Interview: Batteries Are the Problem/Battery Management Is the Solution
Batteries are where the discussion starts—and often ends–whenever the future of electric cars is the subject.
Tech: How Aerodynamics Impact EV Range & Fuel Consumption
Built around the upcoming Tesla Semi truck, this AirShaper video explains why aerodynamic drag is responsible for well over half of your battery or fuel consumption.
First Drive: 2013 Toyota RAV4 EV
Toyota’s 2013 RAV4 EV is the automaker’s second go round of converting its small gasoline powered sport utility to an electric vehicle. From 1997 to 2003, 1,484 RAV4 EVs were leased or sold. Of those, Toyota says approximately 449 are still on the road. This time around, rather than develop the electric RAV4 on its own, Toyota joined forces with upstart Silicon Valley electric carmaker Tesla Motors in a collaboration to develop and engineer the latest all-electric RAV4.