The first electric car was perhaps the one built by Robert Davidson of Scotland in 1837. Later, during the 1880s and 1890s, many electric cars were built and sold in Europe and the United States. In fact, there were more electric cars than...

The electric car, EV, or simply electric vehicle is a battery electric vehicle (BEV) that utilizes chemical energy stored in rechargeable battery packs. Electric vehicles use electric motors and motor controllers instead of internal combustion engines...

Electric Vehicle Battery Applied to Aircraft A fiber-nickel-cadmium (FNC) battery developed for electric vehicles is proving to be more durable than conventional batteries and is seeing increasing use in the aerospace industry. The sealed fiber-nickel-cadmium cell, manufactured by the Advanced Energy...

Journal Record Staff Reporter Battery technology development is one of the main areas the electric vehicle industry needs to concentrate on to develop a successful market, attendees of the first Central Electric Vehicle Symposium were told Tuesday. "Battery technology is the principal...

Straddling a 619-pound motorcycle, Scotty Pollacheck tucks in his knees and lowers his head as he waits for the green light. When he revs the engine, there's no roar. The bike moves so fast that within seconds all that's visible is a faint red taillight...