Don't trust the environmental hype about electric vehicles? The economic benefits might convince you
With electric cars back in the headlines, it's time to remember why we should bother making the transition away from oil.
With electric cars back in the headlines, it's time to remember why we should bother making the transition away from oil.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Apr 12, 2019
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As researchers work toward next-generation electric vehicles, they may be hitting their heads on the ceiling of what lithium ion batteries can deliver.
Materials Science
Apr 5, 2019
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Although the mass roll-out of fuel cell electric vehicles is still years away, efforts to make hydrogen-powered cars mainstream have intensified in recent years. With Europe's ambitions to become a leader in zero-emission ...
Energy & Green Tech
Mar 22, 2019
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A team of UMass Lowell researchers has pioneered a new, more efficient way to power electric vehicles.
Energy & Green Tech
Mar 21, 2019
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Fuel cell vehicles need hydrogen to operate, but that hydrogen has to be free of any contaminants that could damage the fuel cell. Professor Andreas Schütze and his research team at Saarland University are collaborating ...
Engineering
Mar 13, 2019
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China's southern Hainan island will end sales of fossil fuel-only cars in 2030, officials said, becoming the first province to announce a target end date for a transition away from gas guzzlers.
Automotive
Mar 6, 2019
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U.S. roads and bridges are in abysmal shape – and that was before the recent winter storms made things even worse.
Energy & Green Tech
Feb 25, 2019
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Huge gains can be made by using waste from the food industry for biogas production, no matter whether the biogas is used in vehicles or to produce electricity and heat. This is the conclusion of researchers from the Biogas ...
Energy & Green Tech
Feb 21, 2019
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Many fleet managers are looking at alternative fuels and advanced vehicle technologies to reduce their environmental footprint and save money. The AFLEET Tool, and its newly launched web-based version, AFLEET Online, ...
Energy & Green Tech
Feb 1, 2019
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In a study to publish in Nature on January 31, researchers at the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) report advances in the development of hydrogen fuel cells that could increase its application in vehicles, ...
Energy & Green Tech
Jan 30, 2019
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