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Schaeffler secures volume orders for commercial vehicle electric traction motors, hybrid modules

Green Car Congress

The 800 V motor, used in pairs in battery-powered vehicles, delivers a maximum continuous output of 180 kW and generates a maximum torque of 950 N·m. It also features wave winding technology, an innovation that makes installation less complex and increases power density.

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Are Solid-State Batteries the Next Big Breakthrough for EVs?

Clean Fleet Report

Questions & Answers from our Friends at EarthTalk® Are solid-state electric vehicle (EV) batteries a solution to some of the issues with the lithium-ion batteries powering our EVs today? CONTACTS : The search for a better EV battery ; Toyota’s Rival In Solid-State EV Development Is A Supplier: Schaeffler.

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Seasonal Tips: Getting the Best Range from Your EV

Clean Fleet Report

According to a Consumer Reports experiment , the magazine staff found that EVs can lose a significant amount of battery power during colder months. Like the heating system, using AC in your EV can suck up battery power quickly, impacting your range. This is particularly true if the temperature dips below freezing.

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EVs Raise New Challenge for Fleet Optimization: Telematics Hasn’t Caught Up

Green Fleet Magazine

EV telematics is in its infancy, hobbled by the difficulty of gathering data from battery-powered vehicles as well as the inability of today’s telematics solutions to integrate data on mixed EV and ICE fleets.

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Audi scraps A2 electric car plan

Green Cars News

Premium car maker Audi is planning a u-turn on some of its electric car plans according to automotive magazine, Car. According to the British mag, Audi has cancelled its plans to produce a battery-powered A2 model and is likely to axe plans for the A1 e-tron hybrid. It is believed a combination of production costs, [.].

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The Battery Revolution Is Just Getting Started

Cars That Think

My lap is relieved, but the battery life is the same—it's still about 10 hours, as it was with the Macintosh Portable. Batteries have gotten a whole lot better, but they have not gotten Moore's-Law better. We're living in battery-powered times. Batteries are key to decarbonizing our economies.

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How EV Connect Can Help With EV Fleet Management

EV Connect

It continues on through how you think about deployment — which cars have sufficient battery power available and where will they recharge along the route? And it affects questions of maintenance — you no longer need to worry about oil changes and similar maintenance, but how are you maximizing battery life and efficiency?

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