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Tesla launches low-voltage connector standard to simplify EV transition

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Tesla has officially launched a new standard for the low-voltage connections in electric vehicles (EVs), which the company says will reduce necessary connection types in most EVs from over 200 to just six. Ford confirms it received Elon Musk’s “How to Design a 48-Volt Vehicle” pamphlet What are your thoughts?

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"Flying Batteries" Could Help Microdrones Take Off

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A lithium cell can provide about 4 volts, but piezoelectric actuators for microbots need tens to hundreds of volts, explains Mercier. Instead, the circuit actively rearranges the connections among many tiny batteries moving them from parallel to serial and back again. In a word, efficiency.

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Paired Power’s EV chargers let customers mix and match solar, storage and grid power

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Tom McCalmont: PairTree is the product we’ve been selling for about a year, which is a pop-up solar canopy that can be a fully off-grid power source, or can be grid-connected. We have a relationship with EV Connect, and with LITEON, so we can use standard commercial chargers in addition to our own. How much solar do you need?

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Ford Looks to Extended-Range EVs to Juice Demand

The Truth About Cars

EREVs arent really a new thing, as the Chevy Volt debuted around a decade ago with the tech, but there hasnt been much movement with the configuration in the last few years. The internal combustion engine is not connected to a transmission or drive system, and EREVs charge just like any other EV. Images: Ford] Become aTTAC insider.

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ZF Developing Novel EV Range Extender, Production Starts Next Year

The Truth About Cars

While this is a reductive description, we can think about EV range extenders as a sort-of oversized alternator thats connected to an engine that's exists exclusively to keep the device spun up so it can, in turn, convert liquid fuel into electricity. They leverage combustion power by supplementing the battery via an onboard generator.

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Road Test: 2025 Maserati GranCabrio Folgare EV

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This layout gives exceptional 50:50 weight balance, providing an engaged driving feel of being connected to the road. The sound system works for the FM HD radio, SiriusXM, apps, connected services, Alexa Built-in and wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. Tight in back The configurable 12.3-inch

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Kia Fully Reveals the 2026 EV4 Sedan At NYIAS 2025

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Expected to launch in early 2026, the car will arrive with up to 330 miles of range, a 400-volt platform, and a North American Charging Standard (NACS) port out of the box. The EV4 rides on the shared Kia-Hyundai E-GMP platform, which offers a 400-volt electrical architecture. kWh battery is standard, while long-range models get an 81.4

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