Green Car Congress

MAY 3, 2023

Ford is re-opening its order banks for the all-electric Mustang Mach-E as completed plant upgrades support production ramp in the second half of 2023, with feature improvements including increased range for standard range battery models to a targeted EPA-estimated range of 250 miles for RWD and 226 miles for eAWD. Earlier post.)

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Clean Fleet Report

AUGUST 10, 2023

News: 2025 Cadillac Escalade IQ EV Cadillac’s Biggest SUV Goes All-Electric Cadillac has jumped to the head of the class by announcing the 2025 Escalade IQ will be the most luxurious full-size, three-row, seven-passenger electric SUV when it debuts in late 2024. Story by John Faulkner. Photos by Cadillac.

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Teslarati

APRIL 17, 2024

Lucid Motors has updated the Air Grand Touring configuration to boast more accurate range ratings with the addition of a heat pump, as well as new technologies to increase charging speed. After cold weather was found to vastly affect battery performance, engineers across the industry looked for solutions.

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Electrek

MARCH 25, 2024

Alcoholic drinks giant Diageo will replace natural gas-fired heat with Rondo Energy’s Heat Batteries at its production sites in Kentucky and Illinois.

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Clean Fleet Report

APRIL 17, 2023

News: 2025 Volkswagen ID7 Midsize Electric Sedan Flagship for the VW EV Juggernaut Volkswagen is making another step in its transition to an all-electric line-up with the introduction of its midsize sedan, the 2025 ID7, this week at the New York International Auto Show. The ID7 continues the company’s numerical progression.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 15, 2024

UK-based laser manufacturer Luxinar is launching CO 2 laser sources and femtosecond lasers that can shape battery cells and refine electronic components. Luxinar’s battery cell applications include cutting separator foils and cutting and notching electrodes. The film also needs to be removed when the battery is recycled.

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Electrek

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Induction stoves are a great, safe way to save on electricity costs and can heat much quicker, safer, and more accurately than natural gas or propane stoves. Let’s take a look at two of these new models and try to understand if it makes sense for an oven to have a huge battery over a more centralized Powerwall type of home backup battery.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 17, 2024

EVs in winter Cold weather impacts your EV’s range and performance because ions flow through battery cells more slowly. The warmth of the garage will help your car hold battery charge for longer and charge more quickly. Warm up your car’s battery Most EVs allow you to set a time to warm up your car before departure.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 17, 2024

The Grand Touring is the second Air model to get a heat pump, after the high-performance Sapphire. As previously shown in other EVs, a heat pump generally means improved efficiency in cold weather, on longer trips. General Motors plans to put heat pumps in every one of its Ultium EVs , and Rivian plans to add them soon.

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CleanTechnica EVs

MARCH 6, 2023

I sat through the whole event live and took notes of what I thought was news. There are somewhat mixed views on the newsworthiness of the Tesla Investor Day on March 1st, 2023. Maybe you did too? Maybe you didn’t? Maybe you have already read and viewed a myriad of reactions to the event? In […]

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Electric Auto Association

JUNE 2, 2022

All GM Ultium vehicles like this Cadillac Lyriq will feature a range-adding heat pump. GM Trick heating GM’s new electric vehicle (EV) heat pump captures warmth generated from the motor and battery, and even from individuals inside the vehicle. Unofficial rendering of the EV Chevrolet Blazer.

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Clean Fleet Report

JULY 20, 2022

The AWD system can distribute front-to-rear traction 70:30 to 20:80, and while not made for off-road driving, the AWD system and the electric power boost from the hybrid battery should make for some spirited and sure-footed driving. The all-new 2023 Crown is replacing the Avalon full-size sedan. Story by John Faulkner.

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Teslarati

JANUARY 22, 2024

While recent news reports may suggest that Teslas are useless in the cold, the results of a winter range test in Europe reveal that the opposite is true. As per the publication, the Hyundai Kona Electric ended up stopping despite still having 7% of its battery left. Don’t hesitate to contact us with news tips.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 13, 2024

Rivian R2 (Source: Rivian) Rivian’s newly-unveiled R2 will make use of a heat pump to help with efficiency in cold weather, which should be a boon to those in the Northern parts of North America, and in Europe. Today, one twitter user asked Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe whether the R2 would have a heat pump, to which RJ answered a simple “Yes.”

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Rivian has patented an air-conditioned EV charger that attempts to increase charging speeds by heating or cooling a vehicle’s battery during charging. One hurdle in the way of unlocking faster charging for EVs is the problem of battery temperature. If you have news tips, email us at tips@teslarati.com !

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Baua Electric

APRIL 19, 2024

Netherlands-headquartered maritime battery manufacturer EST-Floattech will provide the battery systems for the electric-landing utility vessel (E-LUV) to be built by UK shipyard Coastal Workboats in Stornoway and for the company’s shore-based power supply system (SPSS).

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The Truth About Cars

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Its most recent recall is also weird, but it’s also a little embarrassing: The electric SUV could experience a component failure in its battery pack that occurs while DC fast charging or romping on the accelerator. Ford recalled almost 35,000 2021 and 2022 Mustang Mach-Es equipped with the extended-range battery for the issue.

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Teslarati

MAY 10, 2023

Today, Tesla has proven just that, showing off what its vehicles go through during extreme heat testing. Tesla published the video showing off its killer heat testing today on its Youtube channel, which focused on one Tesla engineering team based in the United Arab Emirates. If you have news tips, email us at tips@teslarati.com !

