An international laboratory for electric cars

Electric car companies have a reason to celebrate as a consortium of environment friendly vehicle experts has been created with the objective of making Edinburgh the first electric car city of Britain. The group led by Ash Gupta, a former Ford marketing guru applied to the Technology Strategy Board last week to get permission for a year-long [...]

Electric Cars and Cheap Gasoline

The Detroit Auto Show promises to be electrifying, literally. Car manufacturers are ready to gamble on the potential market for electric cars even on the face of dropping gas prices. The opening of the North American International Auto Show was witness to big players like Ford Motor Company, Chrysler and General Motors unveiling concepts and [...]

Going electric, but where’s the battery?

The way automakers have rushed into developing electric cars for sale, may signal the beginning of another crisis with substantial environmental and economic cost. Lithium ion batteries that are used to power electric cars are a favorite with other industries as well. They are already being used in laptops and other electronic gadgets. Its continuously [...]

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