a battery fire at a GM lab did not surprise experts, but they said the public should not assume the new EV batteries are explosive.
EV Batteries: Solid Concept, but Not Ready for Prime Time
Captain Hybrid  
4/6/2012   76 comments
Despite a spate of recent setbacks, plug-in hybrids are here to stay, and consumers and automakers alike need to be patient as the technology struggles toward competitiveness.
EV Battery Report Says Costs Going Down
Captain Hybrid  
4/3/2012   16 comments
Industry analysts are questioning a government forecast that hybrid-electric vehicle battery costs will drop sharply in the next three years.
Are Automakers' Managers Hurting Engineering?
Captain Hybrid  
3/29/2012   47 comments
Toyota and Honda again dominated Consumer Reports' reliability ratings, while BMW, Volkswagen, General Motors, and Chrysler again brought up the rear.
Slideshow: Internal Combustion Engines Primed for Performance
Captain Hybrid  
3/26/2012   35 comments
From tiny inline-fours to muscular diesels to split-cycle engines, conventional internal combustion engines are advancing at a torrid pace.
High Voltage Amps Up the Automobile
Captain Hybrid  
3/20/2012   14 comments
Engineers need a new breed of wires, interconnects, and other electronic components to handle the bigger loads of electrified vehicles.
Electric Car Subsidies Won't Make EV Batteries Better
Captain Hybrid  
3/19/2012   38 comments
Higher subsidies would likely boost electric vehicle sales, but experts say the battery issue still need to be addressed.
DESIGN West Preview: Tesla CTO Keynoting on EV Innovation
Captain Hybrid  
3/16/2012   5 comments
JB Straubel, chief technical officer and a founding team member of Tesla Motors, will deliver a keynote speech on creating electric cars at the Design West show and conference.
Slideshow: Airbags From the Inside Out
Captain Hybrid  
3/13/2012   40 comments
Automakers once balked at the idea of an airbag mandate. Today, airbags come standard, and are even seen in seatbelts and center consoles.
$100k Fisker Karma 'Bricked' During Consumer Reports Test
Captain Hybrid  
3/12/2012   58 comments
A Fisker Karma died in a parking lot during testing at the Consumer Reports automotive test facility in Connecticut last week.
GM: We're Not Pulling the Plug on Chevy Volt
Captain Hybrid  
3/7/2012   49 comments
The temporary halt in the production of the Chevy Volt isn't a sign that the Volt is dead or that electric cars are disappearing.
EV Battery Might Triple Electric Car Range
Captain Hybrid  
3/6/2012   103 comments
A startup company has created a low-cost electric car battery with an energy density they claim is almost three times as high as that of the Nissan Leaf battery.
Debate Continues as Ruling on Backup Cameras Postponed
Captain Hybrid  
3/2/2012   49 comments
The postponement of a rule on backup cameras in new vehicles did not stop the debate over the issue.
Auto Vehicle-to-Vehicle Comms Viewed as Life Saver
Captain Hybrid  
2/29/2012   23 comments
Consumer Reports has given V2V technology a significant vote of confidence.
Slideshow: Detroit Auto Show's Concept Cars Roll Hybrid
Captain Hybrid  
2/27/2012   22 comments
The 2012 North America Internation Auto Shows displayed concept cars from Cadillac, Lexus, VW, Chrysler, and other car makers, spotlighting electric and hybrid power trains.
Start-Stop Micro Hybrids Gain Momentum
Captain Hybrid  
2/16/2012   30 comments
A Lux Research study predicts that within the next five years, more than half of the new cars sold in the US will be micro- or mild hybrid vehicles.
Wireless Power Pitched as Replacement for EV Batteries
Captain Hybrid  
2/15/2012   59 comments
Stanford University researchers believe they've found a better way to build a long-range electric car. Amazingly, their solution has nothing to do with batteries.
Air Bags Cocoon Driver in GMC Acadia
Captain Hybrid  
2/14/2012   12 comments
The new GMC Acadia will now have air bags on both sides of the driver, above and below the shoulder, as well is in the front.
Slideshow: Electric Car Batteries Get Bigger
Captain Hybrid  
2/10/2012   47 comments
To boost the range of pure electric vehicles (EVs), automakers need more onboard energy. To get more energy, they need bigger battery packs.
Chevy Volt's Big Problem Isn't Safety, It's Cost
Captain Hybrid  
2/9/2012   73 comments
In the wake of the Chevy Volt fire investigations, sales are down, and General Motors' (GM) CEO Dan Akerson is blaming the downturn on a spate of bad publicity.
Electric School Bus Eliminates 'Range Anxiety'
Captain Hybrid  
2/8/2012   26 comments
Smith Electric Vehicles teamed with Trans Tech Bus to roll out a 42-passenger, 26,000-lb electric bus called the Newton eTrans, which it hopes will change the way children get to school every morning.
Global Warming: Are the Skeptics Right?
Captain Hybrid  
2/3/2012   277 comments
Is the science of global warming incontrovertible? Sixteen distinguished scientists say no.
Chevy Volt: Chargeable With Renewable Energy?
Captain Hybrid  
1/31/2012   38 comments
If you're a prospective Volt owner who wants to load your lithium-ion battery with renewable energy electrons, Chevrolet says it has found a way to help you.
