11 July 2023
The lithium-ion batteries found in electric cars work best when kept within a certain temperature range, so researchers have created a blanket to keep your car cool in the sun and warm in the cold
3 May 2023
A programme to increase electric vehicle adoption in California increased air pollution in lower-income communities and communities of colour – groups that are less likely to own electric cars
26 April 2023
One in five cars sold worldwide in 2023 will be electric, but a mass shift away from the internal combustion engine will bring its own problems
12 October 2022
A battery that includes tiny heaters inside it can be charged to 70 per cent, the equivalent to a range of more than 300 kilometres for an electric car, in just 11 minutes
21 December 2021
Extreme E, an off-road racing series that started this year, aims to prove that internal combustion engines are no longer required in motor sport. New Scientist spoke to Jenson Button about the burgeoning sport
23 August 2021
Freedom of information requests by New Scientist reveal that nine months on from the arrival of green number plates, not one of England’s 343 local authorities has offered a single incentive as a result of their introduction
18 January 2021
Lithium batteries that operate at a higher temperature could be cheaper and safer than other batteries for electric cars
17 November 2020
The UK will ban sales of new petrol and diesel cars by 2030, ten years earlier than planned, under prime minister Boris Johnson’s ten-point plan for more ambitious action on climate change
