Electric vehicles

Volkswagen is proving how much potential the plug-in hybrid systems have.

More than half of all new buses and coaches registered in 2015 met the latest Euro-VI emissions standard, marking a threefold increase compared with 2014.

Hitachi Vehicle Energy, Ltd. established in 2004, is a company incorporated for the purpose of mainly developing and manufacturing of lithium-ion battery for automotive application through the capital investment of 3 Hitachi group companies, Hitachi, Ltd. Shin-Kobe Electric Machinery Co., Ltd. and Hitachi Maxell, Ltd.

The Bonirob robot, which is approximately the size of a compact car, uses video- and lidar-based positioning as well as satellite navigation to find its way around fields.

2015 was the most successful year ever for the BMW Group with annual sales setting a new record for the fifth year in a row.

IDTechEx are hosting a free webinar on Tuesday 26 January 2016.

Following its unveiling to domestic media at Hyundai Motor's Namyang R&D Center in South Korea, details have been confirmed of the IONIQ - the next generation of hybrid vehicles.

The first industrial robot, Unimate, went into operation at a General Motors plant in 1961. Over the next few decades the use of industrial robot arms in the automotive industry matured.

Carbon Robotics are bringing to market a high-quality low-cost (sub-$5,000) robot arm by employing novel technologies and materials.

Scientists have created a highly efficient biomaterial that catalyzes the formation of hydrogen -- one half of the "holy grail" of splitting H2O to make hydrogen and oxygen for fueling cheap and efficient cars that run on water.

A new material that can store solar energy during the day and release it later as heat, whenever it's needed.

A competitive maintenance concept for after-sales service is an important factor for the success of electric vehicles.

Jaguar has announced its return to global motorsport. In the autumn of 2016, Jaguar will enter the third season of the exciting FIA Formula E Championship as a manufacturer with its own team.

BMW Group is presenting a Vision Car to demonstrate what the interior and the user interface of the future might look like.

United Utilities engineers at Davyhulme wastewater treatment works have taken delivery of a fleet of electric vehicles which will run on power generated by the plant itself.

A multidisciplinary team of 20 students from the University of Eindhoven, known as Team FAST, are building the world's first formic acid car.

An international group of scientists have developed ion-exchange synthetic membranes based on amphiphilic compounds that are able to convert the energy of chemical reactions into electrical current.

ARCA Space Corporation has created ArcaBoard, a hoverboard that works over most surfaces.

Students thought that changing the aerodynamics of a UAV to reduce drag might result in less drain on the battery, and thereby increase flight time.

nventors around the world have been trying to combine the ease and utility of driving with the three-dimensional freedom of flying since the beginning of the 20th century.