BATTERY

With great speed comes greatly decreased battery life, reviews for the Thunderbolt show.

Actor Mel Gibson was sentenced to three years probation, a year-long domestic violence counseling program, community service and slew of fines in the battery case involving his ex-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva.

The team has worked on a novel ultra-low-power digital memory based on power phase change materials (PCM) that could drastically reduce the time between successive recharges of battery in all mobile devices.

Researchers have developed an advanced lithium-ion battery, having high energy content and rate capacity, to make electric vehicles a more realistic alternative to gas-powered automobiles.

A new study has found that cell phone use can have high measurable effects on brain activity, confirming fears that the long-term use of mobile phones can cause serious health hazards.

German automaker BMW launched a new sub-brand BMW i that is expected to unveil two vehicles in 2013.

Toyota Motors will introduce home battery chargers for electric and plug-in hybrid cars next year, the Nikkei business daily reported.

4G may be the future for the next generation of mobile users, but many early adopters of the newest 4G devices wonder if their batteries will last that long.

Motion Computing has promised a battery life of eight hours in CL900 which takes two hours to charge, that is close to Apple iPad’s battery life which lasts up to ten hours.

Researchers in the United States have developed an entirely new type of nanomaterial - dubbed nanoscoop - that could enable the next generation of high-power lithium (Li)-ion rechargeable batteries for electric automobiles, laptops and cell phones.

The top after-market NASDAQ stock market gainers are: Nanosphere, China BAK Battery, Enzon Pharmaceuticals, Cerus, Broadwind Energy, Wonder Auto Technology, Oncothyreon, China Natural Gas, Myriad Genetics, and Immersion.

Research In Motion fired back after an analyst cited unnamed sources that said the battery life of its Playbook tablet was less than that of its competitors.

Research In Motion defended its embryonic PlayBook tablet computer against charges its battery life is shorter than that of rivals already on the market, saying power management will be comparable.

The world's smallest battery is so tiny that thousands could fit inside a human hair, and holds twice the energy of conventional lithium-ion cells.

A Danish company is planning to build fuel cells that can be used in the home, powered by natural gas.

The CARe 500, the electric car based on the much-loved, ultra-compact FIAT 500, will now be available at a starting price of €23,900 ($32,900).

Given the explosive expansion of electronic gadgets in recent years, the demand for lithium has surged. Now, with the imminent development of more electric and hybrid vehicles (whose batteries will increasingly use lithium), demand for this obscure metal could skyrocket.

Sanyo Electric, a leading manufacturer of rechargeable battery technologies, has announced the completion of its new factory for the lithium-ion batteries in Japan.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has given the 2011 Nissan Leaf a mileage rating of 99 miles per gallon (mpg); besides dubbing the electric car to be the best for fuel efficiency and the environment.

Sweden car maker Volvo is recalling 416 vehicles from model years 2000-2010 equipped with Garmin Nuvi 760 and 765 portable GPS navigation units as it has been found that the batteries can overheat and lead to a fire.

An estimated 42.2 million travelers are hitting the roadways during the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, according to American Automobile Association (AAA), the nation's largest automobile club. Here are some tips for car travel.