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Tips: 5 Best Car Maintenance Practices

Clean Fleet Report

Whatever’s under the hood, regular maintenance will make it run better. You’ll also spend less money on fuel, whether it’s liquid in the tank for electricity in the battery. By staying on top of maintenance routines, you’ll prevent several mechanical issues. A little alignment maintenance can save you some bucks.

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Dongfeng Fukang ES600 becomes the third model to embrace CATL’s modular battery swap solution EVOGO

Green Car Congress

Battery-maker Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited (CATL), Dongfeng Peugeot Citroen Automobile Co., CAES) signed a cooperation framework agreement on an EVOGO battery swap project. DPCA) and Contemporary Amperex Energy Service Technology Ltd.

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Consumer Reports Says EVs Less Reliable Than Traditional Automobiles

The Truth About Cars

For 2023, CR reported that EVs had 79 percent more problems than automobiles that use internal combustion. The biggest issues for EVs were reportedly failing electric drive motors, unreliable charging, and trouble with battery packs. Plug-in hybrids were even worse with 146 percent more issues.

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TWAICE and pepper partner for full battery transparency in retrofitted commercial vehicles

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TWAICE’s analytics software will make the battery performance and lifetime of electrified powertrains transparent and thus more sustainable. This provides pepper customers with battery insights and enables optimal operation. Retrofitting can be an economical and sustainable alternative to diesel vehicles. Analog Devices.

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Using cloud charging data to estimate EV battery life

Green Car Congress

A team from the University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, with colleagues from Tsinghua University and China Electric Power Research Institute, have developed a method to estimate EV battery life based on cloud data. Automobile companies typically retain driving data from their EVs on the cloud for use in monitoring and management.

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EV Preventative Maintenance: Why It’s Important and How To Do It

EV Connect

Just as regular internal combustion engine (ICE) cars need oil changes, tune-ups and regular tire rotation — to name just a few things that go into preventative maintenance — electric vehicles also require preventative maintenance to continue running their best. Fortunately, EVs require far less — and less frequent — maintenance.

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Green NCAP LCA study shows detrimental climate and energy impact of increasing vehicle weight, including EVs

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This drives not only a rise in fuel and electric energy consumption, but also creates a wider footprint in vehicle and battery production. Green NCAP tested 34 cars with different powertrain types: battery electric, hybrid electric, conventional petrol and diesel, and one vehicle, the Ford Puma, that runs on alternative fuel.

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