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Sony laptop batteries recalled again

Sony has issued another large battery recall, affecting HP, Toshiba and Dell laptops.

Cheaper, better battery for hybrid cars

CSIRO researchers based in Melbourne have developed a new type of lead-acid battery to replace the nickel-metal hydride (NiMH) batteries environmentally-friendly hybrid cars such as the Toyota Prius use.

BMW 7-Series hybrid is a mild child

Like Mercedes-Benz before it, BMW's first hybrid vehicle will be a version of its luxury limo.

Suzuki unveils fuel-cell car and bike

Suzuki showed off a couple of hydrogen-powered vehicles at the 2008 Paris Motor Show. One was based on the relatively new SX4, while the other, in good Suzuki style, was a motorcycle concept called the Crosscage.

Chrysler to GM: We've got three electric cars

Last week Chrysler surprised everyone with the announcement of not one but three electric vehicle concepts, although two are technically hybrids and one is an electrified version of a Lotus sports car.

Tesla Roadster's touchscreen interface

You may have heard about the the 6,831 lithium-ion batteries that power the all-electric Tesla Roadster. But what about the user interface from the driver's seat?

Car makers study impact of next-generation rechargeable cars

General Motors has joined with more than 30 utility companies across the US to help work out electricity issues that will crop up when it rolls out new electric vehicles in a little more than two years.

Finland chosen to make Karma

Fisker Automotive on Monday said that Valmet Automotive of Finland, which currently makes the Porsche Boxster and Cayman, will manufacture the Fisker Karma.

Finally! Tesla Roadsters are now rolling off production line

The world's hippest eco-chic status symbol — the Tesla Roadster — is finally leaving the factory.

Subaru's Stella electric car concept

Subaru has announced a follow-up to its "so cute you want to pinch its cheeks" R1e electric mini-car, a concept built on the boxy Stella city car.

Toyota to make plug-in hybrid by 2010

Toyota plans to produce lithium-ion batteries next year for a plug-in hybrid vehicle available in 2010.

Fisker Auto's second electric sedan will be half the price of the Karma

Fisker Automotive is raising a large round of funding to build its US$80,000 electric sedan, the Karma, but it will bring to market a second model at half the price within a few years.

Phone recycling doubles as CDMA killed off

The number of phones being handed in for recycling has sky-rocketed in NSW and Victoria in the lead up to Telstra's shutdown of its CDMA network.

Tesla begins production of its electric Roadster

On Monday, Tesla Motors moved into commercial production of its all-electric sports car, the Roadster.

BMW's X5 shows its vision for Efficient Dynamics

From a distance it looks just like a regular Toorak tractor but the BMW X5 at the Geneva Auto Show represents the German automaker's vision for fuel-efficient technologies over the next few years.

Mercedes-Benz claims battery breakthrough

Current mass-produced hybrid cars use nickel-metal hydride batteries, but Mercedes-Benz says it will launch the first hybrid with lithium ion batteries in 2009.

Optical image stabilisation standard on all 2008 Panasonic cameras

At its launch event at Lady Elliot Island on the Great Barrier Reef, Panasonic announced seven new Lumix digital compact cameras due here in the next few months.

GM sets up dedicated hybrid, electric car division

Exhibitors at the 2008 Detroit Auto Show painted themselves vivid shades of green. So it's little surprise that in its wake, GM has created a new department to oversee hybrid and electric car development.

Canon compacts and dSLR preempt PMA 2008

In the lead-up to next week's PMA in Las Vegas, Canon has revealed a quartet of new compact cameras, as well as a new dSLR, the EOS 450D.

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