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Remembering Lithium-Ion Battery Pioneer John Goodenough

Cars That Think

Goodenough, a professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Texas at Austin , authored more than 800 technical papers during his career. It later became the chemistry of choice for early electric cars including the 2008 Tesla Roadster. In 2010 Nissan used it in its Leaf electric car. It was terrible.”

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Unleashed Porsche 919 Hybrid Evo takes track record at Spa-Francorchamps

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With the 919 Hybrid, Porsche has won the Le Mans 24-Hours from 2015 to 2017 three times in a row as well as the world champion titles for both, manufacturers and drivers, in the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) during the same years. We all knew, no matter how successful the 919 Hybrid was, it could never show its full abilities.

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Lotus unveils $2M electric hypercar Evija (Type 130); 2,000 PS, 1,700 Nm

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Lotus unveiled its electric hypercar, the Evija, formerly called the Type 130 ( earlier post ). It’s a figure set in tribute to the car’s project code, Type 130. The all-electric powertrain was developed with technical partner Williams Advanced Engineering (WAE). Carrying a starting price of €1.7 million (US$2.1

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