New energy

Electric Vehicle Battery

Realistic Lab Tests for E-Vehicle Batteries

Thorough testing is paramount to the safety and reliability of the batteries that power electric vehicles. However, the lab tests conducted to date have been an…

Electric Vehicle Charging

Hitachi and Gridserve Partner on Multi-Million-Pound Renewable Deal

Hitachi Capital UK and UK renewable energy company Gridserve Sustainable Energy have signed a partnership agreement to develop solar farms and solar-powered ele…

Solar Technology

BNEF Says Solar and Wind are now Cheapest Sources of New Energy Generation

Solar PV and onshore wind are now the cheapest sources of new-build generation for at least two-thirds of the global population. Those two-thirds live in locati…

EV Market

FAW-Volkswagen Launches First Plug-in Hybrid SUV in China

FAW-Volkswagen launched its first plug-in hybrid SUV on Saturday, which is expected to help the popular carmaker make further inroads into China's new energy ve…

Electric Car

Vattenfall and Hyundai Boost Electric Driving Together

In a new partnership, Vattenfall and Hyundai make it possible for Dutch customers to purchase a future-proof charging point and charge card from Vattenfall.

Market Analysis

China to Cut New Energy Vehicle Subsidies by 10% This Year

China will cut subsidies on new energy vehicles (NEV) such as electric cars by 10% this year, the finance ministry said on Thursday, following a decision last m…

Electric Vehicle Battery

Researchers Look to Ocean Floor for “Sustainable” EV Battery Materials

Mining for polymetallic nodules would also result in a 100% reduction in solid waste, a 94% land use reduction, and a 93% reduction in risk to wildlife.

Hydrogen Fuel Cell

Mercedes-Benz Is Done Chasing The Hydrogen Fuel Cell Car Dream

Daimler’s Mercedes-Benz is killing its hydrogen car program due to high costs of the technology and lack of market interest.

Gas Storage Method may Help Next-Generation Clean Energy Vehicles

A research team led by Northwestern University (NU) has designed and synthesized new materials with ultrahigh porosity and surface area for the storage of hydro…

Market Analysis

General Motors Aims for Carbon Neutral Facilities with Renewable Energy

The automaker wants several Michigan locations to run entirely on renewables by 2023.

State Grid

China's Grid Giants up Investments in Charging Piles for NEVs

China's two grid giants have made ambitious investment plans to build charging piles for new energy vehicles (NEVs) as the country speeds up infrastructure cons…

Electric Vehicle Battery

SK Innovation to Supply EV Batteries to China's BAIC Group

SK Innovation will supply electric vehicle batteries to BAIC Group in China.

Market Analysis

What Place for Hydrogen? An interview with Professor Armin Schnettler of Siemens

An interview with Professor Armin Schnettler, Executive Vice President and CEO of the New Energy Business at Siemens Energy, on the impact of hydrogen on the gl…

Distributed Grid

Australia’s ESB Begins Push to Re-Shape Markets for a Renewables-Dominated Grid

Australia’s principal energy institutions have outlined some of their preferred features of a new energy market that they say is needed to accommodate the mass…

Electric Vehicle Battery

Nano-Particle Battery Could Deliver Cheaper, Longer EV Range

A team of Japanese researchers from Yokohama University has developed a new electrode for lithium-ion batteries that power electric vehicles that could see them…