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Baua Electric

APRIL 17, 2024

New details on the longest-range electric car in the US, the Lucid Air Grand Touring, have been revealed. Lucid’s new 2024 Air Grand Touring gains faster charging, a heat pump, and 516 miles range (in more conditions). Lucid’s new GT model is now equipped with the high-performance Air Sapphires’ heat pump.

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The Truth About Cars

MARCH 8, 2024

Changes include more tech, new advanced driver assistance features, but they’re limited to higher, more expensive trim levels. 4 rolls into the new year with the same battery and powertrain options it had before, but tech improvements should help it remain competitive. It gets a new 12.9-inch

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The Truth About Cars

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Ford announced this morning a new trim for their all-electric pickup truck. It has an extended range (320-mile) battery, popular equipment, and a price tag right at $70,000.& Essentially an XLT with a few more tech tricks, the Flash packs that 131 kWh extended-range battery, available Ford BlueCruise, and throws in the 15.5-inch

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Baua Electric

MARCH 11, 2024

Rao left Tesla in 2018 at a tumultuous time when Tesla was diverting Gigafactory Nevada batteries from home storage into its new Model 3 and was also fumbling its solar roof efforts while managing its questionable Solar City acquisition. Solar and Batteries It isn’t just EVs and heat pumps that are going into new homes.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 29, 2024

For electric vehicle battery engineers, safety is of utmost importance. As battery packs become progressively more powerful and create more heat, the vent valve plays a crucial role in maintaining the safety of the battery pack. Reserve your spot—it’s free!

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CleanTechnica EVs

JANUARY 2, 2023

A few repeat topics included Tesla Model 3 long-term reviews, heat pump water heaters, solid-state batteries, and Tesla topics in general. Looking backward for a moment before charging on ahead again, let’s run through the most popular stories on CleanTechnica last year. Check out the full list below. Top 30 […].

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The Truth About Cars

MARCH 27, 2024

An 82-kWh battery is standard, and rear-drive models get 282 horsepower and 402 pound-feet of torque. A heated steering wheel and 12-way heated front seats are also on board the Pro S trim, along with massaging and memory features for front passengers. Buyers will be able to choose from two ID.7

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EV Central

DECEMBER 25, 2023

Chinese car-making giant Geely’s new Zeekr brand has revealed its latest battery technology that will raise the bar for fast charging when it launches early next year. By resisting out-sourcing battery development and production, Zeekr says the Golden Battery is 14.8

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 5, 2024

The project involves pairing the bidirectional EV charging of Ford’s F-150 Lightning with a Resideo smart thermostat to explore the potential of the EV batteries to optimize home energy management, reduce customer electricity costs and relieve strain on the electric grid. The project is expected to be completed by the first half of 2024.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Induction stoves are a great, safe way to save on electricity costs and can heat much quicker, safer, and more accurately than natural gas or propane stoves. Let’s take a look at two of these new models and try to understand if it makes sense for an oven to have a huge battery over a more centralized Powerwall type of home backup battery.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

The vehicle is offered with a choice of two motor/battery pack combinations. One variant sports a 96 kW motor, a 40 kWh battery pack and a WLTP range of approximately 180 km. The other option boasts a 105 kW motor, an 87 kWh battery pack and a range of around 410 km. Both options deliver 300 Nm of torque.

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Teslarati

MARCH 14, 2024

Panasonic Corporation is boosting its Heating and ventilation A/C Business through a business alliance with tado°, a German energy control solution company. Even more significant, Panasonic and tado°are working together to develop software for the Japanese company’s air-to-water (A2W) heat pumps.

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Drive Electric

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

If you wanted to lease a small electric van during the last 10 years there’s only really been one choice – the Renault Kangoo – and now an all-new model will be available in Spring 2022. It also has a new name: the Renault Kangoo Van E-Tech electric. The 90kW electric motor produces 245Nm of torque.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 22, 2024

Photo: Enel North America Power-hungry Texas needs solar and battery storage to help meet demand and balance the grid, so its largest utility-scale storage operator is delivering. The project pairs a 186-megawatt (MW) solar farm with 115 MW/169 MWh battery storage. It’s expected to add more new grid battery capacity in 2024 – 6.4

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Baua Electric

MARCH 6, 2024

QuantumScape , a US battery company, has introduced a new cell format, FlexFrame, for solid-state EV batteries. The FlexFrame design transfers heat from cell layers to the outer frame, which can be cooled from the back or sides. FlexFrame combines pouch and prismatic cells.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 8, 2024

Four more heat pump manufacturers have successfully developed cold-climate prototypes as part of the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Residential Cold Climate Heat Pump Challenge. The DOE’s Residential Cold Climate Heat Pump Challenge is aiming for deployment programs and commercialization this year. Get started here. –ad*

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The Truth About Cars

JANUARY 5, 2024

Drive Tesla reported that internal documents blame the change on “comfort and functionality improvements” that drain more battery power, as well as a change in the way the EPA tests range, which the automaker said causes “higher consumption and a slight decrease in overall range.” Image: Tesla] Become a& TTAC& insider.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 9, 2024

Ecoflow announced the Delta Ultra today at CES, its monster 6kWh home LFP battery pack on wheels. Let’s have a deeper look… This is the biggest battery pack I’ve ever reviewed by a long shot. I’ve tried tons of smaller battery packs ( even e-bikes! But these smaller batteries aren’t able to heat the home with a 240V heat pump.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 26, 2013

All this and more in today''s car news, right here on Green Car Reports. You read it here first: Nissan is testing a new, heat-resistant battery pack for its Leaf electric car, to address complaints from buyers in.'

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