“The key to our approach is to break up the request for power from each car into multiple small chunks — into packets” Selecting a Chevy Volt, Tesla Model S, Nissan Leaf — or one of many oth... Read more
A new neighborhood on Bainbridge Island, Washington, has all the aspects of a resilient community–like net zero homes, community gardens, and car sharing–built in from the beginn... Read more
They estimate that the cost of the system can be brought down from its current £5,000 to only £100 (US$155). Oxford University’s Mobile Robotics Group (MRG) has developed an autonomous navig... Read more
It all comes down to the price of the lithium-ion battery GETTING the equivalent of 106 mpg (2.2 litres/100km), the Nissan Leaf electric car would seem a motoring skinflint’s dream co... Read more
New research shows that we’re very close to being able to charge cars, via the road, while they’re moving. So much for having to stop and plug in your plug-in. Now there is just the t... Read more
2011 has turned out to be a groundbreaking year for electric vehicles—literally. The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) earlier this week chose a shopping center in... Read more
Developments underway could let drivers charge their batteries with magnetic fields Plug-in electric cars such as the Chevy Volt? and the Nissan Leaf? have only just begun to penetrate the U... Read more
Current charge times take up to eight hours for most electric vehicle Charging an electric car may soon be as quick and easy as refueling at the pump. Nissan, in conjunction with Japan... Read more
WITH electric cars and plug-in hybrids at last trickling into the showrooms of mainstream automakers, the dream of going gasoline-free is becoming a reality for many drivers. Cars like the N... Read more
Nissan has unveiled a new power supply system that allows electricity stored in the lithium-ion batteries of the all-electric Nissan LEAF to be supplied to a house. With the LEAF’s bat... Read more
After 3.5 years, I’ve finally re-joined the community of car owners. Between February 2008 and last week, I was car-less. I borrowed and rented cars, took taxis and Zip cars, and occasionall... Read more
Range anxiety, the fear that such vehicles will leave the vehicle’s occupants stranded well short of their destination, remains one of, if not the main barrier to the widespread adopti... Read more
THE moment I realized that driving the new Chevrolet Volt was fundamentally a new experience was not when I first turned it on and went around the block. Yes, it was whisper-quiet, powered b... Read more
Want a Nissan Leaf? Join the 20,000 people on the waiting list to get one. The Chevy Volt got your eye? General Motors ramped up availability earlier this year to try and meet demand. With t... Read more