Tesla Model S Hitting the Road This Summer
Captain Hybrid  
1/18/2012   47 comments
Tesla Motors' plan to build practical, competitive electric vehicles (EVs) will finally be put to the test this summer, as the upstart car company rolls out its long-awaited Model S.
Prius Pushes Hybrid Efficiency
Captain Hybrid  
1/11/2012   43 comments
Hybrid cars entered a new market segment this week as Toyota introduced a "gateway" vehicle aimed at younger, less affluent buyers.
Chevy Volt Beefs Up Battery Safety
Captain Hybrid  
1/10/2012   18 comments
General Motors said it will beef up the battery safety structure, add a sensor, and install a bracket in the Chevy Volt to prevent the type of post-crash fire that occurred in a Department of Transportation garage last year.
Slideshow: Focus Electric Vehicle Hits Production Line
Captain Hybrid  
12/20/2011   25 comments
Ford has launched production of its battery-powered Focus Electric.
EVs Seen Dumping Power to Grid, Spurring Renewable Energy
Captain Hybrid  
12/16/2011   35 comments
A new study suggests that automakers will begin to adopt vehicle-to-grid technologies in the next five years.
Li-Ion Battery Costs Challenge Engineers on EV Safety
Captain Hybrid  
12/9/2011   43 comments
Lithium-ion battery costs are already high, and concerns about crashwortiness won't help.
Automotive Infotainment Grows Up
Captain Hybrid  
11/16/2011   20 comments
The in-car PC is gone, but in-car connectivity is back – better and safer than ever.
Slideshow: BMW Busting Out With All-Electric; Sports Hybrid
Captain Hybrid  
11/15/2011   36 comments
The luxury automaker BMW Group will go green in a big way in the next three years, rolling out purpose-built pure electric and hybrid-electric cars that will make heavy use of carbon fiber materials.
Electric Vehicles: How Far Have We Come in 100 Years?
Captain Hybrid  
11/8/2011   26 comments
To get a sense of how far the electric car market has come, it's instructive to read "Foreign Trade in Electric Vehicles" on the New York Times Website.
Slideshow: Autonomous Vehicles Leave the Driving to... Themselves
Captain Hybrid  
11/3/2011   12 comments
Our gallery spotlights the self-driving cars developed to compete in the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's (DARPA) annual Grand Challenge autonomous vehicle race.
DeLorean Rolls Out Electric Car
Captain Hybrid  
10/31/2011   42 comments
DeLorean Motor Co., Inc. has unveiled the DeLorean EV, an electric car that marries the legendary "Back to the Future" DeLorean automobile of the 1980s with a lithium-ion-based, DC-powered, electric drivetrain of today.
GM to Build First All-Electric Car Since EV1
Captain Hybrid  
10/20/2011   21 comments
General Motors quietly resumed its commitment to electric cars last week, officially announcing that it will produce and sell a new vehicle called the Spark EV in 2013.
Is GM's EV1 Still the Best Electric Car Ever?
Captain Hybrid  
10/17/2011   40 comments
Some experts believe that the GM EV1 is still better than today's electric vehicles.
New Horizons for RFID
Captain Hybrid  
10/12/2011   8 comments
Better chips and new standards are combining to place RFID in applications that no one dreamed of three years ago.
Does Anyone Know the True Cost of EV Batteries? (Not Really)
Captain Hybrid  
9/16/2011   35 comments
If you want to start an argument about electric vehicles, the best way to do it is to mention battery costs.
Prius Plugs Into a New Era
Captain Hybrid  
9/13/2011   18 comments
Small battery, fast recharging, and low costs are the keys to Toyota's "less is more" strategy of electrification.
Automaker Partnerships Surge in Bid to Reduce Dev Costs
Captain Hybrid  
9/12/2011   5 comments
Automakers save time and save tens of millions of development dollars by teaming with other automakers and with suppliers.
Electric Car Battery Makers Face Shakeup Amid Soft Demand
Captain Hybrid  
9/8/2011   24 comments
The laws of supply and demand may be about to deal a nasty blow to electric car (EV) battery manufacturers.
GM Investigating Pure Electric Cars
Captain Hybrid  
9/6/2011   29 comments
General Motors, the giant automaker notable for killing the EV1 a decade ago, is accelerating its move into the battery electric vehicle (BEV) arena.
Nissan Responds to Leaf No-Start Software Glitch
Captain Hybrid  
9/1/2011   11 comments
Some Nissan Leaf owners have found their vehicles won't start due to an air conditioning system flaw.
What's the Ideal EV Battery Size?
Captain Hybrid  
8/25/2011   32 comments
As battery prices drop, automakers are likely to use bigger EV battery packs. But how big is big enough?
Thin Films Could Boost Car Battery of Future
Captain Hybrid  
8/24/2011   8 comments
University of Illinois professor Paul Braun has developed a battery structure that offers high power without sacrificing energy.
Rolls-Royce Tests Electric Car
Captain Hybrid  
8/19/2011   14 comments
Early feedback on the new Rolls-Royce electric concept car shows that drivers like the power and quiet performance, but consider driving range to be an issue.
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