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Electric Jeeps, Volvo C40 Recharge up close, 50 mpg for under $30,000: The Week in Reverse

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Which company thinks that CVTs are a good idea for electric cars? We got an up-close look at the Volvo C40 Recharge electric vehicle and its rounded. Which automaker advised owners of its popular EV to park it outside?

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Mini Recharged is converting classic Minis to EVs with "bespoke upcycling" program

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The Mini Recharged program will convert classic Minis to electric drive, with all changes reversible to protect the originality of donor cars, Mini said in a press release. The idea for the. Mini is launching an EV conversion program for classic cars.

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Pellion Technologies leveraging high throughput computational materials design to make progress on Mg-ion rechargeable batteries

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Persson is also a co-founder of Pellion Technologies—an MIT spin-off co-founded by Dr. Gerbrand Ceder, funded by Vinod Khosla, and recipient of an ARPA-E grant ( earlier post ) that is developing a magnesium-ion (Mg-ion) rechargeable battery. Aurbach (2010) On the Way to Rechargeable Mg Batteries: The Challenge of New Cathode Materials.

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U Tokyo team proposes new high-capacity rechargeable battery system based on oxide-peroxide redox reaction

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are proposing a new sealed rechargeable battery system operating on a redox reaction between an oxide (O 2- ) and a peroxide (O 2 2- ) in the cathode. Therefore, we have reached an idea that Li 2 O 2 would act as a 3 V-level cathode utilizing the redox couple of oxide (O 2? peroxide (O 2 2? ).

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Audi unveils 500 kW series-hybrid RS Q e-tron Dakar racer

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Just under a year after the initial concept idea, Audi Sport has started testing the new Audi RS Q e-tron series hybrid, with which Audi will tackle the Dakar Rally in January 2022. A third MGU, of identical design, is part of the energy converter and serves to recharge the high-voltage battery while driving. Earlier post.).

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BYD, CATL Working On LFP Batteries That Could Be Fully Recharged In 10 Minutes

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That’s the idea, at least. But whatever the outcome, it’s clear that battery technology is moving extremely rapidly.

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VW electric convertible, Volvo C40 Recharge debut, Nissan e-Hybrid efficiency: Today’s Car News

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And VW teases the idea of an electric Cabriolet. Nissan hits a 50% thermal efficiency with an engine set for hybrid duty. Volvo reveals the first EV for its lineup that won’t get a gasoline equivalent. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. There aren’t any mass-market convertible electric cars.

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