article thumbnail

HELLA and Vahle developing wireless charging systems for plug-in vehicles

Green Car Congress

Based in Kamen, Germany, Vahle has 15 years of experience in contact-free energy transfer in industrial environments, while HELLA is a recognized leader in the development of electronics, software, processes and production in the auto industry. Earlier post.).

Plug-in 240
article thumbnail

News: Top 10 “Engines” Now Mostly Electric

Clean Fleet Report

turbo V6 through the Volvo XC40 P8 Recharge battery-electric powertrain. The final list recognizes the shift the auto industry is making towards electrification, which is currently encompassing all of the pathways recognized in the list. The range from A to V spanned the Acura TLX Type S 3.0L 0L Turbo four-cylinder.

Engine 68
article thumbnail

India’s Top EV Stocks To Get Make The Best Out of The EV Revolution As An Investor

Get Electric Vehicle

As we all know, the auto industry will not be the only one to profit from this megatrend. Opportunities exist in a variety of industries. With a market share of more than 70%, Tata Motors is already the market leader in the electric passenger vehicle class. 2,3 and 4-Wheeled Vehicles.

article thumbnail

The EV Transition Explained

Cars That Think

The combination permits the Lightning to travel 230 miles (370 km) without recharging and go from 0 to 60 mph in 4.5 says the Lightning’s software will identify nearby public charging stations and tell drivers when to recharge. University of Michigan professor emeritus John Leslie King , who has long studied the auto industry.

F-150 106
article thumbnail

Best EVs of 2022: Our verdict on the new electric cars of the year

EV Central

No, it’s not the outright best EV I drove in 2022 – there were plenty of better drives in the purist sense – but it was the one that convinced me this whole battery electric thing really has a big future for us working class schleps as well as the big end of town. Biggest EV surprise of 2022.

article thumbnail

2025-2035: Rewriting The Automotive History

Get Electric Vehicle

A recent report from the Environmental Defense Fund indicates that electric vehicle sales volumes are growing at a rapid pace, signalling an epochal shift in the auto industry over the next decade. The XC40 Recharge, Volvo’s first all-electric vehicle, was released in 2020. Stages in Electrification.

article thumbnail

Driving the VW e-Golf; strategy, assembly in Wolfsburg, Braunschweig battery plant

Green Car Congress

Now, however, given all the market drivers facing the auto industry (regulations, fossil fuel availability, societal changes, etc.), Volkswagen is electrifying all vehicle classes. Higher levels of regen allow the driver to slow the vehicle almost to a stop (with “B”), while recharging the battery. Production overview.

Batteries 356