Energy harvesting and active suspension systems represent a frontier in vehicular technology, merging the goals of improved ride comfort with the efficient recovery of energy that is typically lost ...

A team of MIT undergraduate students has invented a shock absorber that harnesses energy from small bumps in the road, generating electricity while it smooths the ride more effectively than ...

Carmakers have already figured out how to capture the energy lost to slowing a car. It's called regenerative braking. Rather than slow a vehicle with conventional friction brakes that turn forward ...