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
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
21 September 2022
Using just a magnet, a battery, a nail and a piece of copper wire, this is the simplest electric motor you can make, says Alom Shaha, but it is utterly delightful and children will love it
7 July 2022
A cheap and easily manufactured material can act as a thermal conductor at low temperatures and an insulator at high temperatures, which may help prevent dramatic battery fires and explosions
20 January 2022
As Scotland announces the building of 17 enormous wind farms off its coast, we look at the novel solutions for storing the electricity they will produce
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
30 April 2021
Driftwood can be transformed into a material called "hard carbon" and used in sodium-ion batteries to power electric cars
26 March 2021
Adopting hydrogen trucks, buses and cars in the UK will require thousands more wind turbines around the country’s coast than if battery-powered vehicles are prioritised, a new analysis suggests
