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Dynamic Inductive Power Transfer for Charging Electric Vehicles While on the Move

A main cause for the hindrance in the extensive use of electric vehicles is battery charging. In the recent past, studies aimed at rapidly increasing the performance of batteries have ended up in expanding the range of electric cars to a few hundred kilometers.

30 May 2017

Innovative Battery Stacking Can Increase the Travel Distance of Electric Vehicles

At present, electric cars cannot be used to travel to far-away places as their batteries take up a great deal of space. Researchers from the Fraunhofer Institute for Ceramic Technologies and Systems IKTS have now stacked large cells on top of each another to provide the vehicles with more power.

3 May 2017

MIT Energy Initiative Launches New Study “Mobility of the Future”

“Mobility of the Future” study examines how developments in technology, fuel, infrastructure, policy, and consumer preference will drive transportation changes.

11 Apr 2017

Renewable Energy can Boost Uptake of Electric Vehicles

According to a new study, plugging into renewable energy sources outweighs the short driving ranges or cost for consumers planning to purchase electric vehicles.

5 Apr 2017

First All-Solid-State Battery Cells Provide Faster-Charging, Safer Rechargeable Batteries

The first all-solid-state battery cells that could to longer-lasting, faster-charging, safer rechargeable batteries for stationary energy storage, electric cars and handheld mobile devices have been developed by a team of engineers headed by John Goodenough, a 94-year-old professor in the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin and co-inventor of the lithium-ion battery.

1 Mar 2017

Car Parks 'Obsolete' in Scots Cities of the Future

Driverless electric vehicles could make meters and multi-storeys a thing of the past. Prediction to be made at Scottish Renewables first Low-Carbon Cities Conference

4 Jan 2017

Researchers Discover New Alternative for Battery Power Storage

New materials offering an alternative to battery power has turned out to be a major scientific advancement that has proven to be between 1,000-10,000 times more powerful than the currently available battery alternative - a supercapacitor.

6 Dec 2016

Stanford Study Reveals Battery Electric Cars Reduce Emissions Better Than Fuel Cell Vehicles

Electric vehicles running on batteries would be a better investment than hydrogen fuel cells in a number of communities.

15 Nov 2016

In for the Long Haul! The "MeStREx" Project Extends the Range of Battery-powered Vehicles

As part of the MeStREx (Metallic Stack for Range Extender) research project, Plansee is working together with partners from industry and research on an innovative "range extender".

19 Oct 2016

Arrow Electronics Supports Development of Hong Kong's First Concept Electric Vehicle Through EVTech Makerthon Project

Arrow Electronics, Inc., the global technology company providing products and services that guide innovation forward, today announced it provided technology framework and guidance to support the development of Hong Kong's first concept electric vehicle (EV) through the EVTech Makerthon project organized by the Hong Kong Science and Technology Park Corporation (HKSTP) and Makerbay.

21 Sep 2016