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Aug 25, 2016

Why Tesla's Model S Is So Incredibly Fast

Editor's Note: This article was updated on Aug. 25 at 1:25 p.m. E.T. and Aug. 29 at 10:25 a.m. E.T. Blink and you'll miss it: The Tesla Model S was just rated the third-fastest accelerating production car in the world, beating out cars such as the Lamborghini Aventador and the...

Sep 19, 2016

New Electric Bus Can Travel 350 Miles on Single Charge

A new electric, zero-emission vehicle has an impressive range: The city bus can travel 350 miles (560 kilometers) on a single charge, potentially being able to complete a full day's work without needing to be recharged. Set for release next year from the startup Proterra, the Catalyst E2 Series electric...

Nov 3, 2016

US Designates Electric Vehicle Charging Corridors

The federal government is designating 48 electric vehicle charging corridors along 25,000 miles of major U.S. highways as a way to cut greenhouse gas emissions and make it easier for drivers to switch to electric cars, the White House announced Thursday. The plan calls for electric vehicle charging stations to...

Nov 17, 2016

Bright Idea: Glow-in-the-Dark Dye Could Power Cars

If the world one day sees a boom in electric cars and renewable energy, people will need more efficient batteries than are currently available. Now, researchers say a glow-in-the-dark dye used to track chemicals in cells could offer a solution. The chemical is boron-dipyrromethene, otherwise known as BODIPY, and it...

Nov 23, 2016

Hackers Turn Tesla Into a Brain-Controlled Car

Oh it's turning. Brake! Alright, we're scared but we're good. The Tesla Model S had only gone a few feet, rolling mostly straight from one empty spot in the parking garage to another. The driver wasn't actually behind the wheel, though. He sat in the passenger's seat, donning an EEG...

May 10, 2017

New Battery Could Power Electric Cars 620 Miles on Single Charge

The average American drives about 30 miles (48 kilometers) per day, according to AAA, yet many people are still reluctant to buy electric cars that can travel three times that distance on a single charge. This so-called range anxiety is one reason gasoline-powered vehicles still rule the road, but a...

Jun 14, 2017

'Wired' Roads Could Power Electric Cars As You Drive

A new wireless power system could help people avoid the inevitable jumbled mess of tangled cords and offer a more efficient way to charge electric vehicles on the go, according to a new study. Researchers at Stanford University adapted a concept from quantum physics to produce a wireless charger that...

Jul 6, 2017

The World Is on the Brink of an Electric Car Revolution

The internal combustion engine had a good run. It has helped propel cars — and thus humanity — forward for more than 100 years. But a sea change is afoot that is forecast to kick gas-powered vehicles to the curb, replacing them with cars that run on batteries. A flurry...

Mar 30, 2018

Why the Fire that Incinerated a Tesla Was Such a Nightmare to Put Out

On March 23, a 38-year-old man driving a Tesla Model X rammed headfirst into an unshielded highway median while traveling south on U.S. Highway 101 near Mountain View, California. Two other vehicles subsequently rear-ended the SUV, which caught fire after the driver, who later died from his injuries, was pulled...

May 30, 2018

Tesla on Autopilot Crashes into Parked Police Car

The idea that self-driving cars will be much safer than human drivers has been taking a hit lately with a string of autopilot crashes, the latest incident in California this week. A Tesla Sedan crashed into an empty, parked police car in Laguna Beach on Tuesday (May 29) while running...

Nov 22, 2019

Why Does Tesla's Cybertruck Look Like It Belongs In A Low-Res Video Game?

No, you haven't been sucked into a low-res video game — the new Tesla Cybertruck just looks like an animated armored vehicle whose pixels are taking a while to render. In September, Tesla co-founder and CEO Elon Musk teased that Tesla's new electric pickup truck would look futuristic-like and cyberpunk,...

Dec 5, 2019

Love It or Hate It, Tesla Cybertruck Is Revolutionary

With a collective gasp and puzzled looks, the world was recently introduced to Tesla's newest vehicle. The so-called Cybertruck is an angular, stainless steel, all-electric pickup truck that quickly became polarizing. The launch didn't go very smoothly. The truck's windows shattered when its lead designer smashed them with a metal...

Feb 28, 2021

Is an electric car better for the planet?

Which is better for Earth: an electric or gas-powered vehicle? The answer to this question might seem blindingly obvious: Of course electric cars must be better for the environment, because they don’t have exhausts and so don’t emit greenhouse gasses as they drive. However, electric vehicles (EVs) aren't perfect, and...

Nov 23, 2023

World’s 1st electric flying passenger ship could 'revolutionize how we travel on water'

The world's first electric flying passenger ship has completed test flights in Sweden and will now enter production ahead of its introduction into Stockholm's public transport network in 2024. The Candela P-12, designed by Swedish tech company Candela Technology AB, is 39 feet (12 meters) long,runs on a 252 kilowatt-hour...

Dec 28, 2023

New battery tech will slash charging times and boost EV range before the decade is out

A technology that could dramatically increase the range and decrease the charging time of electric vehicle (EV) batteries could soon be in many more cars. The technology swaps the graphite normally used on the negatively charged anodes of lithium-ion EV batteries for silicon. Panasonic recently announced a partnership with Sila...