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Tesla Cybertruck and Semi are candidates for 800-volt architecture

Teslarati

Tesla may consider adopting an 800-volt architecture for the Cybertruck and the Tesla Semi. While taking questions from shareholders, Tesla executives were asked why the company does not adopt an 800-volt architecture for its cars. Lucid Motors went even further by adopting a 900-volt architecture for its Air sedan. .

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Enterprise Rent-a-Car to offer Chevrolet Volt

Green Car Congress

Enterprise Rent-A-Car will be the first to offer Chevrolet Volt extended-range electric vehicles (EVs) for daily and weekly rentals later this month. The Volt vehicles will be available at the Mark Christopher Auto Center in Ontario, Calif., along with a new charging station.

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The 2018 Honda Clarity real-world review: enough to challenge the Chevrolet Volt?

Green Car Reports

I’ve owned two Chevrolet Volts, an early 2011 model and, currently, a second-generation 2017 version. They’re sleek, sprightly, and have enough electric range to cover most driving. For longer trips, the gas engine kicks in when the charge runs out. I have loved them both.

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BMW previews future electric SUV with faster charging, more range

Baua Electric

The BMW Vision Neue Klasse X is an electric SUV that forecasts a model due to start production in Debrecen, Hungary, in 2025. The combination of cylindrical cells and the 800-volt shift will speed up charging by up to 30%, BMW claims. “This lowers electricity costs and helps stabilize networks.”

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BMW previews future electric SUV with faster charging, more range

Baua Electric

The BMW Vision Neue Klasse X is an electric SUV that forecasts a model due to start production in Debrecen, Hungary, in 2025. The combination of cylindrical cells and the 800-volt shift will speed up charging by up to 30%, BMW claims. “This lowers electricity costs and helps stabilize networks.”

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CPT developing 48-volt electric supercharger for micro-mild hybrids

Green Car Congress

Controlled Power Technologies (CPT) is developing a 48-volt version of its 12 volt electric supercharger based on its variable torque enhancement system known as VTES. At 48 volts, a VTES electric supercharger will transform 7kW of battery power into a highly boosted charge of air for downsized gasoline and diesel engines.

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Sandia team develops GaN diode that is significant step toward protecting grid from EMPs

Green Car Congress

Scientists from Sandia National Laboratories have developed a new gallium-nitride (GaN) diode that can shunt excess electricity within a few billionths of a second while operating at a record-breaking 6,400 volts—a significant step towards protecting the nation’s electric grid from an electromagnetic pulse (EMP).

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