EV Central
JANUARY 22, 2024
As part of its heavy investment in Tiamat, a company owned by the French National Centre for Scientific Research, Stellantis says it will build a new factory in France to mass produce the new cheap batteries. billion ($A1.8b) to build the world’s largest sodium battery plant in Xuzhou in China. The post Battery revolution!
The Truth About Cars
NOVEMBER 29, 2023
Automakers have also been building them a lot longer than their plug-in counterparts and they tend to be based on models that have been around for a while. “It However, the brand’s experience in building all-electric powertrains doesn’t seem to have helped it in every respect.
Green Car Congress
MAY 26, 2011
The flywheel technology is relatively cheap. Porsche has applied flywheel KERS technology from Williams in two racing vehicles, the 911 GT3 R Hybrid ( earlier post ) and the 918 RSR ( earlier post ). Matthias Mueller, President and CEO of Porsche AG suggested that the flywheel technology might appear in “ road-going cars as well.”].
EV Central
OCTOBER 4, 2022
Spy the back end at the wrong angle and it could be the lovechild of a Porsche 993 and Ford AU Falcon. They’re a big improvement on the Ioniq 5’s slightly cheap looking and feeling doors. It feels lively, eager and your speed builds in a beautifully linear way. It’s striking in the metal. Distinctive.
EV Central
NOVEMBER 25, 2022
Audi e-Tron GT – the BEV guts of the regular e-Tron (also shared with Porsche’s Taycan) in a coupe-inspired four-door body. BYD – Chinese car maker (the name means Build Your Dreams) has huge plans for Australia, including a range of SUVs and a sports sedan. Look out Porsche Macan! Audi RS e-Tron GT.
EV Central
DECEMBER 28, 2022
And while it’s improved, the build quality doesn’t match the big boys (you don’t have to look far to spot glitches). No, it’s not practical or family friendly, but who cares, it’s an EV that brings genuine joy, and one that gives any Tesla a proper spanking in terms of build quality and driver involvement.
EV Central
MARCH 8, 2023
EVs will charge fastest when the battery is at a low state of charge (SOC); the charging rate slows down as the battery fills up It’s all about protecting the longevity of the battery by reducing heat build-up (most EVs have liquid cooling and heating systems to keep the battery at its optimum temperature). It will supply up to 22kW of power.
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