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MIT's Flux Solar Vehicle Goes on a Road-Testing Trip

On a recent April afternoon, MIT sophomore Francis Wang drove out of the Edgerton Center's Area 51 garage, took a left on Massachusetts Avenue, a right onto Albany Street, and then a left through the wide doors into Johnson Rink.

17 May 2018

Researcher Strives to Wirelessly Recharge Electric Cars in Motion

Future electric vehicles are likely to be able to recharge as they drive along the highway, taking wireless power directly from plates fixed in the road.

30 Mar 2018

Singapore’s First Flash-Charging Electric Shuttle Launched

Singapore’s first flash-charging electric shuttle, taking just 20 seconds to charge, was launched by NTU Singapore and BlueSG Pte Ltd.

24 Jan 2018

Research Attempts to Enhance Battery Capacity

When a lithium-ion battery is overstuffed with lithium, that is, when more lithium is added, the battery will have the ability to store more charge in the same space, suppositionally powering an electric car to run 30%-50% percent more between charges.

13 Dec 2017

Study Reveals Clean Energy Stored in Electric Vehicles Could Be Used to Power Buildings

Stored energy from electric vehicles (EVs) can be applied to power large buildings – opening up new possibilities for the future of smart, renewable energy - as a result of innovative battery study from WMG at the University of Warwick.

15 Jun 2017

Dynamic Inductive Power Transfer for Charging Electric Vehicles While on the Move

A main cause for the hindrance in the extensive use of electric vehicles is battery charging. In the recent past, studies aimed at rapidly increasing the performance of batteries have ended up in expanding the range of electric cars to a few hundred kilometers.

30 May 2017

Innovative Battery Stacking Can Increase the Travel Distance of Electric Vehicles

At present, electric cars cannot be used to travel to far-away places as their batteries take up a great deal of space. Researchers from the Fraunhofer Institute for Ceramic Technologies and Systems IKTS have now stacked large cells on top of each another to provide the vehicles with more power.

3 May 2017

MIT Energy Initiative Launches New Study “Mobility of the Future”

“Mobility of the Future” study examines how developments in technology, fuel, infrastructure, policy, and consumer preference will drive transportation changes.

11 Apr 2017

Renewable Energy can Boost Uptake of Electric Vehicles

According to a new study, plugging into renewable energy sources outweighs the short driving ranges or cost for consumers planning to purchase electric vehicles.

5 Apr 2017

First All-Solid-State Battery Cells Provide Faster-Charging, Safer Rechargeable Batteries

The first all-solid-state battery cells that could to longer-lasting, faster-charging, safer rechargeable batteries for stationary energy storage, electric cars and handheld mobile devices have been developed by a team of engineers headed by John Goodenough, a 94-year-old professor in the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin and co-inventor of the lithium-ion battery.

1 Mar 2017