Cars That Think

DECEMBER 31, 2023

Zap and Helion are part of a renaissance in fusion-energy R&D aimed at achieving practical fusion power using much more modest facilities than the vast International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) being built in southern France, at a cost estimated to be north of US $22 billion by the time it’s completed.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 18, 2017

After treating the lithium metal layer with 0.5 The coating layer can generate better control of the lithium ion flow and suppress the lithium dendrite growth and therefore form a uniform and stable solid electrolyte interphase. The earliest non-rechargeable Li batteries using Li metal as anode appeared in the 1970s.

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Setec Powerr

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

What if you do accidentally run out of battery while you’re out and about and can’t find a place to recharge it? Well, there is now a “takeaway” charging service that just provides a power bank-style power supply. The need for public charging stations in much of the U.S.

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Get Electric Vehicle

JANUARY 11, 2022

Let’s take a look at the top EV stocks in each category and see what type of returns they’re providing the investors. Modern electric vehicles are powered by lithium-ion (Li-ion) cells. But the most expensive component in an EV is also the lithium-ion battery, which accounts for 40-50% of the total cost.

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Spark Powered

JANUARY 9, 2023

Most of these devices use well-known batteries”>lithium-ion battery technology. And while lithium-ion batteries have come a long way since they were first introduced, they have some familiar drawbacks as well, such as short lifetimes, overheating and supply chain challenges for certain raw materials.

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Blink Charging

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

The state of Michigan, for example, is using AI to help transportation planners decide where to put EV charging stations. Over in the United Kingdom, various local governments have partnered with AI firms to help them figure out where they need to put EV charging stations to bolster EV adoption and benefit the entire community.

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EV Life

JANUARY 1, 2020

Electric Car Charging. One of the biggest shifts from driving a gas car to an electric car is how the vehicle is refueled through electric car charging. Think about charging an electric car as similar to charging your smartphone, which like an electric car, is powered by lithium ion batteries.

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EV Central

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

We will get to how it all works in a moment, but the short version is that, while you still get a petrol engine with your electric motors, the former is only used to recharge the battery or deliver power to the motors — it never actually drives the wheels — giving you what Nissan calls an “EV-like” drive experience, and improved fuel efficiency.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 1, 2016

The Pacifica Hybrid’s 16-kWh lithium-ion battery pack (from LG Chem) is located under the second-row floor, keeping the rear cargo area as roomy as ever and preserving the third-row Stow ‘n Go seating and storage, plus room for seven passengers. Level 3 chargers and “superchargers” cannot be used to charge the Pacifica Hybrid.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 21, 2013

PowerGenix, the developer of nickel-zinc (NiZn) rechargeable batteries ( earlier post ), has signed a product evaluation contract with HELLA, a Tier 1 supplier to major automotive manufacturers worldwide. It’s inherently very safe and also promises to provide equivalent emissions reductions, but at a lower cost. Marc Nalbach of HELLA.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 27, 2011

Recharging of the electric vehicles is not mandatory after each rental, because the range of the smart fortwo electric drive is eight to ten times higher than the average operating distance of a car2go rental. Amsterdam’s electric vehicle charging infrastructure only uses energy from renewable resources.

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Clean Fleet Report

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

Road Test: 2023 Volvo C40 Recharge Twin AWD Ultimate The First Volvo Compact SUV Coupe EV The 2023 Volvo C40 Recharge was the first electric-only and the smallest SUV from Volvo, falling in-line with the EX90 and XC40 Recharge. These are the estimated times for the three charging speeds. kW onboard charger.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

Because [Ford] can provide the hardware, but ultimately, our country has to decide is this where we really want to go and if so, how are we going to really develop the smart grid in a way that works and allows the utilities to actually speak to each other and trade power, ubiquity of charging and all those things.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 13, 2015

liter V-6 gasoline engine paired with a high-output electric motor; 12 kWh lithium-ion battery; 8-speed automatic transmission; and Mitsubishi Motors’ advanced full-time Super All-Wheel Control (S-AWC) all-wheel drive. The system’s high-capacity main drive lithium-ion battery pack can also act as a mobile power source.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 5, 2015

A team of researchers at MIT and Tsinghua University has developed a high-rate, high-capacity and long-lived anode for Li-ion batteries comprising a yolk-shell nanocomposite of aluminum core (30 nm in diameter) and TiO 2 shell (~3 nm in thickness), with a tunable interspace (Al@TiO 2 , or ATO). The charge/discharge rate was set at 1 C.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

Boston-Power is bringing to the transportation industry a game-changing lithium-ion battery that delivers unmatched levels of high energy density, safety, low cost, fast charge and environmental sustainability. We’re thrilled to add him to our team. Boston-Power technology.

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Cars That Think

MARCH 11, 2023

Photo-illustration: Max-o-matic; photo source: M&N/Alamy Some operators of early direct-current power plants at the turn of the 20th century solved the problem of uneven power output from their generators by employing large banks of rechargeable lead-acid batteries, which served as a kind of buffer to balance the flow of electrons.

