Cars That Think

MARCH 26, 2023

Other critical factors include ease of use and cost, for both the devices and the systems into which they are integrated. SiC Leads GaN in Power Conversion Today… The first commercially viable SiC transistor that was superior to silicon was introduced by Cree (now Wolfspeed) in 2011. …But The Lucid Air has a 900-V system.)

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Charged EVs

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Automakers like Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, Nissan, and Jaguar have embraced the series, which is surely the world’s most prominent showcase for electric vehicle performance. Well, this is happening in the commercial space with trucks and buses. The global electric racing championship Formula E has been a huge success by any measure.

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Cars That Think

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

But commercial interests or hucksterism aside, few would argue that the technology itself isn’t making impressive strides. Björn Föerster, Porsche A remorseless stopwatch comparison of Formula E—the current state-of-the-art in racing EVs—vs. For each race minute, we will get 1 kilowatt-hour back from each axle.”

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Green Car Congress

MAY 3, 2012

Audi, BMW, Chrysler, Daimler, Ford, General Motors, Porsche and Volkswagen have agreed to support the harmonized single-port fast charging approach—called DC-fast charging with a Combined Charging System—for use on electric vehicles in Europe and the United States. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2015

Furthermore, the batteries in a PHEV are generally smaller than those in any other electric vehicle constructed today and the battery savings in the PHEV from a pure BEV can easily make up for the cost of the small liquid-fueled engine, resulting in a lower-cost production vehicle for mass distribution.

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Charged EVs

APRIL 19, 2023

Zeem is able to offer a cost per mile below that of diesel, thanks to California subsidies. Charged spoke with Zeem Solutions CEO Paul Gioupis, who’s been involved with commercial EVs since the early days, and he had a lot to say about various aspects of fleet electrification. Fast-forward to 2017. Smith Electric didn’t succeed.

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 23, 2023

One Bloomberg study found 341 miles was the average range desired, while Deloitte Consulting’s 2022 Global Automotive Consumer Study found US consumers want to be able to travel 518 miles on a fully charged battery in a BEV that costs $50,000 or less. Arguments over how much range is needed are contentious.

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Get Electric Vehicle

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Porsche Taycan). #10 The algorithm should take care of the energy cost. -It if it is at home and the energy tariff is a ‘time of use’ tariff then the objective shall be to minimize the energy cost. #13 Peak load shaving, strategy to reduce the electricity cost, etc. A BMS with low cost, high efficiency, etc.

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Cars That Think

OCTOBER 8, 2022

Teaming up with Stanley Mazor and Federico Faggin, he created the first commercial microprocessor, the Intel 4004. Busicom had hired Intel to develop a set of custom chips for a low-cost calculator and had sent three engineers to Santa Clara to work on the chip designs. While a research manager at Intel Corp.,

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

Massive government subsidies are upending commercial considerations. This is a much bigger call than choosing VHS over Betamax, because owning a dead end technology could cost you $50,000. Considering the cost of batteries, these are disposable cars. Commercial Ships Spew Half As Much Particulate Pollution as Worlds Cars).

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