'Microchannel' cooling could make for better electric cars
Understanding how fluid boils in tiny “microchannels” could help engineers design more efficiently cooled electric and hybrid cars, aircraft, computers
Nissan: Make like a tree and LEAF
It has been a drawn-out process for electric vehicles (EV’s) to be seriously taken up by motoring manufacturers — mainly
£10 million for electric, hybrid car research
Ten innovative research programmes that will lead to the development of cutting-edge ultra efficient electrical systems (PDF) for electric and
UK to make batteries for Nissan's electric LEAF
Nissan’s UK manufacturing plant in Sunderland will produce the batteries going into the new Nissan LEAF, which the company
Students win with first all-electric Formula car
Students at the University of Hertfordshire won a competition this month with what they say is the world’s first
Scotland: All public-sector cars low-carbon by 2020
The Scottish Government has published a new consultation on the use of low-carbon vehicles that calls for a widened use
Report: Electric car benefits a potentially costly 'myth'
Misplaced faith in the energy efficiency of electric cars threatens to “distort UK transport policy and, potentially, to waste a
Amsterdam plugs into electric car network
Amsterdam will become the first European city to install Coulomb Technologies’ networked charging stations for electric cars.
The city will
Wanted: Expert for green electric car study
Friends of the Earth Europe, Greenpeace European Unit and Transport & Environment are seeking an expert to carry out a
Better Place demos electric car battery-switch technology
Better Place says it’s achieved a milestone in accelerating the mass-market adoption of electric vehicles by demonstrating the world’