SAN JOSE, California, July 22, 2008 (ENS) - General Motors and 34 utilities have agreed to collaborate with the Electric Power Research Institute on research and development to facilitate integration ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I enjoy helping people make "Smart Decisions" with their money. The automotive industry is undergoing a significant transformation ...

Internal combustion engines have long received flack for how wasteful they are. And while you can't argue about how inefficient they may be, the truth is that internal combustion has led the way for ...

The Automotive Industry Development Centre in the Eastern Cape (AIDCEC) said an electricity tariff increase of 15% would hinder the South African automotive supply chain's drive for greater levels of ...

ELECTRICITY plays a most important part in the equipment of a modern motor-car. In addition to igniting the fuel charges within the engine cylinders, it starts the engine and illuminates the road for ...

As cars continue to become more electrically sophisticated, long gone are the "garage jobs," right? Not necessarily. Electricity can be intimidating, but with a some fresh knowledge and the right ...

In case you haven’t noticed, automotive electrical systems are undergoing a significant change from the old 12-V systems to a new hybrid 12- and 48-V system. The number of new electrical and ...

I am not a scientist; however, I continue to maintain my skepticism about electric vehicles. And this is after reading about the virtually unlimited source of lithium for batteries ("A sea change," ...

The automobile is changing right before our eyes. It’s gradually morphing from a traditional internal-combustion-engine (ICE) vehicle into a hybrid electric vehicle (HEV), and then to an all-electric ...