As I have written quite often, batteries are wear parts in anything that uses them. At first, I confess that even I was seduced by the idea that solid-state cells would last a lot longer than current ...

Solid-state batteries have long been the white whale of electric vehicles, promising lighter packs, faster charging and road-trip ranges that make gasoline look outdated. What is changing now is not ...

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.

The concept certainly has promise, and would indeed remove pretty much all of the issues with EV's people have today. But range anxiety has a secondary issue having to do with the availability of ...