This electric car will take you places sans fuel

Last Updated: Friday, September 4, 2015, 16:03

Here comes one-of-a-kind electric hyper car that will not only pump adequate adrenaline rush if you participate in a race but will also give you "me time" if you plan a family weekend getaway without fuel worries.

Nvidia recalls all Shield tablets due to battery fire fears

Last Updated: Friday, July 31, 2015, 22:25

Nvidia Corp said it was recalling its Shield 8-inch tablets in the United States as the battery in these devices can overheat, posing a fire hazard.

Scientists use Wi-Fi signals to power camera

Last Updated: Sunday, June 7, 2015, 18:54

The researchers have demonstrated that Wi-Fi signals can be used to broadcast power to remote devices. They call their new approach power over Wi-Fi or PoWi-Fi. "The battery-free camera can operate up to [about five metres] from the router, with an image capture every 35 minutes," researchers said.

Apple, A123 close to settling battery hiring lawsuit

Last Updated: Thursday, May 14, 2015, 09:00

Apple Inc and electric battery maker A123 Systems are close to settling a legal dispute over claims that the smartphone and computer maker, which is also looking into building an electric vehicle, poached A123 employees to build a large-scale battery unit.

Amara Raja to expand portfolio in solar, defence applications

Last Updated: Thursday, May 7, 2015, 17:22

Amara Raja Batteries is looking at expanding product portfolio, including applications in solar and Defence, to reach the top slot in battery industry in both industrial and automotive sectors, company's vice chairman Jayadev Galla said on Thursday.

Telsa unveils battery to `transform energy infrastructure`

Last Updated: Friday, May 1, 2015, 15:19

"The goal is complete transformation of the entire energy infrastructure of the world, to completely sustainable zero carbon," Musk told reporters shortly before unveiling the Powerwall in a warehouse outside Los Angeles.

Xiaomi facing ''growing pain'' of counterfeit products

Last Updated: Monday, April 20, 2015, 18:28

After overtaking Apple and Samsung in the world`s largest market, Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi is now facing the threat posed by counterfeiters.

High-voltage, high-energy batteries come closer

Last Updated: Sunday, April 19, 2015, 18:13

Researchers have taken a significant step towards the development of a new class of batteries that could outperform the lithium-ion technology used in electric cars.

Apple seeks to dismiss lawsuit filed by electric battery maker

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 11, 2015, 05:10

Apple Inc asked a U.S. court on Tuesday to dismiss a civil lawsuit filed by battery maker A123 systems over engineers hired by Apple, saying A123`s claims were too speculative to proceed, according to a court filing.

Apple hiring big brains in car battery space

Last Updated: Saturday, February 21, 2015, 02:29

A year and a half ago, Apple Inc had applied for just eight patents related to auto batteries. Recently, it has hired a bevy of engineers, just one of whom had already filed for 17 in his former career, according to a Thomson Reuters analysis.

Apple slapped with lawsuit for poaching A123 engineers

Last Updated: Friday, February 20, 2015, 13:52

Electric car battery maker A123 Systems has reportedly filed a lawsuit against Apple for poaching at least five of its employees in order to start a large scale battery division of its own.

Apple poaching auto engineers to build battery division

Last Updated: Thursday, February 19, 2015, 09:57

Electric-car battery maker A123 Systems has sued Apple Inc for poaching top engineers to build a large-scale battery division, according to a court filing that offered further evidence that the iPhone maker may be developing a car.