Is Obama Delivering on Environmental Policy?
And what has been the role of grassrooots activism?
A Nanoscale Peek at Lithium-air Batteries Promises Better Electric Vehicles
Ten times better charging capacity of Lithium-air batteries over the Li-ion variety just got a little closer
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The Future of the Assembly Line
The assembly line was invented 100 years ago. It’s time to invent the disassembly line
Will Hybrids and Electrics Benefit from Demise of Internal Combustion Engine?
You would think so, but a recent conference suggests otherwise
New Nanorod Capacitor Has High Energy and High Power Density
A new capacitor formed of mangnaese dioxide nanorods combines the best of capacitors and batteries
What’s Next For 3-D Printing? Car Bodies
Canadian start-up Urbee takes 2500 hours to print a car body that has only 40 parts
Can Cars Keep Their Cool, Even at 100 Miles Per Gallon?
A look at the top tech cars of 2013 with car critic Lawrence Ulrich
Graphene Hybrid Material Comes to the Rescue of Li-ion Battery-Powered Vehicles
Nano-scale ribbons made of vanadium oxide and graphene produce cathodes with both high energy and power density
Tesla News and Renewable Energy From Rising Ships
Tesla will pay back loan sooner but release next car model later and a San Francisco company wants to run the city on ship-power; plus, communicating with your car's computer
From the Gut: "Intestinal" Design for Vehicle Natural Gas Tank
A glut of natural gas in the U.S. is spawning ideas for using the theoretically cleaner fuel for transportation
Electric Car Driving Lessons from Elon Musk and the New York Times
Think of reviewer John Broder as a novice driver, and it all starts to make sense
Who After Chu?
Will a new energy secretary focus more on areas neglected in Chu’s farewell appraisal?
Simon Hauger Revs Up High Schools with Car Projects
Simon Hauger helps inner-city high schoolers build cars and start businesses
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Boeing's Battery-Fire Blues
Did engineers work too hard to lighten the batteries of the Boeing 787?
Green Energy Tech at Year's End
2012 was not a good year, and 2013 is not likely to be better
Ford to Offer Software Fix in Recall of Fusion and Escape Vehicles
Flawed cooling system design believed to be source of 12 vehicle fires to date
Eggshells for Energy Storage
Researchers hope to improve supercapacitors using chicken-egg shells
Your Car as Stress Monitor?
Auto manufacturers want to check your vital signs as you drive
Tesla's Model S Gets Bragging Rights
But despite kudos from a car mag, it's still a well-off man's car at a rich man's price
Oak Ridge Unveils 20-Petaflop ‘Titan’ Supercomputer
New 299,008-CPU Cray XK7 will simulate nanomagnets, global climate, and turbulent combustion
Bet on Adoption of a U.S. Climate Policy
Whatever the outcome of the presidential election, legislation to reduce carbon is likely
British Petroleum Gets Out of Next-Generation Ethanol
It's back to petroleum for BP, once a self-styled green star
Nanostructured Silicon Li-ion Batteries’ Capacity Figures Are In
Do the numbers really promise a game-changing technology for electric vehicles?
IT Hiccups of the Week: Italian Airline Alitalia Ends Up Selling Tickets for €0.01
Wallace buys Gromit lots of cheap cheddar cheese, and BMW 7-Series drivers hope not to fall out of their cars
Google’s Stock Takes Hit From Fat-Finger Mistake
Frenchwoman receives telephone bill for €11 721 000 000 000 000 is told she can pay it off in installments
The Cautionary Tale of A123 Systems
Gee-whiz technologies don’t trump market realities
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Nissan Moves to Steer-by-Wire for Select Infiniti Models
A first for a mass produced car
A123 Bites the Dust
Innovative tech—and federal loan guarantees—couldn't keep this lithium-ion battery company afloat
Toyota and Subaru Offer Conflicting Software Fix Advice
Who wrote the ECU software?
OnStar Software Problem Forces GM to Temporarily Stop Selling Some 2013 Models
60 000 U. S. cars need to be fixed
The All-Electric Car You Never Plug In
Wireless power transmission would let EVs draw their power from the road