U.S. EIA sees only 1.5% Hybrid sales growth to 2040

The U.S. Energy Information Agency seems to have totally sold out to the oil lobby. The agency predicts, in a report released Tuesday 17th...

Johnson Controls files appeal of A123 bankruptcy sale

Johnson Controls filed an appeal in bankruptcy court today of the Dec. 11, 2012 sale order approving Wanxiang's purchase of A123 System...

China's Wanxiang wins auction for assets of battery maker A123

Chinese firm Wanxiang emerged as the winning bidder of bankrupt battery-maker A123's assets after a days long auction that lasted until ...

DoE Launches 'Manhattan Project' for EV Batteries [VIDEO]

Think of it as a Manhattan Project, except instead of secret nuclear bombs, the end result is much better batteries for devices, electric ve...

U.S. launches new project to develop electric-vehicle batteries

The Obama administration launched a fresh $120-million research project Friday, aimed at developing cheaper batteries for electric vehicles....

U.S. says A123 sale requires its consent

The U.S. government said bankrupt A123 Systems Inc cannot be sold without its consent because the battery maker received a $249 million gran...

Norway has become the world capital of the electric car

For the second month in a row, an electric car topped new car registrations in October in the Nordic country, where 716 Nissan Leaf were sol...

BMW Joins VW in Backing Germany’s 1 Million Electric-Car Goal

BMW backed the German government’s goal to have 1 million electric cars by 2020 on the country’s roads, a week after Volkswagen said the ta...

NYPD to Get 50 Chevy Volt Police Cars

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg today unveiled the first of what will be a fleet of 50 Chevrolet Volt NYPD police cruisers, which will...

EVs are 1/10th the Cost to 'Fuel' Compared With ICE Vehicles

Under current utility electric vehicle (EV) tariffs, it is always cheaper to recharge an EV than to fuel a conventional gas-powered vehicle,...