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After more than 1000 charges Volkswagen’s solid-state electric car battery cells retained 95 percent of the original capacity

EV Central

Volkswagen has announced that laboratory testing of its next-generation solid-state batteries has revealed that they will be capable of providing energy for more than 500,000km of driving without any loss of range. EXPLAINER: What is a solid state battery? READ MORE: Do EV batteries wear out?

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What is a solid-state battery?

EV Central

It’s a battery with no runny stuff inside. This tech will lead to better EV batteries, for reasons we’ll get to in a moment. Solid-state batteries being developed for automotive applications use lithium-based chemistries, just like the batteries in EVs you can buy today. So what’s an electrolyte?

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EV Batteries 101: The Basics

CleanTechnica EVs

Learn about types of EV batteries, how they’re made, and how they work.

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Inside the Volkswagen MEB ID.3 battery pack details

Baua Electric

VW Battery VW ID.3 4 offers a three battery size choice, however this choice is not in the hand in the hand of customer as it is directly fitted inside the car, so technically what you choose is not the model of the car but its battery size. Lithium ion is used in VW ID.3 3 battery pack and ID.4

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Inside the Volkswagen MEB ID.3 battery pack details

Baua Electric

VW Battery VW ID.3 4 offers a three battery size choice, however this choice is not in the hand in the hand of customer as it is directly fitted inside the car, so technically what you choose is not the model of the car but its battery size. Lithium ion is used in VW ID.3 3 battery pack and ID.4

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CalCars' PRIUS+ Plug-In Hybrid

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

About CalCars Plug-In Hybrids FAQ How to Get a PHEV Where PHEVs are Car-Makers Say. Add batteries and grid-charging, and you get PRIUS+, a "plug-in" hybrid (PHEV). Two EDrive/EnergyCS prototypes: (100+ mpg plus electricity, 30-mile range, with lithium-ion batteries. Were making PRIUS+ happen.

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Plug-In Hybrids (or Plugin Hybrids)

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

About CalCars Plug-In Hybrids FAQ How to Get a PHEV Where PHEVs are Car-Makers Say. CA, NY, MA and other states have had Zero-Emission Vehicle programs since the early 1990s because battery electric vehicles in those states, taking into account power plants, are far cleaner than gasoline cars in reducing urban air pollution and smog.

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