Think twice before napping in a self-driving car: new study warns of dangers
Self-driving cars might sound like a dream for those of us who'd love to catch up on work or take a quick nap while...
Penn state researchers innovate in high-performance battery technology for EVs
Penn State researchers led by assistant professor Hongtao Sun have developed an innovative method for fabricating battery electrodes.
This new approach could lead to high-performance...
Solid-state batteries: The future of electric cars?
Electric cars today mainly use lithium-ion batteries.
These batteries are decent. They can store a good amount of energy compared to their size and can...
New battery breakthrough helps cars drive longer and charge faster
Electric cars are becoming a big deal.
People want them to drive long distances without needing to charge often, just like cars with gasoline.
At Penn...
Self-driving cars could slow down the traffic, shows study
Have you ever thought about how the future roads will look when most cars drive themselves?
Well, scientists have been doing some serious thinking about...
How battery cracks might speed up your electric vehicle charging
If you’ve ever dropped your phone and cracked the screen, you know that cracks usually mean bad news.
But what if cracks in certain things...
Future electric cars: Cheaper in the countryside, costly in cities?
Cars are changing!
Many are now running on electricity instead of petrol or diesel.
But here's a puzzle: the government gets a lot of money from...
A new trick to make electric car batteries safer!
At FAMU-FSU College of Engineering, scientists are making electric cars safer with a clever new trick.
They've created a special design that uses wax-filled tubes...
Virginia tech study sheds light on electric scooter safety
Researchers from the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI) have conducted the first large-scale naturalistic driving study of electric scooter (e-scooter) riders.
For 18 months, 50...
Even top-rated child car seats often installed incorrectly, study finds
Putting child car seats in correctly can be tricky, and even the top-rated ones often get installed wrongly.
This is according to a study in...