American General Motors is considering switching to cylindrical batteries in its electric vehicles instead of the pack options used today. This promises the manufacturer a number of advantages. Other leading automakers are either already pursuing a...
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The explosion of the electric vehicle market has produced multiple charging connector standards, which are traditionally more prevalent in some regions than others. If Tesla EVs officially shipped in Europe for the local market immediately use the...
In recent months, automakers have voiced their intentions to accelerate the transition to electric traction, including American giant General Motors’ decision to invest $854 million in the production of eight-cylinder internal combustion...
The Bavarian car giant BMW has decided to accelerate the development of solid-state batteries by launching production of its prototypes together with the American company Solid Power. The basis for the cooperation between the two companies will be...
Australian mining company Fortescue has received a prototype 1.4MWh battery for a 240t electric dump truck, developed in collaboration with Liebherr, which will begin testing later this year. Image source: wae.com The monstrous battery was developed...
The state of Virginia (USA) has blocked a joint initiative by Ford Motor and China’s CATL to build a plant to manufacture traction batteries for electric vehicles. According to Business Korea, the reason was the potential risks of future Sino...
If Tesla’s Shanghai site is the largest in terms of EV assembly, then the company’s neighboring Texas facility should be the richest in terms of product lineup. It will be expanding this starting later this month after committing $717...
Discounts worked: Tesla Model Y waiting times in China increased, but there were dissatisfied people
As recently noted, the Chinese market, as the largest in the world, has shown Tesla’s most willingness to offer customers discounts on their locally-produced electric vehicles. Compared to the September level, some Model 3 and Model Y models...
New information about Xiaomi electric vehicles has appeared on the Internet, as well as the first images of the prototype. According to Chinese media, the cheaper model competes with the Tesla Model 3 sedan. The variant, codenamed Modena, will be...
Back in 2018 as noted in the company press release, South Korea’s SK On has been awarded a contract by a major automaker to develop a traction battery for an electric vehicle that can be recharged in 18 minutes. The so-called SF battery won an...
SK On has repeatedly indicated that it will not limit the range of lithium batteries produced to high-nickel versions. Batteries without cobalt but with a higher manganese content will come onto the market as a cheaper alternative, and LFP batteries...
Manufacturers’ experiments with lithium battery chemistry tend to have similar goals: reducing production costs, increasing energy storage density, and eliminating reliance on scarce materials. In the case of cobalt, there is also a certain...
On Saturday evening, the Chinese company NIO presented two new models of electric vehicles and shared some plans for the future, which made it possible to understand by what means it will achieve superiority over competitors. Up to $430 million is...
While the world’s largest manufacturer of traction batteries, CATL, has been prevented from entering the United States for political reasons, one of them has already started operations in Europe, supplying lithium batteries to BMW and Mercedes...
The 4680 lithium battery cells that Tesla developed alongside Panasonic were a big bet from the start. The replication of production has encountered certain problems, but it is moving forward, according to statements from company officials. At least...
The United States Postal Service (USPS) has not only been concerned with delivering vacation packages lately, but is also working to update the vehicle fleet for delivering mail to customers. The state service announced that it intends to switch to...
Solar powered electric vehicle Sunswift 7built by engineers at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia, traveled 1000 km in less than 12 hours without being connected to external power sources. Image source: unsw.edu.au Maximum speed...
On the challenges of electrifying the global vehicle fleet during a special event earlier this week spoken the heads of the Stellantis group Carlos Tavares and the Maserati subsidiary Davide Grasso. The first reported that it would take five to ten...
Automakers are known for their commitment to quality branded accessories, and Tesla is no exception. After yesterday announcing the availability of games from the Stream catalog for owners of redesigned versions of the Model S and Model X, the...
A sharp rise in fuel costs in the US market this spring has boosted demand for electric vehicles as the higher cost of the vehicle itself has been offset by lower running costs. According to the LeasePlan study, it has also become more profitable to...
