Seth FletcherCarsDetroit Auto Show 2013: VW Shows Off A Plug-In SUV Concept It's got good numbers for a midsize people mover. We'll see if it actually goes into production.By Seth FletcherJanuary 14, 2013CarsDetroit Auto Show 2013: New Infiniti Augurs A Future Without Steering WheelsThe most exciting aspect of the new Infiniti Q50 is the steer-by-wire technology, which could render steering wheels obsolete.By Seth FletcherJanuary 14, 2013TechnologySignals From the VoidScientists are trying to get the first direct look at the black hole at the center of our galaxy. How close will they come to seeing the unseeable?By Seth FletcherJuly 23, 2012TechnologyInside The First Production-Ready Electric AirplaneVolta Volare unveils its GT4By Seth FletcherApril 30, 2012CarsThe Best of the 2012 New York Auto ShowBy Seth FletcherApril 5, 2012CarsThe Electric-Car Movement Enters A Quiet, Crucial Phase The transition from novelty to normalityBy Seth FletcherMarch 16, 2012ScienceDid Global Warming Destroy My Hometown?Last May, a massive tornado leveled Joplin, Missouri. Was it chance, or a warning of things to come?By Seth FletcherJanuary 19, 2012CarsThe Best of the 2012 Detroit Auto ShowOne of the most inspiring shows we've been toBy Seth FletcherJanuary 11, 2012CarsToday: Live Chat With GM About The Future of BatteriesPopSci talks to General Motors' director of Global Battery SystemsBy Seth FletcherSeptember 23, 2011ScienceHow 29 Long-Ignored Elements Could Make or Break the Clean-Energy RevolutionDepending on who you ask, these long-ignored, widely-scattered elements are either a dealbreaker or no problem at allBy Seth FletcherMay 10, 2011CarsAt The 2011 New York Auto Show, Exciting New Signs of LifeBy Seth FletcherApril 25, 2011CarsGM Accelerates Rollout of the Chevy VoltIt’ll be in all 50 states by the end of the yearBy Seth FletcherJanuary 27, 2011CarsIs the Developing World Poised for an Electric-Vehicle Boom?That's what some experts here at the Lithium Supply and Markets conference believe, and if they're right, it could be good for everyoneBy Seth FletcherJanuary 21, 2011CarsAt Least for the Next Ten Years, “Peak Lithium” is NonsenseAt the Lithium Supply and Markets conference in Toronto, analysts make clear that until 2020 there will literally be more than enough of the element to go aroundBy Seth FletcherJanuary 20, 2011CarsThe Truth About Toyota’s New Magnesium BatteryAs always, context is importantBy Seth FletcherJanuary 18, 2011CarsThe Best Cars From Detroit 2011: An Energetic, Right-Sized Auto ShowThe crowds were back and the sense of impending doom was gone. But the proliferation of safe designs and shortage of insane concepts shows an industry playing it safe.By Seth FletcherJanuary 12, 2011CarsDemystifying the Chevy Volt's Mostly-Electric EngineA look at the inner workings of GM's plug-in carBy Seth FletcherJanuary 11, 2011CarsDetroit Auto Show: Ford Unveils The C-MAX Energi, Its First Plug-In HybridThe car rounds out the company's electrification planBy Seth FletcherJanuary 10, 2011CarsFord Reveals the Electric FocusThe company chose CES, not next week’s Detroit Auto Show, to pull the cloth off its first all-electric offeringBy Seth FletcherJanuary 7, 2011CarsGM’s New Battery Chemistry? It’s Already In the Chevy Volt Yesterday, GM announced that it would start using an advanced lithium-ion electrode material developed by Argonne National Laboratory. Turns out that an early version of that material is already blended into the Volt’s batteries. But that’s not the end of the story: Expect dramatically better EV batteries based on the compound very soonBy Seth FletcherJanuary 7, 2011
