France to lift investment in electric car battery cells
France is planning to invest 700 million euros ($790 million) over the next five years to boost its production of battery cells for electric cars.
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Lyft offers electric vehicle options for riders, drivers
Lyft passengers will soon be able to request a ride in an electric or hybrid vehicle when they're planning a trip.
Directly cooled electric motor made from polymer materials
Making electric cars lighter also involves reducing the weight of the motor. One way to do that is by constructing it from fiber-reinforced polymer materials. Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology ...
Sodium is the new lithium: Researchers find a way to boost sodium-ion battery performance
Researchers at the Nagoya Institute of Technology (NITech) in Japan have demonstrated that a specific material can act as an efficient battery component for sodium-ion batteries that will compete with lithium-ion batteries ...
Chinese engineer charged in theft of Apple car secrets
A Chinese engineer was charged with stealing secrets from a stealth self-driving vehicle project at Apple, a freshly unsealed criminal complaint revealed.
An alternative to carbon taxes
Climate policy is most effective when it helps people use alternative energy sources, rather than when it makes fossil energy more expensive, argue Anthony Patt and Johan Lilliestam.
Dyson switches HQ from Britain to Singapore: company
British electric appliance pioneer Dyson will switch headquarters to Singapore this year due to booming Asian demand but not because of Brexit, the company said Tuesday.
On the road to make an affordable car, Tesla cuts jobs
Tesla will cut 7 percent of its workforce as it tries to lower prices and break out of the niche-car market to produce an electric vehicle that more people can afford.
Tesla recalls 14,000 cars in China over Takata airbags
Electric-vehicle maker Tesla will recall over 14,000 Model S cars in China as part of the global automotive sector's effort to replace potentially dangerous airbags made by Takata, China's market regulator announced on Friday.
Ford forecasts $112 mn Q4 loss amid restructuring costs
Ford said Wednesday it expected to post a $112 million loss in the fourth quarter of 2018 as the automaker implements a massive restructuring in the United States and Europe.
