By using unique magnets in its electric motors, KLD Energy Technologies says it can power neighborhood electric vehicles with smaller, lower-voltage batteries.
In a 1,864-mile trek across the Australian Outback, engineering students from the University of Michigan will pit their design against other teams and against the elements.
To road test its new hybrid supercar, Porsche had its engineers drive two 918 Spyders from Denver to San Francisco, including a trip through the Nevada desert to see how the car reacted to the extreme heat.
In Los Angeles, 300 attendees picked from a test-drive fleet that included the Nissan Leaf, Tesla Model S, Chevy Volt, Coda sedan and Mitsubishi i-MiEV, as well as motorcycles from Zero and Brammo.