Tag: electric vehicles

By Frances White, PNNL RICHLAND, Wash. – The lithium-ion batteries that power our laptops and electric vehicles could store more energy and run longer on a single charge with the help of a sponge-like silicon material. Researchers developed the porous material to replace the graphite traditionally used in one of the battery’s electrodes, as silicon has […]

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April 15, 2014 by Francis White RICHLAND, Wash. – Electric vehicles could travel farther and more renewable energy could be stored with lithium-sulfur batteries that use a unique powdery nanomaterial. Researchers added the powder, a kind of nanomaterial called a metal organic framework, to the battery’s cathode to capture problematic polysulfides that usually cause lithium-sulfur batteries to […]

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The U.S. government’s controversial green car loan program is getting a makeover, which could unleash its remaining $16 billion in allocated funds. During an event Wednesday, Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz announced that the Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing (ATVM) Loan Program, which allocated loans to green automakers between 2009 and 2011, will be improved in a […]

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Originally published on Clean Technica Via Motors has now named Bob Lutz, former Vice Chairman of GM, its chairman of the board. Lutz, who has served as a board member for a while, will be taking the place of retiring Carl Berg, according to the company website. Berg remains VIA’s biggest shareholder. Lutz’ automotive career has spanned […]

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By Bill Sheets, The Daily Herald Anyone in Lynnwood who had electric-vehicle charging equipment installed in their garage the past few years did so not quite legally. It’s not that the equipment or stations were illegal, exactly. It’s just that Lynnwood had not met its obligation under state law to have regulations in place by […]

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Electric car maker Tesla Motors has connected its free supercharger network from Los Angeles to New York, enabling West Coast-to-East Coast Model S road trips fueled purely on electricity. About 80 percent of the Supercharger network is completed, including both coastal legs and most of Texas, Bloomberg reported. A map on Tesla’s website shows the network snaking from […]

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By Frances White, Originally published by Pacific Northwest National Laboratory It’s known that electric vehicles could travel longer distances before needing to charge and more renewable energy could be saved for a rainy day if lithium-sulfur batteries can just overcome a few technical hurdles. Now, a novel design for a critical part of the battery […]

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By Todd Bishop. Originally published on GeekWire. A new navigation system for BMW’s electric and hybrid cars, developed by traffic technology company INRIX, breaks new ground by telling drivers when they’re better off parking and taking public transit. The system will debut in the BMW i3 (pictured) and i8 electric vehicles. The INRIX Intermodal Navigation system, being […]

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By Darren Quick, Gizmag VIA Motors has revealed a solar panel tonneau cover that will add an extra 10 miles (16 km) of range to its eREV40 electric pickup truck. VIA Motors’ vehicle lineup, which include pick up trucks, an SUV and a van, can drive for 40 miles (64 km) in all-electric mode before turning […]

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Overseen by the New York State Energy Research and Development Agency (NYSERDA), the Electric Vehicle-Enabling Technology Demonstration Program (the Program) seeks research and demonstration proposals that demonstrate new technologies and approaches to accelerate the market adoption of plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) and make PEV infrastructure easier to use and more economically viable in New York State. Total […]

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