A sure as night follows day, you can count on electric vehicle (EV) critics to turn generally positive comments regarding the environmental impact of EVs into negative ones. The study that critics refer to, Life cycle air quality impacts of conventional and alternative light-duty transportation in the United States, is authored by three engineering professors…

  Increasing demand and a shrinking supply of rare-earth elements for magnets creates an opportunity for a research team at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the University of Minnesota. The goal is to create a recipe for a replacement that doesn’t use scarce ingredients. The prospect of not having enough rare earth elements such as…