Electric cars may not be solution to all world problems
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Flame storm fails to alter reality Recent Reg coverage of the green motoring field has been sternly criticised by some for too brusquely dismissing the fully-electric car, so we're back today with a look at battery-powered wheels.â¦
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Stung by criticism that it  conspired to kill the electric car, General Motors Corp.   is preparing to detail its commitment to new fuel-saving  technologies, including new electric vehicles, according to  people familiar with the automaker's plans.
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Could making cars eco-friendly change buying habits and hurt the planet? Researchers are investigating.  In Autopia.
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US vehicles would require a million wind turbines, economists claim. Converting every vehicle in the United States to hydrogen power would demand so much electricity that the country would need enough wind ...
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Technological "inventions" are not going to have the same kind of transformative value that they did in the past.
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Willett Kempton sees your car--and the electric grid--as a solution to America's energy problem, not the source of it.
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With the advent of electric cars and plug-in hybrids, the humble car battery is now taking center stage in new research.
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Even if the auto industry reaches a breakthrough agreement with the UAW, carmakers still face a litany of problems.
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Problems designing accessories that don't drain the Chevrolet Volt's lithium-ion batteries have General Motors adopting "redundant systems" that increase costs. And have you seen that bizarre ad?
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Vehicles that electrolyze water onboard to produce hydrogen fuel could provide an easier alternative to fuel-cell vehicles and building out a hydrogen infrastructure. In Autopia.
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In the face of GM's swift time table for the Chevy Volt, rival automaker says it has good reason to move more slowly on its own plug-in electric car.
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The start-up's futuristic ultracapacitor--a device that holds electricity and functions somewhat like a battery--may not hit the market until 2008.
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Nissan wants to leapfrog Toyota and Honda in fuel efficient vehicles by developing plug-in hybrids, electric vehicles, and a fuel cell car. But which technology is friend to the environment? In Autopia.
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A top Silicon Valley technologist has devised a plan to reinvent the auto industry around electric-powered cars by building battery-charging stations around the world.
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Business & money: Belief that worldwide expansion will provide cheap, clean electricity is a myth, a report claims.
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The Zeo runs purely on batteries. It's a direction the other big automakers are not so keen about.
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A new generation of cheaper and more efficient hydrogen fuel cells may bring the environmentalistsâ dream of affordable, green cars one step closer to reality.