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Could wind-and-solar towers charge EVs, stabilize the grid?

Green Car Reports

Wind and solar-powered charging could further lower the environmental impact of electric cars; but one New York-based company wants to combine them in one electricity-generating device that could be used for EV charging stations or wherever grid-buffering might help keep blackouts at bay.

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Lightyear 0 is the most aerodynamic production car in the world, wind-tunnel testing verifies

Green Car Reports

Wind-tunnel testing has proven that the Lightyear 0 is the most aerodynamic production car in the world, Lightyear claims. Testing conducted at the FKFS wind tunnels in Stuttgart, Germany, under WLTP protocols confirmed a 0.175 coefficient of drag (Cd) for the solar-assisted electric car, Lightyear said Thursday in a press release.

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Mercedes-Benz Cars plants to source electricity from German wind farms

Green Car Congress

Mercedes-Benz Cars has entered into a power purchase agreement with Statkraft, Europe’s largest producer of renewable energy, enabling Mercedes-Benz Cars to source electricity directly from wind farms in Germany, whose subsidies from the Renewable Energy Act (EEG) expire after 2020. EEG subsidy ending starting in 2021.

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Aptera anticipates lowest drag coefficient of any car ever in wind tunnel testing

Electrek

Aptera’s “Gamma” prototype of its solar-powered, three-wheeled electric car is overseas right now, doing aerodynamic testing at Pininfarina’s wind tunnel near Turin, Italy, in the shadow of the Italian Alps.

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IDTechEx: motors with oil cooling became the dominant form in the electric car market in 1H 2022

Green Car Congress

In the first half of 2022, motors with oil cooling became the dominant form in the electric car market, taking 50% market share, according to a report from IDTechEx. Oil cooling became the dominant form of motor cooling for electric cars in 2022. This is where oil cooling comes in.

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Wind cheater! Hyundai and Kia devise new tech that will increase EV range, speed and grip ALL at the same time

EV Central

It consists of a pair of wind deflectors that lower at speeds of over 80km/h. READ MORE: Hyundai Ioniq 5 N NPX1 adds even more performance to hot-rod electric car READ MORE: 2024 Hyundai Kona Electric review: Is this the sweet spot between the BYD Atto 3 and Tesla Model Y? ” The post Wind cheater!

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Honda plans quieter, more efficient EVs with lots of wind-tunnel development

Green Car Reports

Honda on Monday announced the opening of a new $124 million wind tunnel facility that could aid in the development of future electric cars.

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