Hybrid Electric Vehicles: A Stay of Execution for NiMH Batteries

General Motors Co Chief Executive Mary Barra said Wednesday the Detroit automaker will invest $20 billion by 2025 in electric and automated vehicles as it races to catch up with Elon Musk's Tesla Inc as vehicles go electric......»»

Some Arizona lawmakers in the House of Representatives are backing away from a proposal that could double the state's gas tax and impose new fees on hybrid and electric vehicles. The proposal likely would get a majority of lawmakers, but appears .....»»

Tesla stock continued to surge on Tuesday after a new report surfaced that the electric vehicle maker is looking to use cheaper Chinese lithium iron phosphate batteries in its vehicles......»»

BorgWarner Inc. (NYSE: BWA), a provider of technology solutions for combustion, hybrid and electric vehicles, reported lower third-quarter earnings on slightly higher sales. read more.....»»

U.S. electric vehicle maker Tesla Inc is in advanced talks with South Korea's LG Chem Ltd to source batteries for vehicles to be made in its Shanghai plant, a person familiar with the matter said......»»

Tesla Inc has agreed to buy batteries from South Korea's LG Chem Ltd for electric vehicles manufactured in China, Bloomberg reported on Friday citing people familiar with the matter......»»

General Motors and Volkswagen have indicated that the companies plan to focus their electric vehicle development on all-electric vehicles while Ford and Toyota intend to continue hybrid electric........»»

A Tesla Inc owner has filed a lawsuit against the electric vehicle maker, claiming the company limited the battery range of older vehicles via a software update to avoid a costly recall to fix what plaintiffs allege are defective batteries......»»

A Tesla Inc owner has filed a lawsuit against the electric vehicle maker, claiming the company limited the battery range of older vehicles via a software update to avoid a costly recall to fix what plaintiffs allege are defective batteries......»»

BMW's second quarter earnings fell by a fifth, hit by exchange rate moves and investments in manufacturing electric and hybrid cars to help meet stricter emissions limits......»»

Ford Motor Co said on Monday it would invest $50 million upgrading a Chicago facility to partially assemble hybrid electric SUVs and vehicles for police use, creating 450 jobs......»»

China is considering re-classifying petrol-electric hybrid vehicles so they get more favorable treatment than all-petrol or diesel counterparts under clean car rules, making it easier for automakers to meet environment quotas and offer more choice......»»

Toyota Motor Corp. has issued a third recall of its Prius hybrid vehicles because of potential electric power system failures.  As many as 20,000 Prius owners have had electric power system failures after the company recalled their vehicles in 2.....»»

China-based Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) has been expanding its production capacity for lithium-ion batteries used in electric vehicles and energy storage systems, with its overall annual capacity expected to reach 136.6GWh in 2022......»»

The U.S. push to challenge China’s dominance in the production and sale of electric vehicles has at least one weak link: Most of the raw materials needed to make the batteries are dug elsewhere......»»

Toyota Motor Corp said it would offer royalty-free access to its hybrid-vehicle technology patents through 2030, as it seeks to expand use of lower emissions vehicles before the global auto industry shifts to all-battery electric cars......»»

Volkswagen AG does not plan to produce electric or hybrid vehicles in Brazil in the next few years, although it will begin importing them this year, its top executive for South America Pablo Di Si told reporters on Tuesday......»»

BEVs (battery electric vehicles) and PHEVs (plug-in hybrid electric vehicles) show significant performances in MPG (miles per gallon of gasoline) equivalent and energy savings......»»

Stretch of road outside Stockholm transfers energy from two tracks of rail in the road, recharging the batteries of electric cars and trucks.....»»

Stretch of road outside Stockholm transfers energy from two tracks of rail in the road, recharging the batteries of electric cars and trucks.....»»