Electric cars could help strengthen electrical grids, shows study
American homeowners with solar panels can sell the surplus electricity they generate back to their local grids. Should electric vehicle (EV) owners be able...
Electric vehicles could be powered by hydrogen harvested from sewage
Hydrogen is valuable as it is a renewable source, and could be sold to the chemicals and plastics industry or used in hydrogen fuel...
Deadly auto crashes more likely during pandemic lockdown, shows study
With fewer people on the road during the early days of the pandemic, more drivers were speeding and driving recklessly, resulting in more crashes...
Self-driving cars could learn to drive by mimicking others, shows study
Researchers develop new machine learning algorithm that teaches cars to self-drive by observing other traffic.
Self-driving cars are powered by machine learning algorithms that require...
Scientists convert tamarind shells into energy source for vehicles
Shells of tamarind, a tropical fruit consumed worldwide, are discarded during food production.
As they are bulky, tamarind shells take up a considerable amount of...
New heavy vehicle design increases fuel efficiency, cuts carbon emissions
Reshaping the exterior of heavy vehicles, such as semitrucks, so that they are aerodynamically integrated along their entire length in a smooth, continuous fashion...
Key questions about next-gen electric vehicle batteries
The next generation of electric vehicle batteries, with greater range and improved safety, could be emerging in the form of lithium metal, solid-state technology.
But...
AI sensors could help self-driving cars navigate in the snow
Nobody likes driving in a blizzard, including autonomous vehicles.
To make self-driving cars safer on snowy roads, engineers look at the problem from the car's...
New ultra-sensitive light detector gives self-driving device a jolt
Realizing the potential of self-driving cars hinges on technology that can quickly sense and react to obstacles and other vehicles in real time.
Engineers from...
Scientists develop new long-lasting, stable solid-state lithium battery
Long-lasting, quick-charging batteries are essential to the expansion of the electric vehicle market, but today's lithium-ion batteries fall short of what's needed.
They're too heavy,...