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New concept with anthraquinone-based organic cathode advances aluminum battery technology

Green Car Congress

Researchers from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, and the National Institute of Chemistry, Slovenia, have developed a new concept for an aluminum battery delivering twice the energy density as previous versions, made of abundant materials, and with the potential to reduce production costs and environmental impact.

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Tesla launches its 2nd-cheapest, longest-range Model Y in select European countries

Teslarati

The launch of the Model Y Long Range RWD was widely praised by the electric vehicle community, several of whom asked if the electric vehicle maker would also be making the Model 3 Long Range RWD available for retail consumers. The vehicle is not offered in countries like the UK and the Netherlands as of writing.

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Tesla-powered Slovenian company launches third–and largest–Megapack project

Teslarati

Slovenia’s NGEN first started utilizing Tesla Megapacks for energy storage and grid stabilization in 2019. The country became the first in the Balkin Peninsula to install a grid-scale battery storage unit with the implementation of 126 Tesla Powerpacks capable of a 22.2 MWh capacity.

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2023 EV registrations in Europe surpass two million units, setting new record – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

Battery EVs set a new record, selling over two million units and taking 15.7% However, market share also grew in emerging EV markets including Slovenia (which saw an increase from 5% in 2022 to 9% in 2023), Estonia (3.4% Chinese brands now available. of total market share. Diesel cars still sold slightly more.)

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EEA: Fuel efficiency improvements of new cars in Europe slowed in 2016

Green Car Congress

Registrations increased in all EU Member States except in the Czech Republic, the Netherlands and Slovenia. Sales of battery electric vehicles continue to increase, but at a significantly slower rate than in earlier years. A total of 14.7 million new passenger cars were registered—an increase of almost 7% compared to 2015.

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Nissan X-Trail e-Power with e-4orce is a taste of EV-lite

EV Central

But the X-Trail e-Power with e-4orce will only be available in the top Ti and Ti-L grades, costing $54,190 and $57,190 before on-road costs. We tested the X-Trail hybrid at its international launch in Slovenia. The battery packs used in both are also essentially the same, with a usable capacity a little below 2.0kWh.

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Pre-series-production eActros 300 Tractor drives 3,000 km from Germany to Turkey for testing

Green Car Congress

Test engineers chose a route across Austria, Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia and Bulgaria for the trip. The batteries of all the electric trucks were only charged at publicly available charging stations throughout the tour. The electric semitrailer tractor is based on the same technology as the eActros 300/400.

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