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MARCH 4, 2025

Back in 1992, we cofounded AC Propulsion , which offered the tZero , a high-performance electric sports car whose basic technologies and design were later incorporated into the original Tesla Roadster. If equipment costs were lower, they say, they would install more recharging stations. In the U.S.,

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EV Central

MAY 16, 2025

In some modes, the engine gets to work recharging the battery as you drive, just like a Ferrari 296 GTB. The vast majority of customers, however, will surely plump for the new Strong Hybrid (someone in Subarus marketing has obviously realised how bad the term mild hybrid sounds), which combines a 2.5-litre

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EV Central

JUNE 16, 2025

The combustion four-cylinder’s only there to recharge the battery when required. Of note, an updated 2026 Leapmotor C10 was unveiled last month , bringing more power, fresh electrics and enhanced technology, including a more powerful 800-volt electrical system.

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The Truth About Cars

MAY 28, 2025

In addition to Bluetooth speakers sold on places like eBay, its noting that a few vehicle brands bake this technology right into some new models. It says the rechargeable battery lasts for about 12 hours but Ive never really gotten more than eight or nine.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

Electrons emanate from a latest tech lithium ferro phosphate (LFP) short blade battery rated at a smidge over 60kWh rechargeable at 11kWh domestically (AC) or with a 100kW fast charger (DC). The model also runs Geelys connected car technology capable of OTA updates, diagnostics, remote feature activations and communication capability.

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EV Central

MARCH 12, 2025

And when it arrives in Australia later this year it will spearhead the brand’s latest technology, while blending 500kW of power with a 700km range. inch infotainment screen that gets a Google operating system powered by a Snapdragon Cockpit Platform from Qualcomm Technologies hardware. There’s also a new 14.5-inch

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

For those with other EVs, Plug & Charge technology allows a similar level of convenience although its not yet working everywhere. The technology for fully wireless vehicle charging also known as inductive charginghas already arrived, and if you fast forward a few years into the future its quite likely some U.S.

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EV Central

APRIL 21, 2025

Mighty 1MW charger reduces EV recharging time to the same as a full tank of petrol Like the shorter U8, the full-size U8L should be capable of both 360-degree tank turns as well as deep water wading and, even, floating in emergency scenarios. READ MORE: In pod we trust! The post BYD introduces $300K 4×4 flagship!

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Clean Fleet Report

JUNE 9, 2025

Technology The ID.Buzz has three screens, consisting of a head-up display, a configurable 5.3 So driving around town, stuck in stop-and-go rush hour freeway traffic or coasting down hills will recharge the battery. In addition, we are often invited to manufacturer events highlighting new vehicles or technology.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 19, 2025

Given the available space, incredible technology, and top-notch safety equipment it offers by comparison, the newest X3 is something of a bargain though perhaps not when viewed against its predecessor. Charging is via an 11kW AC port with a full recharge obtained in two hours and 15 minutes. Combined cycle fuel use is listed at 1.6

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EV Central

APRIL 30, 2025

This is the fourth model from Avatr Technology, a luxury subsidiary of Changan which already sells Deepal in Australia in cooperation with Chinese tech heavyweights Huawei and CATL (among others). kWh Li-ion battery pack is good for a 510km CLTC range between recharging. No detail about the GTs technology was offered.

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Clean Fleet Report

JUNE 22, 2025

Simple naming aside, all Polestar models offer highly developed electric technology and performance. The combination resulted in predictable recharge feel and a fun way to drive with limited touch of the brake pedal. In addition, we are often invited to manufacturer events highlighting new vehicles or technology.

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EV Central

JULY 17, 2025

Mercedes-Benz EQA and EQB 250+ get $4000 cheaper to rival Audi Q4 e-tron and the BMW iX1 READ MORE: 2025 Mercedes-Benz G580 with EQ Technology Review: The electric G Wagen is a real head spinner READ MORE: Benz wins the comp for longest name! A 10-80 per cent recharge takes around 22 minutes. 2026 Mercedes-Benz CLA.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 8, 2025

Built by the Marmon Rails Italian Zephir division, the LOK 16.150E model rail car mover features an 80-volt rechargeable battery pack sending current to a pair of 40 kW (about 50 hp) high-torque brushless motors. Dont miss: they had license plates! Rubber Tired Switchers SOURCES | IMAGES : Port of Baltimore , via Freightwaves , Railfan.

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EV Central

MARCH 18, 2025

So its showcasing capability, technology, the future and efficiency. It also recharges the eVTOL between flights. No, look at what these guys design, look at how forward thinking they are, the capability of design and manufacture of vehicle as well as low altitude mobility, which is what they call these vehicles, explained Clarke.

