Writer and occasional reluctant perpetrator of engine swaps, James O'Neil is a malaise era enthusiast and also fascinated by the many ways the auto industry has since recovered from those dark days.

Robin Zeng, founder and chairman of CATL, says Musk's 4860 battery design "is going to fail and never be successful." Reading time 2 minutes The founder and chairman of CATL, one of the world’s ...

Repeated exposure to extreme heat reduces hybrid battery life. Frequent Level 3 DC fast charging shortens the life expectancy of a plug-in hybrid battery. Habitual charging to 100% affects a plug-in ...

Can a small Massachusetts start-up perfect a battery that would make electric vehicles cheaper and more convenient than conventional cars? Can a small Massachusetts start-up perfect a battery that ...

Tesla introduced its 4680 battery during a massive "Battery Day" event in late 2020, with company CEO Elon Musk then saying the new battery would more than halve the cost to produce batteries for its ...

Nio made a massive mistake when it gave its future brand, Firefly, a unique battery-swapping system. As I have already written, these cars will not be compatible with the thousands of swap stations ...

The EV revolution is leaving Tesla behind. Although the car company was the first to make EVs a mass-market success, the company has been struggling with problems that its CEO and de-facto mascot Elon ...