The Truth About Cars

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Today, most EVs use lithium-ion batteries, just like the phone in your pocket. While the battery chemistry is well-known and thoroughly tested at this point in time, the setup has weaknesses that could be addressed by alternative designs.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

OCTOBER 26, 2008

Rider Scotty Pollacheck piloted the wickedly fast all electric A123Systems NanoPhosphate battery powered motorcycle down the quarter mile in only 7.89 seconds blog entry here. On Thursday October 23rd, 2008, Team KillaCycle set their latest drag racing world record at Bandimere Raceway. Congratulations Team KillaCycle!

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Plug In Partners

AUGUST 30, 2006

Based on 5 years of evolution, the eWheel offers exceptional efficiency, coupled with a high power to weight ratio that makes it the ideal solution for battery powered equipment. The PML eWheel permanent magnet wheel motor is designed to be rugged and flexible.

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Teslarati

JANUARY 14, 2022

An image shared in a blog post by Kanninen even included an image showing the EV owner watching what appeared to be Netflix in his Model 3’s 15″ display while waiting for the gridlock to end. . ' That is wrong, and I would know—I was trapped on I-95 for 14 hours in my EV."

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EV Connect

JUNE 25, 2024

Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) Also known as “all-electric vehicles”, BEVs are powered and fueled by electricity only. The “fuel” comes from your domestic electricity supply or a commercial EV station, and the drivetrain is 100% battery-powered. Don’t think you’re doubling up on power, however. There are roughly 2.4

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 21, 2009

While officials emphasized that they are satisfied with the chemistry, thermal management, controls, and performance of the vehicle’s current battery pack, costs per kWh remain high, and development beyond the current pack is primarily focused on cost reduction. Each of Volt’s 200-plus battery cells will initially be.

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Plug In Partners

NOVEMBER 3, 2008

The Chevy Volt , a plug-in electric car, will have the battery power to take most American drivers to and from work every day without using any gasoline at all. Automakers are now on board. Most have advertised their intentions to bring PHEV s to the market –some as early as next year.

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Plug In Partners

AUGUST 4, 2006

T his story comes from the Energy Blog. This will allow the vehicles to operate on emissions-free battery power, reducing the amount of fuel utilized and significantly decreasing the release of harmful pollutants, including greenhouse gases. New York to Convert 600 Hybrids to PHEVs New York Governor George E.

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The Truth About Cars

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles offer a unique EV experience, and their ability to completely refuel in just a few minutes makes them more convenient than their battery-powered counterparts. That said, they’re only sold in California, and there are only two models available.

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The Truth About Cars

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Crashes likewise encourage fires, regardless of whether the car is running off flammable fuels or battery power. Tanks or lines can be ruptured, as can EV battery cells. However, I live near a couple drag strips and neither of those have issued any formal bans on battery powered cars.

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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.”

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The Truth About Cars

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Four-wheel steering is handy on any large vehicle needing to make a particularly tight turn, regardless of whether its propulsion is dependent on internal combustion or battery power. It can likewise help with trailer stability and steering response.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 10, 2024

A report by BMW Blog claims that despite the focus being on battery-powered electric vehicles, the automaker will continue to sell internal combustion engine-powered variants of its flagship sports sedan M3 alongside its pure electric version.

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The Truth About Cars

JULY 29, 2023

That includes the automaker’s onboard generator systems and could mean a range of higher-performance vehicles that rely on battery power for an output boost. .& Farley said Ford would produce hybrids that offer greater efficiency in some situations and more capability in others.

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The Truth About Cars

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Eager to prove itself as a forward thinking mobility brand, Ford has advised us to prepare for the debut of the battery powered E-Transit van on November 12th. The post Ford Says Electric Transit Vans Are Coming for Real This Time appeared first on The Truth About Cars.

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The Truth About Cars

OCTOBER 5, 2023

The American automaker has officially confirmed that it has begun taking orders on the battery-powered Cadillac Lyriq crossover, with deliveries assumed to commence in the first half of 2024. However, the company vowed a return in 2023 and that’s now taking place in Switzerland.

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The Truth About Cars

JUNE 12, 2023

While Polestar’s annual volume has been increasing, the brand has said the majority of those sales are the result of the battery-powered Polestar 2. It doesn’t make sense to continue building Polestar variants nobody is buying, especially since the division is likewise going all-electric.

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Green Cars News

MAY 7, 2009

In an online blog, General Motors’ (GM) vice chairman Tom Stephens stated that the company will apply plug-in hybrid technology to one of its four core brands followings its’ restructuring. The company will be divided into Chevrolet, Cadillac, GMC and Buick following the decision to close Pontiac and sell Saturn.

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The Truth About Cars

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

It works like this -- the V6 produces mechanical power, the generator turns that into electric power, and that electric power either charges a depleted battery or goes right to the EDMs if the driver wants to save battery charge. Sound familiar? Yes, the Ramcharger is basically an extended-range electric.

