Nissan claims 50% thermal efficiency, from engine for e-Power hybrid system

Nissan developing engine with 50% thermal efficiencyNissan claims to have made a major efficiency breakthrough in efficiency for an internal-combustion in its e-Power hybrid system. The automaker announced Friday that it had reached 50% thermal efficiency, which is the percentage of energy converted to work within the engine. That's a figure normally associated with Formula One racing engines; the...

VW considers electric convertible: Why are there so few drop-top EVs?

Volkswagen ID.3 convertible renderingThe Volkswagen MEB platform will underpin electric cars with a wide range of body styles, but could a convertible be among them? VW teased one on Monday, releasing renderings of an electric convertible while remaining vague on production prospects. The car depicted in the renderings is a convertible version of the Volkswagen ID.3 electric...