By KEVIN CAMERON THE battery maker A123, a producer of lithium-ion cells for hybrid cars made by General Motors and Fisker Automotive that … More
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Car Batteries Are Not Just For the Car
By MATTHEW L. WALD Coda Automotive is supposed to start selling its electric sedannext month. On Friday, its parent company announced that it … More
Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid
Peter DaSilva for The New York TimesZapcar electric cars charging in Califorina. Analysts are sanguine about this kind of … More
A Private Network for Recharging Cars
A prototype of the charging stations that would be sprinkled across the Houston area. A utility with operations around … More
A Car Charging Infrastructure Takes Shape
Having shipped hundreds of electric vehicle charging stations, and with repeat orders now coming in from Europe, Coulomb Technologies, a privately-held … More
For E.V.’s and Hybrids, a Free-Spinning Alternative to Rare Earths
By TUDOR VAN HAMPTON Most hybrid and electric vehicles rely on motors that contain rare earthmetals. The heavily magnetized elements are mined predominantly in … More
Ex-Chrysler Executive Plugs In for Second Ac
Ex-Chrysler Executive Plugs In for Second Act By JIM MOTAVALLI Once upon a time, when auto executives retired, they actually retired. … More
Start-Ups Work to Reinvent the Combustion Engine
Jim Wilson/The New York Times IN this city where Toyota Priuses clog the roads and battery-powered Tesla Roadsters and … More
Is the Move to Hybrids Hyped?
How popular will electric and hybrid cars be in 10 years? Depends on whom you ask. According to a new … More
For Oil Exec, an Electric Car Can Wait
There sure is a lot of excitement percolating around plug-in hybrid and electric cars these days. Chevrolet’s Volt and … More
Producer of Nissan Leaf’s Home Charger Strikes Distribution Deal
By SEBASTIAN BLANCO With the goal of making home-charger installation as easy as rigging up track lighting, a new partnership … More
Volkswagen Previews Refreshed 261 m.p.g. XL1 Prototype
Volkswagen XL1 Formula Prototype. A Persian Gulf emirate flush with oil wealth will host the public introduction of a fuel … More