Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Material and Beam Technology IWS in Dresden have developed a new production process with the aim of efficient and environmentally friendly future battery production. They coat the electrodes of the energy storage cells with a dry film instead of liquid chemicals. This simplified process saves energy and eliminates toxic […]
Electric car owners forced to take ’shocking risks’ to charge their vehicles
ELECTRIC car charging infrastructure is causing EV drivers to take risks and charge their car’s dangerously, reveals new data. One of the biggest cruxes preventing mass electric car adoption in the UK is the infrastructure to support them. Electric cars on average will cover a shorter distance than a petrol or diesel before needing to […]
Electric car ads: Latest from Nissan and Audi take very different approaches
Does driving an electric car feel like flying? Nissan has released a new ad campaign for its Leaf electric car suggesting that—and featuring professional wingsuit flyer Roberta Mancino. At one point, with the road turning electric blue below and behind the car, the car turns into a wingsuit, allowing Mancino, the driver, to glide down […]
Can The Dyson Vacuum Cleaner Guy Build A Better Electric Car Than Tesla’s Elon Musk?
The world sales volume of electric cars is still barely a percentage point or two of the total annual sales of all cars, but just like a noisy clutch of protesters, they’re getting all of the attention these days. Part of that signal flare of attention has to do with the rather noisy Elon Musk, […]
NIO, the embattled electric car company, is getting a big bailout from Beijing
Beijing is picking winners and losers in China’s electric vehicle industry. And it appears the Chinese government has chosen to bestow its favor on NIO, a Shanghai-based company listed on the New York Stock Exchange. NIO is establishing a joint venture with a state-owned fund, Beijing E-Town International Investment and Development company (E-Town Capital), the […]
DYSON PATENT APPLICATIONS OFFER HINTS AT ITS ELECTRIC CAR
IN THE 18 months since announcing its intention to build an electric car, Dyson has been quieter than a Cyclone V10 vacuum about the vehicle’s looks, cost, or performance specs. But three newly released patent applications offer an early glimpse at how Dyson is designing its vehicles and where it plans to diverge from mainstream […]
Confused About Buying An Electric Car? You’re Not Alone
Two new electric car surveys came out last week. One by Climate Nexus claims 44% of people who plan to buy a new car in the next 5 years expect that car to be electric. Another survey conducted by AAA says only 16% of Americans expect their next car to be electric. Clearly, both polls can’t be correct, can […]
Electric car industry in Australia now faces 12-month wait for a policy
A clear and decisive strategy to accelerate Australia’s uptake to electric vehicles is at least another year away in the wake of this weekend’s election results, which sees the Coalition government in charge for another three years with a working majority, contrary to the prediction of numerous opinion polls. With the planet’s emissions surpassing 415ppm […]
Who’s Behind The War On Electric Cars?
If you follow the news about electric cars, you are aware that a serious amount of pushback against EVs is developing across America. You may be excused if you are a regular CleanTechnica reader and believe the electric car revolution is upon us and we won. Not yet, people. Powerful forces are at work that […]
Volkswagen Continues To Ramp Up Its Electric Car Push
Talking about making electric cars is easy. Making electric cars is hard. Ever since Volkswagen announced it was getting into the EV game, plenty of skeptics have wondered aloud whether it was serious or just blowing smoke. They had every right to be suspicious. Time and again, the company made bold pronouncements that didn’t ever […]