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Electric vehicles are usually safer for their occupants – but not necessarily for everyone else
Jingwen Hu, University of Michigan
The future of automobiles is electric, but many people worry about the safety of today’s electric vehicles.
Public opinion about EV...
Electric cars pile up at European ports as Chinese firms struggle to find buyers
Tom Stacey, Anglia Ruskin University
China’s automotive industry has revolutionised over the past decade, from producing basic western clones to making cars that equal the...
Tesla’s innovation and resilience could see it through this rough patch
Hamza Mudassir, Cambridge Judge Business School
Tesla has come up against some major bumps in the road so far in 2024. Having been a leader...
Why aren’t there solar-powered cars?
Chen Liu, Clarkson University
Solar cars exist. The best place to see them is the World Solar Challenge, a race that’s held every two years...
EPA’s new auto emissions standard will speed the transition to cleaner cars, while also addressing consumer and industry concerns
Alan Jenn, University of California, Davis
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released strict new emissions limits on March 20, 2024, for cars built from 2027...
A battery price war is kicking off that could soon make electric cars cheaper. Here’s how
Muhammad Rizwan Azhar, Edith Cowan University; Waqas Uzair, Edith Cowan University, and Yasir Arafat, Edith Cowan University
The main cost of an electric vehicle (EV)...
Lithium-ion batteries don’t work well in the cold − a battery researcher explains the chemistry at low temperatures
Wesley Chang, Drexel University
Rechargeable batteries are great for storing energy and powering electronics from smartphones to electric vehicles. In cold environments, however, they can...
Self-extinguishing batteries could reduce the risk of deadly and costly battery fires
Apparao Rao, Clemson University and Bingan Lu, Hunan University
In a newly published study, we describe our design for a self-extinguishing rechargeable battery. It replaces...
Why Elon Musk’s ‘self-driving’ of Tesla’s board and its decision to pay him $56B collided with the law
Justin P. Klein, University of Delaware
Delaware Chancery Court Judge Kathaleen St. Jude McCormick has blocked Elon Musk’s US$55.8 billion pay package, which Tesla’s board...
In the market for a car? Soon you’ll be able to buy a Hyundai on Amazon − and only a Hyundai
Vivek Astvansh, McGill University
This is the year you can finally buy a car on Amazon. Well, one kind. Eventually.
On Nov. 16, 2023, at the...
