Electric vehicles

A challenge that comes with the increased use of renewable energy is how to store electric energy.

Environmental award winner Controlled Power Technologies witnessed more interest in 48V mild hybrid vehicles when it recently showcased its switched-reluctance (SR) motor-generator technology in Los Angeles.

Launches of fuel cell cars are reportedly planned by up to six carmakers from 2015 including Tata Motors of India, owners of Jaguar Land Rover.

The most popular word for them is now drones, giving a military connotation to Unmanned Aerial Vehicles UAVs.

IDTechEx analyst Franco Gonzalez discusses some of the industry dynamics and latest trends of supercapacitors.

Terra Motors Corporation is establishing a joint venture to deal with the manufacturing and sales of electric vehicles in Dhaka with the Runner group of companies, the most famous motorbike manufactures in Bangladesh. The name of the joint venture is "Runner Terra EV Ltd."

The Roads and Transport Authority of Dubai has announced the start of a study of using Autonomous cars in Dubai.

New drone safety rules are being considered to allow businesses to use small unmanned aerial vehicles in the USA.

The Proving Factory is now officially open for business.

UK Business Secretary Vince Cable and Transport Minister Claire Perry officially launched a regulatory review of driverless cars and the Government's 'Introducing Driverless Cars' competition.

Ebusco is a Dutch company located in Helmond. Ebusco focuses on the production, development, marketing and sales of full electric buses for the European market.

In 2011, an important national priority was declared: Put 1 million electric vehicles on the road by 2015.

This article focuses on the highlights of the second day of the AABC Conference 2015 in Mainz Germany, specifically in the Electrochemical Capacitor Symposium.

Bochum University of Applied Sciences and ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe are collaborating on a major research project into solar vehicle construction.

Electric Vehicle company Zap and Jonway Auto signed an OEM contract for 5000 units of ZAP Jonway's EV Minivans that will be sold under the brand of Dong Feng Motor Corporation.

Pure electric vehicles are inevitably small and feeble or premium-priced, niche products like the Teslas? Not true.

Voxel8 made at splash at CES 2015 when they unveiled their new 3D printer, the first of its kind, that is capable of 3D printing objects made from both plastics and conductive inks. This will spark an explosion of interest in 3D printed electronics in 2015.

Students have built Singapore's first urban solar electric car with an innovative 3D-printed body shell that has 150 parts

Savannah, the first superyacht to feature an eco-friendly blend of single diesel engine, three gensets, batteries, propeller, azimuting thruster and a streamlined hull shape.

The motor market is doubling in value even over the underlying fast growth of the electric vehicle business, whether hybrid or pure electric.