Irish energy technology company SolarPrint has entered into a partnership with Fiat to develop a “smart roof” incorporating low cost photo voltaic (solar) cells and lithium batteries that will in turn be used to power on board devices in cars. The panels will be incorporated into the roof surface of automotives, as a means of [...]

Too big, too heavy, and too easily exhausted — batteries for electric cars are not good enough for light, fast vehicles that cover large distances. But now a new technology developed in Germany promises to change that.State-of-the-art lithium batteries are much more powerful than their predecessors. Major car makers have already registered interest. A breakthrough [...]

SUBSCRIBE to stay current on EV news ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ electric-vehicles-cars-bikes.blogspot.com Only about 15% of the energy from the fuel you put in your tank gets used to move your car down the road or run useful accessories, such as air conditioning. The rest of the energy is lost to engine and driveline [...]