The buildup of static charge often occurs due to friction. At a microscopic level, even smooth surfaces are rough and irregular.

BYD says it plans to deploy the charging-infrastructure technology in China. The batteries that can charge that quickly will initially be built into two new vehicles from the company, a sedan and ...

This means it can charge batteries at a rate of about 2km per second and add 400km in range in five minutes. The technology release implies BYD has cleared several hurdles in ultrafast charging ...

Attorney General Pam Bondi announced that the Justice Department is bringing “severe” charges against three individuals accused of targeting Teslas with arson attacks, following the White ...

Elon Musk has shared a survey that was clearly negative about Tesla last week, but it was made to look positive for Tesla after bots rigged the results. Tesla’s sales dropped by 41% in Germany ...

And shares in Chinese electric car champion BYD soared to a record high yesterday after it claimed it can charge its vehicles as quickly as it takes to fill up with petrol. That suggests BYD ...

The method transforms CO2 into valuable, carbon-negative building materials using seawater and electricity, offering a scalable solution to reduce emissions and create sustainable construction ...

Fast charging capabilities: The automaker boasts that the battery can charge to 80 per cent from 10 per cent in 10 minutes, with a potential driving range exceeding 1,000 km (621 miles) on a single ...

Long charge times and so-called range anxiety around limited access to charging stations are often what holds motorists back from making the switch to electric cars. BYD says its new chargers can ...

Shares of BYD, the world’s largest electric-vehicle maker by deliveries, rose Tuesday after the Chinese company said it’s rolling out a system that will recharge a vehicle in about the same ...

Time and again, studies and surveys identify the time it takes to charge an electric vehicle as one of the most significant hurdles affecting EV adoption. For generations, drivers have gotten used ...

The Shenzhen-based automaker touted its system, dubbed “Super E-Platform,” as being able to charge its latest models in just five minutes, allowing them to go 250 miles. To support the new ...