#batteries

Although gasoline vehicles are getting more efficient, there’s no denying that they still pose some harm to the environment. The future of motoring is electric vehicles.

We saw in a previous article that Tesla and General Motors use glycol liquid cooling to shed battery heat, and ended by saying there was room for improvement.

Volkswagen might be doing electric car owners a solid in the near future that could see the range of their cars tripled.

Panasonic will supply battery-production equipment for Tesla’s upcoming “Gigafactory” battery production facility.

Tesla’s “affordable” third generation sedan might have a name to run with instead of being called the Model E.

BMW is willing to play ball with another automaker if it means reducing electric car battery costs.

Honda’s most sophisticated hybrid to date is turning out to be a bigger hit than the company expected.

Tesla will directly invest $2 billion into its new Gigafactory while its partners will contribute another $2 to 3 billion to the project.

A new report suggests Panasonic might invest almost $1 billion in Tesla’s upcoming battery manufacturing facility.

Lexus pioneered hybrids in the luxury segment, but for the foreseeable future it intends to put a halt on gasoline-electric tech, giving a pass to lithium-ion batteries in favor of the same nickle-metal hydride units the company has relied on for years.