Battery+Electric+Vehicle

The new BMW i4 is a beautiful example of what can happen when an automaker pulls no punches in making something timeless. It's a luxury car in every sense of the term. Like a tailored suit, the i4 fits its intended category well.

Motorcycle-adjacent levels of performance and handling in a step-through electric scooter designed to put some fun back into your commute – that's the promise from UK startup Zapp and its high-powered i300, which is set to go up the hill at Goodwood.

Rubber might not seem like a great candidate for an electrolyte material in a battery, but Georgia Tech researchers have developed a new rubbery material with a high conductivity, which could make for safer electric vehicle batteries with longer range.

As it eyes the future of sustainable transport through the development of advanced batteries and hydrogen fuel cell technologies, General Motors is now expanding these ambitions to include the world of freight.

EV manufacturers have largely landed on the skateboard chassis as the way to house the battery, but Page-Roberts has different ideas. Is its seat-splitting vertical battery design the future of electric vehicles?

Toyota has expanded on its vision of the future of electrified vehicles, today announcing a bZ series of BEV models and revealing a new concept on show at Auto Shanghai this week as the debut model in the lineup.

Lotus has finally given the Evija hypercar its first public debut, at Goodwood SpeedWeek. The all-electric monster is taking part in the event's high-octane activities – including the Supercar Run – using electrons instead of fire.

Lexus has made its first decisive steps into the world of zero tailpipe emissions by revealing plans for a battery-powered version of its UX compact luxury crossover, currently on show at the Guangzhou International Automobile Exhibition in China.

After months of teasing, Hyundai has promised a full unveiling of its IONIQ line at the upcoming Geneva Motor Show. The company will show the hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and battery-electric IONIQ vehicles, which are expected to enter the market in 2016.

Hyundai has issued a teaser for an upcoming production model set to debut in 2016, that will be three cars in one build. The Ioinq will be available with a choice of one of three electrified powertrains: a battery-electric, a plug-in gasoline-electric hybrid, or a gasoline-electric hybrid.

Researchers claim to have hit on the right combination of solar cell type and battery to charge an electric vehicle battery with higher efficiency than ever before. They say the system could make it possible to attach small cells to a car that will charge the vehicle while being driven.

After completing a round of funding for a new electric vehicle business unit, StoreDot – which last year revealed a smartphone battery that charged in 30 seconds – might just be able to deliver on its vision of EVs that can receive a full charge in just five minutes.