Regulators around the world are gearing up for a highly competitive battery storage market as more oil companies predict that electric cars are bound to be the next big thing.

Did you know that the sun in the sky is a giant fusion reactor? Well, Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, a company that manufactures electric cars and which boasts a solar roof panel division, revealed during a National Governors Association meeting with over 30 state governors the acreage of land required to power the whole country using solar energy.

Harley-Davidson (HD) has dived into the world of Alta Motors via a collaboration that will see the two develop a one-of-a-kind electric motorcycle (e-motorcycle). These are exciting times in the tech world and only time will tell whether the two cultures will click.

Thought the DeLorean DMC-12 had disappeared into the past with the rest of the Back To The Future excitement and nostalgia? Think again. The DeLorean is making a comeback, and it’s all thanks to a new law passed in 2015.

Volkswagen has recently announced that they are bringing back a new and improved version of their all time favourite hippie van- as an electric vehicle.

A Californian car owner has volunteered his own vehicle to a wrecking yard in order to bring media and community attention to electric cars. Driving away in a 2013 Prius hybrid plug-in car, the Californian Government hopes that truck owner Jose Mendoza is the first many happy customers in the state-wide electric vehicle program,

The competition between car major car manufacturers to create the best electric car on the market has never been so strong. With models reaching 200 miles on a single charge, the commercial appeal of the electric vehicle is also increasing.

UK based company OXIS Energy Ltd are commissioning batteries to bring us one step closer to a driver-less car. The** **vehicle in question is the Meridian-Navya, which is a shuttle car.

Nissan is teaming up with Car Charging Group, Inc. to introduce free car charging for electric vehicles. The total production of electric vehicles is projected to jump by 67 per cent in 2014.

The momentum that electric vehicles are gaining within the automotive industry has provoked calls for funding for infrastructure and electric vehicle charging stations to support the growth of energy efficient cars.