Electrek
DECEMBER 6, 2023
A new breed of electric vehicles is drawing inspiration from Japanese kei cars , tiny cubes-on-wheels that are highway-legal but not likely to pass muster with US or EU safety standards. That is, at least, one of the ideas that French automaker Renault’s head Luca de Meo has put on the table. appeared first on Electrek.
Cars That Think
APRIL 11, 2024
For an update on what the SSPD-1 mission achieved and how it will shape future concepts for space solar-power satellites, IEEE Spectrum spoke with Ali Hajimiri , an IEEE Fellow, professor of electrical engineering at Caltech, and codirector of the school’s space-based solar power project. SSPD-1 flew with several different testbeds.
EV Central
AUGUST 11, 2023
Of the many minor miracles that Tesla managed when creating actually desirable electric vehicles – as opposed to the turgid turbine-like twaddle of their predecessors – the ability to get prodigious amounts of torque to the ground without frying tyres, or scaring drivers, is perhaps not given enough credit.
Baua Electric
MARCH 8, 2024
Tesla has confirmed that it is working on a NACS to NACS extension cable to fix the issues with Supercharging different electric vehicles with different charge port locations. Tesla is rapidly deploying our latest V4 Supercharger post which reaches all EVs in the same Supercharger stall. Electrek’s Take It sounds like a great idea.
The Truth About Cars
OCTOBER 23, 2023
As BMW’s first mass-produced “zero emissions” vehicle, the i3 boasted a predictably quirky design that seemed to underpin most manufacturers early attempts at fielding an electric car. It was far more popular in Europe, with Germany seeing 47,500 i3 sales all by itself.
Cars That Think
JANUARY 18, 2023
In a region known for long, dark winter nights, Polar Night Energy is building a system in the city of Tampere that can heat buildings with stored solar energy — all day, all night, and all winter long. These initiatives have largely focused on renewable electric power generation, distribution, and storage.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 1, 2017
The new family of anode materials, which the researchers dubbed the Interdigitated Eutectic Alloy (IdEA) anode, also saves time and materials by producing an anode using only two simple steps instead of the multiple steps traditionally required to mass-produce lithium-ion battery anodes. —Kreder et al. —Karl Kreder.
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