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Electric vehicle battery maker A123 received almost $250 million in funding from the government in 2009. This morning, the company announced it would not be able to meet loan payments and is now in bankruptcy. The stock cratered from an…

The Nissan LEAF EV, innovative as it may be, apparently doesn’t function well in very cold or very hot climates. Range drops in cold weather and the battery degrades in hot weather.

ECOmove’s car, the QBEAK, can reach 75 miles and hour, uses electric motors and a fuel cell that converts a bio-methanol and water mixture into electricity, which charges the battery. The QBEAK is being developed by Danish car makers. Sure,…

“Every prior attempt to electrify the car has assumed the vehicle would be the energy carrier. By comparison, the grid is much more efficient at moving energy from point A to point B, so if you can make dynamic charging…

IBM today announced two partners for a project aimed at building a lithium air battery able to propel an electric car 500 miles. Scientists from Asahi Kasei and Central Glass with expertise in membranes and electrolyte chemistries will join IBM…