Cars That Think

JUNE 27, 2022

Unlike those you may have grown accustomed to seeing, many of these stations don’t just charge electric cars—they can also send power from vehicle batteries to the local utility grid for use by homes and businesses. That is, would cycling the battery more than necessary prematurely degrade the very heart of the car?

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JANUARY 27, 2009

“The slimming of the battery essentially comes because of a focus on weight, aerodynamics, rolling resistance, new construction materials and other design factors, he said in an interview. How can you quickly improve the performance of the battery in an electric car? By Michael Kanellos, for Greentech Media. by: Michael Kanellos.

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Cars That Think

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

That series unexpectedly swore off gasoline and staged its first all-electric race on 13-14 August in Hell, Norway. F1 doesn’t flatter the battery brigade. Ultra-fast charging at 600 kW nearly doubles the most powerful public chargers for civilian drivers. Enough energy, in fact, to carry 220 fewer kilograms of battery.

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