The Tesla Cybercab is coming next year. With a sub-50-kWh battery pack, Tesla claims it would be able to drive "close to" 300 miles. The Tesla Cybercab could be the most efficient electric vehicle ...

Chinese automaker BYD has become the first in the world to unveil a commercial battery for electric vehicles ... than the 250kW charging rates of Tesla superchargers. These speeds can offer ...

A chemical reaction from an unknown failure within a cell of one of the Tesla batteries created an increase in internal temperature, which ignited flammable electrolyte fluid within the battery.

Electric car batteries should not, generally, be charged to 100%. Long-term, this reduces the battery's longevity, and Tesla cars actually charge up to 90% by default. But if you're pressed for ...

Battery engineers Jonas Gorsch and Moritz Frieges of RWTH Aachen University and their colleagues took a scientific sledgehammer to Tesla and BYD battery cells and did a detailed side-by-side ...