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The US Southeast is getting its first EV battery supply chain project

Baua Electric

Photo by Kindel Media on Pexels.com Japan’s UBE Corporation will build an EV battery chemicals factory in Louisiana to set up a US EV battery supply chain – and compete with China. That contributes to extended battery life and increased driving range. Get started here. –ad* ad* FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links.

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Renesas unveils automotive gateway based on new R-Car S4 SoCs and PMICs for next-gen vehicle computers; support for ISO/SAE 21434

Green Car Congress

The RAA271041 PMIC accepts the vehicle’s 12V supply and supports wide operation for load dump and cold-cranking pulses while providing the first-stage regulation. allow a wide range of connectivity inside the vehicle. This switch is fully validated by Spirent’s TSN conformance test solutions running on their Automotive C1 test system.

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The UK’s first 4 seater ‘all electric’ production car

Green Cars News

Called the Citroën C1 ‘ev’ie’, this is the first all electric, 4 seater car, to offer the purchaser the comfort, performance and a full range of standard safety features expected from a petrol car. The Citroën C1 ev’ie is assembled in the UK from the donor car.

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ALABC lead-acid UltraBattery Civic hybrid surpasses 100,000 miles of fleet duty

Green Car Congress

Accordingly, UltraBattery packs from both Furakawa and East Penn have been characterized under a range of conditions. The batteries supplied by Exide as part of the C3 Project performed well under the HEV screening test, especially at high temperatures. Japan (Furakawa) and East Penn Manufacturing Co., East Penn).

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The UK’s first 4 seater ‘all electric’ production car

Green Cars News

Called the Citroën C1 ‘ev’ie’, this is the first all electric, 4 seater car, to offer the purchaser the comfort, performance and a full range of standard safety features expected from a petrol car. The Citroën C1 ev’ie is assembled in the UK from the donor car.

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Axeon to Develop New Li-ion Pack for C1 ev’ie

Green Car Congress

Axeon , Europe’s largest independent lithium-ion battery systems supplier, will develop a new high-capacity battery system for the electric Citroën C1 ev’ie, manufactured by the UK-based Electric Car Corporation ( earlier post ), with a view to supplying between 300 and 500 units in the 12 months following a successful trial.

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Motoring News - - Verdict On Cars

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The Citroën C1 evie goes on sale today priced from £16,850. It is capable of 60mph and has a 60-70 mile range when fully charged. The C1 evie takes around 6-7 hours to charge from a normal domestic socket. The C1 evie is available directly from ECC.

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