Fleet operators running electric delivery trucks through city routes recover a small but real charge every time those ...

Every time an electric vehicle driver eases off the accelerator or presses the brake pedal, a small amount of energy flows ...

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.

While it may seem like electric and hybrid vehicles are a recent innovation of the 21 st century, these technologies have been around for over a century. The first electric car, while extremely rough ...

Toyota might have figured out a smarter way to use the extra energy from regenerative braking in their upcoming EVs and hybrids, rather than letting it go to waste. Regenerative braking boosts ...

Ford Motor Company and Eaton Corp. recently introduced a regenerative braking system called the hydraulic launch assist (HLA). The system is designed to improve fuel economy in large trucks during ...

Brembo Sensify removes brake fluid and lets software control braking force at each wheel. The brake pedal becomes an input device rather than a direct mechanical command. Stronger EV regen could make ...

Just as the Chevy Volt uses an electric motor to propel you forward, it uses the same motor to help slow you down. When you either lift your foot from the accelerator or press on the brake pedal, the ...

Most of the passengers emerging from the station in Bellvitge, a working-class neighborhood outside Barcelona, have no idea just how innovative the city’s subway system is. Using technology not unlike ...