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UCR researchers find commercial fast-charging damages EV batteries, propose new internal-resistance-based technique

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Commercial fast-charging stations subject electric car batteries to high temperatures and high resistance that can cause them to crack, leak, and lose their storage capacity, according to researchers at the University of California, Riverside (UCR) in a new open-access study published in the journal Energy Storage. Ozkan Lab/UCR).

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Reports Claim Hyundai Has Closed Its Internal Combustion Engine Development Center

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Hyundai is discontinuing the development of internal combustion engines to focus all its energy on electric cars.

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Penn State, EC Power use internal thermal modulation to enable stable fast charging

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This 10-min fast-charging battery was developed for electric cars, with the black box on the top containing a battery management system to control the module. The technology relies on internal thermal modulation, an active method of temperature control to demand the best performance possible from the battery, Wang explained.

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Hyundai shuts down its engine development team amid focus on electric cars

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Hyundai announced that it is shutting down its internal combustion engine development team as the automaker focuses on electric cars. more… The post Hyundai shuts down its engine development team amid focus on electric cars appeared first on Electrek.

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Lamborghini provides first details of LB744 hybrid super sports car; V12 engine, 3 motors, 1015 CV

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liter V12 mid-mounted engine is complemented by three electric motors, one of which is integrated into the new double-clutch eight-speed gearbox. This is mounted transversely and placed for the first time behind the combustion engine. Lamborghini has been synonymous with V12 engines since the company was founded.

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Toyota’s Team Japan Aims To Save Internal Combustion Engine From Extinction

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Toyota’s embrace of the internal combustion engine and hydrogen has gone from the sublime to the ridiculous. Spearheaded by the pigheaded antics of Akio Toyoda, Toyota is celebrating the fact that it refused to sign a pledge to eliminate infernal combustion engines in Glasgow last week by forming Team Japan.

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Nissan To End Internal Combustion Engine Development… Sort Of

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Nissan says it will no longer develop internal combustion engines -- except for the US.