Cars That Think
AUGUST 20, 2021
Terrafirma Technology , a company started by an engineer named Michael House who has gone into business supplying 3D-printed adapters to people who want to repurpose lithium-ion power-tool batteries. In 2009, I wrote in these pages about my efforts to. Fast forward a dozen years. If anything, it's gone up. So I bought an outrunner.
EV Central
OCTOBER 20, 2022
Now an eight-year veteran on the Australian scene, the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV was the world’s first plug-in hybrid SUV. litre combustion petrol engine allied with twin electric motors, a 20kWh lithium-ion battery pack and all-wheel-drive. But it’s had a chunky price rise over the old model. Is it good value?
Cars That Think
AUGUST 20, 2021
Terrafirma Technology , a company started by an engineer named Michael House who has gone into business supplying 3D-printed adapters to people who want to repurpose lithium-ion power-tool batteries. In 2009, I wrote in these pages about my efforts to. Fast forward a dozen years. If anything, it's gone up. So I bought an outrunner.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 1, 2019
A study by a team of researchers from Germany and South Africa forsees the gradual replacement of lead-acid SLI (starter, lighting and ignition) batteries with Li-ion batteries over the next couple of years. That will see an uptake of more hybrid-, plug-in hybrids and BEVs in the EU. —Ferg et al. Ferg, F.
EV Connect
NOVEMBER 8, 2021
EV Batteries: The Basics Electric cars are powered by rechargeable lithium-ion batteries, which are more energy dense than the lead-acid batteries found in internal combustion engines or rechargeable nickel-cadmium batteries found in some hybrids. How Do EV Batteries Degrade? Instead, you can save money by simply replacing dead cells.
The Truth About Cars
OCTOBER 30, 2023
For ages, this writer used a gasoline-powered pressure washer, firm in the belief it ran better and more reliably than any cheap electric plug-in unit ever would. It is estimated recharging takes about twice as long as discharging, though I tend to just simply plug the thing in overnight; it’s always full the next time it is needed.
Baua Electric
MAY 12, 2024
Italian sportscar and SAV maker Automobili Lamborghini opened a new chapter in its SUV history with the Urus SE — the marque’s second hybrid plug-in model in the line-up. kWh lithium-ion battery is situated below the load floor and above the electronically-controlled rear differential. In the Urus SE, the twin-turbo 4.0-litre
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