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Consumer Reports Says EVs Less Reliable Than Traditional Automobiles

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For 2023, CR reported that EVs had 79 percent more problems than automobiles that use internal combustion. Plus, many hybrids are also made by manufacturers that tend to produce reliable vehicles overall, such as Toyota, Hyundai, and Kia.” Data is accrued primarily on model years from between 2000 and 2023.

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IEA: improving efficiency of road-freight transport critical to reduce oil-demand growth; three areas of focus

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Improving the efficiency of road-freight transport is critical to reducing the growth in oil demand, carbon emissions and air pollution over the next decades, according to the International Energy Agency’s latest report, The Future of Trucks: Implications for energy and the environment.

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A More Detailed Look at a Prismatic Li-ion Cell and Pack Manufacturing Process

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In January, EnerDel hosted a group of journalists at its Indiana facilities and provided a plant tour showcasing its cell manufacturing and pack assembly processes. Cell Manufacturing. Like many elements of the cell construction, the design and manufacture of the stack (figure 4) involves proprietary ideas. by Bill Cooke.

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2024 Polestar 2 Dual Motor Review - Not A Smart Time To Be Sexy Anyway

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While I shall never tire of the sweet sounds and scents of internal combustion, a number of forces are converging to make it entirely possible that we shall see the end of the traditional gasoline engine as we know it within our foreseeable lifetimes. Yes, the Polestar 2 is a Chinese-manufactured vehicle. It isn’t sexy.

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GKN Driveline introducing eAxle for mass-market C-segment vehicles

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provides up to 2000 N·m torque and 65 kW power for a dynamic pure-electric mode and balanced wheel torques for all-wheel drive mode. GKN leads the industry in eAxle technology and we want to make plug-in hybrids a simple upgrade for consumers and manufacturers. The single-speed design minimizes weight to just 20.9

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