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The Truth About Cars

AUGUST 1, 2023

The Japanese brand has always seemed more interested in squeezing every drop it could out of small combustion engines than diving into battery power.& However, Fiat’s new leadership seems supremely interested in EV sales whereas Mazda appears to be a company that’s only doing electrification out of obligation.

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The Truth About Cars

MAY 12, 2023

The e:Ny1 is an atrociously named battery-powered crossover that serves as the electrified counterpart to the Euro-spec HR-V. Honda raised the curtain for its second all-electric model for the European market this week.

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The Truth About Cars

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Solid-state batteries are expected to be the future of EVs, but they have proven difficult to develop and manufacture on anything close to a commercial scale. The prototype battery powers a Mercedes-Benz EQS sedan and was developed in partnership with Factorial Energy.

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The Truth About Cars

JUNE 30, 2023

While the cars are dimensionally similar, going with the gasoline-powered model yields better range and superior performance in a package consumers are more familiar with. Mercedes made an announcement a few years ago that every new product released after 2025 would be battery-powered.

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The Truth About Cars

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

It also cites an EPA proposal from last spring that Automotive News reported could force battery-powered vehicles to become 60 percent of new-vehicle sales by the 2030 model year. Their letter was sent on Tuesday and requests the Biden administration rethink its current course of action.

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Blink Charging

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

BEVs require the use of a charging cable or EV charging station in order to charge the battery. Plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEVs) These vehicles have both an electric motor that runs on a battery and an internal combustion engine powered by liquid fuel. PHEVs can refuel at a gas station, charging cable, or EV charging station.

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The Truth About Cars

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Thousands of dealerships have urged President Joe Biden to reconsider the proposal — which could be finalized as soon as March — arguing it would mandate an unrealistic shift to solely battery-powered vehicles before the market and infrastructure are ready. Electric vehicles are exciting.

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The Truth About Cars

JUNE 23, 2023

Though that is hardly an issue limited to vehicles wholly dependent upon battery power, as all manufacturers seem to be chasing the trend. The reason for the EV disparity came down to there being too much new technology going into the vehicles. The phenomenon even managed to bump Toyota off its pedestal.

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The Truth About Cars

AUGUST 2, 2023

The company’s plant in South Carolina (which builds the S60) is also presently being converted to focus on battery-powered SUVs intended for Volvo and Polestar. Even Volvo's marketing for its traditional sedans, wagons, and crossovers tends to focus heavily on hybrid trims. The first models are due to arrive next year. “We

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The Truth About Cars

JULY 29, 2024

One typically sees a dozen or so Tesla and Rivian badges before encountering a battery powered vehicle sporting a logo belonging to a legacy automaker. Anecdotally, your author has noticed that the vast majority of EVs appearing in driveways seem to stem from manufacturers that specialize in all-electric vehicles.

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Electra Vehicles

JUNE 7, 2023

At Electra, our mission is to maximize the full potential of battery power to enable electric mobility to take us further. So, let’s discuss a few best practices to help extend the life of our batteries and the devices they power. Avoiding the hassle of having to charge your battery-powered devices is one obvious reason.

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The Truth About Cars

AUGUST 16, 2023

Tesla has certainly proved that battery-powered passenger vehicles are capable of being blisteringly fast. While looking toward that future, Kuniskis has to bridge the gap before the next-generation Charger arrives in the second or third quarter of 2024.

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Get Electric Vehicle

JUNE 26, 2023

 In this blog, we will delve into the intricacies of how the AC system in an electric vehicle works , shedding light on its functionality and benefits. How Does The AC In EV Differ If you think about the power source for an electric vehicle, the answer is quite simple. One such crucial component is the AC system. In

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The Truth About Cars

MAY 5, 2021

Yet 20 percent of California PHEV owners have gone back to gas-powered vehicles. Electric vehicles are one way to carbon neutrality.

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The Truth About Cars

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Few companies bothered to field something trying to ride the line between affordability and range, leaving the market to be flooded with increasingly large crossovers, SUVs, and pickups running on battery power.

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The Truth About Cars

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

The populace is split between gasoline-loving Luddites, endlessly bemoaning the current regulatory landscape and smug EV adopters who proselytize battery-powered vehicles with all the zealotry of a religious fanatic. Like everything else in the modern era, vehicles have become another polarizing issue.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 17, 2009

Powered by Share » Digg this Add to del.icio.us Add to Mixx Add to Newsvine Add to Connotea Add to CiteUlike Add to Furl Googlize this Add to Rojo Add to MyWeb Favorite Print E-mail The price of green: The Fisker Karma, on display at the New York Auto Show, is a plug-in hybrid that can run on batteries alone for 50 miles.

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My Energi

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Earlier this week (11 December), the government announced that VAT relief on Energy Saving Materials (ESMs) in residential buildings will be extended to include home batteries, power diverters and water-source heat pumps from 1 February 2024.

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