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EV Central

MAY 22, 2023

Value Stellantis Australia announced the 500e La Prima hatch would cost $52,500, plus on road costs, back in March. This means tall occupants will feel they’re sitting uncomfortably high in the Fiat. Gross capacity of the 500e’s 400-volt lithium-ion pack is 42kW/h, of which a little over 37kW/h is usable.

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EV Central

MAY 26, 2023

And while mainstream European brands like Renault and VW are planning performance versions of their coming small EVs, they’re years away from production. The car’s positioning in Europe suggest it should not be too much more than the $52,500, plus on-road costs, that will be asked for the Fiat 500e.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 22, 2009

Featuring a lithium-ion battery the second generation smart electric drive’s power source will have a longer range, boast a shorter charging time and will give improved performance. This means you can plug it directly into any UK mains 3 pin plug socket and it will happily recharge.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

Using a liquid-cooled 28 kWh lithium-ion battery from Johnson Controls, Transit Connect Electric wagon can achieve a range of 55 to 80 miles (86 to 129 km) on a single charge depending on driving conditions and ancillary power usage. The wagon has a top speed of 75 mph (121 km/h). —Scott Harrison, Azure Dynamics CEO.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 4, 2014

The drivetrain has been re-engineered in a number of significant areas to suit its new role, while changes have been made to the vehicle shell to ensure there has been no compromise to cargo space. Most notable is the Lithium-ion battery which has been changed to allow it to fit under e-NV200’s floor without compromising the cargo area.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

kWh lithium-ion battery pack is accommodated in a modified floor-pan, mainly in space within the car’s wheelbase previously occupied by the exhaust system and fuel tank. A separate 12-volt battery, for the lights and cabin ancillaries, is also charged from the battery pack via a current transformer.

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Get Electric Vehicle

MARCH 9, 2021

The image and common impression of Electric vehicles were re-written by the introduction of the Tesla Roadster in the year of 2008. Though the Roadster was not that much of a success as expected, owing to the huge charging time it still had along with a few other reasons Roaster really perception of an electric vehicle among the public.

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EV Central

MARCH 28, 2023

Both will do battle with vehicles like the Polestar 2 , Kia EV6 , Hyundai Ioniq 5 and Ioniq 6 and the Volvo XC40 Recharge for your EV dollar in Australia. But today, we’re pitting the two siblings against each other to see which of Tesla’s Model Y variants is right for you. How does a Tesla Model Y RWD and Performance cost?

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Volvo Ford-owned company exploring PHEVs "ReCharge" flex-fuel series 60-mile concept PHEV w/wheel motors. Carmakers response to real and specific concerns about battery lifetime, up-front costs, and safety issues is to focus on engineering and testing for an unspecified number of years. By partnering with these two industries.

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Get Electric Vehicle

JUNE 2, 2021

The E-Flyer II has a range of 35 miles and can be recharged in about 2 hours. #2 It charges in three hours and has a range of 20 miles despite its little size. The Boosted Boars powers you with, A 6-mile ride at up to 20 mph that can be recharged in 90 minutes. On a single charge, the Marbel can travel more than 10 kilometres.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JULY 14, 2009

It’ll be mostly driven by the cost of gas. That bet takes shape at a new lithium ion battery plant and at an electric-vehicle assembly line that Nissan will build at its Smyrna, Tenn., government will cover some of the costs. I’m guessing close to 50/50. That’s a given. manufacturing complex.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 17, 2009

Scottish and Southern Energy is the UK’s leading generator of energy from renewable sources and will be installing the private and public charging points required for the MINI E test vehicles. The space normally inhabited by rear passengers is reserved for a lithium-ion battery.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

Price tag: about $25,000, made from 95% recyclable materials with a top speed of 65 miles per hour and range of 110 miles per charge. It is aggressively in talks with Portland General Electric Plug-In Charging Stations , ( POR ) and other states including Michigan, and California that are scrambling to offer incentives. before 2010.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Intelligent Charging Infrastructure for New Electr. Review of Forestry Carbon Standards 2008 Ford Partners to Commercialize Electric Vehicles A New "Green" Deal.Direction for the economic re. Project Better Place plans to deploy a massive network of battery charging spots. Here we go again.or Carbon trading vs t.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Finally, in a first-of-its-kind partnership in the United States, Mitsubishi announced a strategic alliance with Oregon to develop an electric car charging infrastructure in the state. If these companies are ultimately successful and can convince EV manufacturers to ditch lithuim ion, we could depend on the already robust recycling program.

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EV Central

OCTOBER 18, 2023

2024 Audi Q8 55 e-tron Launch Edition What does the Audi Q8 55 e-tron cost and what features do you get? The wagon-backed version is $153,900 plus on-roads, while a higher-spec Launch Edition of the same and a sleeker Sportback model are both $165,900 plus costs. What is charging like for the Audi Q8 55 e-tron?

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

It is simply the cost of doing business. "On some products, the costs, particularly in advanced technologies, are high," he said in a lengthy interview with Automotive News (free subscription required). The car is expected to cost around $40,000. "Even the first DVD player cost many times more than it does today."

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