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Georgia Tech team develops conversion-type iron-fluoride Li battery cathode with solid polymer electrolyte

Green Car Congress

Researchers at Georgia Tech have developed a promising new conversion-type cathode and electrolyte system that replaces expensive metals and traditional liquid electrolyte with lower cost transition metal fluorides and a solid polymer electrolyte. The Georgia Tech team sought to overcome those obstacles by using the solid polymer electrolyte.

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US official takes zero-Tesla road trip to promote EVs–things get so tricky they ended up ICE-ing a charger

Teslarati

The official’s entourage was impressive, as it included EVs like the Cadillac Lyriq, the Ford F-150 Lightning, and the Chevy Bolt. Advance teams would even head to fast chargers to make sure that the official and her team of EVs can recharge their batteries quickly. But it’s not.

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The EV Transition Explained

Cars That Think

F-150 from the electric Ford PRO F-150 Lightning. While there are LED head and rear light improvements along with a more streamlined profile, the Lightning’s cargo box is identical to an ICE F-150, complete with tailgate access steps and a jobsite ruler. The 2016 ICE F-150 reportedly had about.

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2022 Hyundai Ioniq 5: First of an aggressive wave of new EVs

Charged EVs

The practical effect is that the Ioniq 5 can use DC fast charging stations that run at higher rates than the 125-to-150 kW limit on most 400-volt EVs. Hyundai says a recharge from 10 percent to 80 percent will take just 18 minutes (under optimal circumstances). However, the electric F-150 exports up to 9.6 kW of output.

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