article thumbnail

Default Passwords Jeopardize Water Infrastructure

Cars That Think

Drinking water systems pose increasingly attractive targets as malicious hacker activity is on the rise globally , according to new warnings from security agencies around the world. Last November, for instance, hackers linked to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard broke into a water system in the western Pennsylvania town of Aliquippa.

Water 89
article thumbnail

ZF presents EVbeat concept vehicle with prototype of new 800-volt electric drive; compact, lightweight and efficient

Green Car Congress

The EVSys800 used in the concept is a modular 800-volt drive and consists of SiC power electronics, the electric motor and a reduction gearbox. A propane-based 800-volt heat pump also requires significantly less energy. This is pre-filled and hermetically sealed and is therefore maintenance-free. EVSys800 e-drive.

Volt 195
article thumbnail

Fastcharge consortium presents prototype for 450 kW charging station; Porsche research vehicle charges at 400 kW

Green Car Congress

It can already work with higher voltages of up to 920 volts, as expected in future electric vehicles. The cooling liquid is an environmentally friendly water-glycol mixture used, making the cooling circuit can be made semi-open.

Porsche 331
article thumbnail

What is a solid-state battery?

EV Central

Decades ago, checking the electrolyte level in 12-volt lead-acid car batteries was a regular task. Sometimes they needed to be topped up with distilled water to maintain the sulphuric acid electrolyte solution at the right level. Ford engineers at the company’s Battery Benchmarking and Test Laboratory in Allen Park, Michigan.

Batteries 119
article thumbnail

TUM, partners to present electric aCar prototype at IAA; transport for sub-Saharan Africa

Green Car Congress

to set up a mobile physician’s office or a water treatment station. Power output is 2 x 8 kW; voltage level is 48 volts; top speed is 60 km/h (37 mph). The battery can be loaded from an ordinary 220 volt household wall socket within 7 hours. The two-seat aCar is EU-classified as L7e—a heavy quadricycle.

Africa 150
article thumbnail

No regrets: A Phoenix mom moves beyond her gas-powered car and doesn’t look back

Plug in America

Although she has owned both gas-powered cars and hybrids in the past, she grew tired of unpredictable fuel prices, routine oil changes and maintenance, and regular stops to fill her tank at the gas station. Jazmin has driven her preowned, fully electric 2019 Nissan Leaf hatchback since 2021.

Phoenix 40
article thumbnail

EV myths busted: Are electric vehicles safer than gas-powered cars?

Drive Electric

Plug-in and fully electric cars operate between 200 and 800 volts. Water is no problem when it comes to EVs. Due to battery insulation, EVs can safely drive through water and hold no electric shock when wet. What happens if water does get into the battery. Essentially, the risk is no greater in an EV than in an ICE.