Driving the Volt
The electric propulsion system for GM's new plug-in hybrid gives a silent yet powerful ride.
Stories Tagged "battery"
IBM Invests in Battery Research
The company hopes to develop powerful, lightweight lithium-air batteries.
GM Opens a Battery Research Lab for the Volt
The large facility is meant to reflect a change of direction for the bankrupt company.
Revisiting Lithium-Sulfur Batteries
Advances could at last make the high-energy batteries practical.
Electric Vehicle Battery-Switching System Unveiled
Startup Better Place demonstrates a system for swapping out depleted batteries for charged ones.
U.S. Batteries for First U.S. Plug-in Hybrid
Fisker Automotive's Karma could be powered by batteries developed at a national lab.
A Gas-Sipping Van
A spinoff from the Rocky Mountain Institute has developed a 100-miles-per-gallon plug-in hybrid.
Print-on-Demand Power
Flexible carbon-nanotube supercapacitors could give more power to cell phones and other electronics.
First Plug-in Hybrid to Be Sold in the United States
In November, Fisker Automotive will begin sales of a car with 50 miles of battery-powered range.
Criticism of the Obama Administration's Volt Report
Did the review of GM's prospects depend on unrealistic assumptions about its plug-in technology?
