Wireless Charger Refills Battery as Fast as Plugging In
A wireless charging system just achieved three times the rate and 90 percent the efficiency of regular plug-in systems. Continue reading →
Supersonic Electric Airplane Next from Elon Musk?
Musk says he has a design in mind for a supersonic electric jet that takes off and lands vertically. Continue reading →
Futuristic Electric Cars Ditch Battery Charging
An electrified road system keeps cars moving; no battery required. Continue reading →
GM Says 500,000 Electrified Vehicles on Road by 2017
General Motors senior vice president of Global Product Development Mary Barra told member so the media yesterday the automaker will have 500,000 units on the road by 2017 featuring some form of electrification. "Wait a minute," you might be saying to yourself. "How is a company that only sells a couple thousand Volts a month [...]
GM Says 500,000 Electrified Vehicles on Road by 2017
General Motors senior vice president of Global Product Development Mary Barra told member so the media yesterday the automaker will have 500,000 units on the road by 2017 featuring some form of electrification. "Wait a minute," you might be saying to yourself. "How is a company that only sells a couple thousand Volts a month [...]
Volvo Testing New Fast-Charger For EVs
The Volvo Car Corporation has announced it is testing a new "fast-charger" for electric cars that will significantly cut recharging times to a stunning 1.5 hours, some six times faster than units currently in use in EVs on the road today. The new charger is going to be installed and tested on a number of [...]
Ford Fusion Hybrid Rated at 47 MPG Across the Board
We have seen the number "47" in the news quite a bit here lately but for our purposes today it is brought to you courtesy Ford Motor Company, specifically speaking of the fuel economy figures just released for the 2013 Fusion Hybrid. For 2013, the Fusion midsize sedan is all-new and will be offered with [...]
Driving Technology: Ford Lighting Things Up at New Advanced Electrification Center
Demonstrating its commitment to electrified vehicles, Ford is committing $135 million at its new Advanced Electrification Center (formerly the Ford Advanced Engineering Center) in Dearborn, Mich. Ford boasts some 1,000 engineers now working on vehicle electrification with 60 added just this year and more on the way. The new center will allow the automaker to [...]
Volvo Testing New Fast-Charger For EVs
The Volvo Car Corporation has announced it is testing a new "fast-charger" for electric cars that will significantly cut recharging times to a stunning 1.5 hours, some six times faster than units currently in use in EVs on the road today. The new charger is going to be installed and tested on a number of [...]
Ford Fusion Hybrid Rated at 47 MPG Across the Board
We have seen the number "47" in the news quite a bit here lately but for our purposes today it is brought to you courtesy Ford Motor Company, specifically speaking of the fuel economy figures just released for the 2013 Fusion Hybrid. For 2013, the Fusion midsize sedan is all-new and will be offered with [...]