Automotive

Scientists find way to boost the lifetimes of battery packs for electric vehicles

Stanford researchers have devised a new way to make lithium-ion battery packs last longer and suffer less deterioration from fast charging.

Scientists create new tool to optimize current electric vehicle charging stations

Electric vehicle (EV) charging patterns are highly uncertain in both location, time, and duration, particularly in association with the predicted high demand for electric...

New technique could charge electric vehicle battery in just 10 minutes

A breakthrough in electric vehicle battery design has enabled a 10-minute charge time for a typical EV battery. The record-breaking combination of a shorter charge...

3D printing drones work like bees to build and repair structures while flying

The advent of 3D printing has changed many industries by allowing researchers, students, entrepreneurs and massive factories to rapidly transform a digital design into...

Charging cars at home at night is not the way to go, Stanford study...

Most electric vehicle owners charge their cars at home in the evening or overnight. We’re doing it wrong, according to a new Stanford study. In March,...

Scientists find way to reduce electric vehicle battery testing time by 75%

Testing the longevity of new electric vehicle battery designs could be four times faster with a streamlined approach, researchers at the University of Michigan...

Scientists find the best sites for electric vehicle charging stations

Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a computational model that can be used to determine the optimal places for locating electric vehicle...

Cars could get a ‘flashy’ upgrade

The part of an old car that gets turned into graphene could come back as a better part for a new car. Rice University chemists...

This electric flying boat might transform traveling

A Norwegian company is now developing a small electric seaplane that can transform local passenger traffic on a large scale. The design of the hull...

Elon Musk: My view about future of technology

Advances in digital technologies hold considerable potential to lift the trajectory of productivity and economic growth, and to create new and better jobs to replace...