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Driivz

JULY 17, 2025

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Charged EVs

MAY 23, 2025

Q&A with Group 14s CEO Silicon-anode batteries , like those produced by Group 14, offer significantly higher energy density and extremely fast charging times compared to traditional graphite-based lithium-ion batteries, promising to fundamentally change EV technology. But scaling a large material technology takes a long time.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

MAHLE Powertrain and Allotrope Energy have unveiled a new battery technology which offers ultra-fast recharging coupled with good power density. The technology features a high-rate battery-type anode and a high-capacity electric double layer capacitor (EDLC)-style cathode, separated by an organic electrolyte.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2022

Volvo Cars is introducing a range of updates to its entire car line-up, the most prominent of which is an exterior refresh of its fully electric XC40 Recharge. The company also unveiled a single electric motor variant of the pure electric C40 Recharge. C40 Recharge.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 3, 2021

Volvo Cars launched the battery-electric Volvo C40 Recharge; based on the CMA vehicle platform it is the first Volvo model designed as pure electric only. Following the introduction of the XC40 Recharge and now the C40 Recharge, Volvo Cars will roll out several additional electric models in coming years.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 22, 2020

The Volvo XC40 Recharge, the company’s first fully electric vehicle, will carry an MSRP of $53,990 when it arrives in US showrooms later this year. The purchase of an XC40 Recharge may qualify for a federal tax credit of up to $7,500. When they become available, over-the-air updates will keep the XC40 Recharge evolving over time.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 24, 2020

Volvo Cars has opened order books for the XC40 Recharge P8 AWD ( earlier post ), the company’s first fully electric car which is based on the best-selling SUV, in selected markets. Production and the first customer deliveries of the XC40 Recharge P8 are scheduled to begin later this year.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Bosch is introducing a flexible smart charging cable with integrated control and safety technology also does without the usual “charging brick”—the bulky in-cable control box—when charging at a 230-volt power socket. With the flexible smart charging cable, there is no need for a wallbox when recharging at home.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Rechargeable magnesium and calcium metal batteries (RMBs and RCBs) are promising alternatives to lithium-ion batteries because of the high crustal abundance and capacity of magnesium and calcium. A paper on their work is published in the journal Science. The Army helped us understand the mechanics of exactly what happened.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2023

Umicore and Blue Current , a manufacturer of silicon elastic composite solid-state batteries, have agreed to strengthen their collaboration on the development of solid-state battery technology, with Umicore investing a minority stake in the US-based start-up. In June 2022, Umicore and Idemitsu Kosan Co.,

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 23, 2022

Rolls-Royce is developing turbogenerator technology—including a new small engine—designed for hybrid-electric aviation applications. The turbogenerator will recharge batteries after take-off or power propellers directly, enabling aircraft to switch between power sources in flight.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

In 2019, rechargeable batteries accounted for 54% of total lithium demand, almost entirely from Li-ion battery technologies. Forecast growth in Li-ion battery demand from EV applications continues to be strengthened with major markets targeting an earlier transition to xEV-only sales, in order to reduce emissions from transport.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 12, 2019

Rechargeable lithium metal batteries with increased energy density, performance, and safety may be possible with a newly-developed, solid-electrolyte interphase (SEI), according to Penn State researchers. The Office of Vehicle Technologies in the US Department of Energy and the National Science Foundation supported this work.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

With a battery that recharges while driving, this technology provides extra torque at low engine speeds and lowers fuel consumption by up to 15% (from 126g of CO 2 /km on 3008 and from 128g of CO 2 /km on 5008). During deceleration, the gasoline engine cuts out and the electric engine becomes a generator to recharge the 48V battery.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Researchers from the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT), Argonne National Laboratory, and the University of Illinois at Chicago have developed a room-temperature solid-state lithium-air battery that is rechargeable for 1,000 cycles with a low polarization gap and can operate at high rates. Ngo, Paul C. Redfern, Christopher S.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 12, 2023

A power generator demo unit genset, relying on a first use of FuelAdaptive engine technologies patented by ClearFlame Engine Technologies, has successfully progressed through phase one trials. The trial was conducted by Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) in partnership with ClearFlame and Duke Energy.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 6, 2021

Wildcat Discovery Technologies, a technology company that uses proprietary high-throughput methods to develop new battery materials rapidly, announced that Dr. Peter Lamp, General Manager of the Battery Cell Technology Group at BMW AG, has joined its Board of Directors.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2022

During an annual global technology event, ZF presented its advanced steer-by-wire technology for the front axle and announced that this technology will be launched with industrial scale by a major global automaker within the next year. Brake-by-wire with Integrated Brake Control. Electronically controlled active suspension.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 24, 2020

WiTricity’s technology for wireless power transfer over distance was central to a next-generation electric mobility demonstration in Osaka, Japan, led by DAIHEN Corporation, a global leader in electric power transmission. This system made car-sharing operations more convenient for both park managers and visitors.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 4, 2021

Citroën is supplementing its range of electric LCVs with hydrogen technology to meet the needs of the 8% of companies required to make journeys of more than 300 km (186 miles) or lacking the time to recharge their vehicle during the day. While accommodating this new technology, it retains its useful volume and load capacity.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Miltec UV International has been awarded a contract from the Defense Logistics Agency, to demonstrate the cell technology to produce solid-state lithium-ion batteries using Miltec’s UV cured Gel Polymer Electrolyte. This technology will accelerate the advancement of solid-state lithium batteries.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2021

Sion Power, a developer of high-energy, lithium-metal rechargeable batteries, reports achieving 400 Wh/kg, 700 Wh/L in a large format 17 Ah pouch Licerion Electric Vehicle (EV) cell. Scaling to useful cell sizes is a challenge for high-energy battery technologies. Urs Schoop, Chief Technology Officer for Sion Power.

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