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Essential Tips To Keep Your Electric Car In Top Shape

September 18, 2021 by Liv Leave a Comment

A significant advantage of an Electric Vehicle (EV) is that it requires less maintenance than conventional vehicles.

Its components experience minor wear and tear, making it a more innovative alternative to transportation. Electric cars will reach 10% of worldwide passenger vehicle sales by 2025 mainly due to their convenience and less maintenance cost.

However, you can only enjoy these benefits if you keep your car in top shape. Here are a few tips you should consider. [Read more…] about Essential Tips To Keep Your Electric Car In Top Shape

Filed Under: Features, Transportation Tagged With: electric cars, electric vehicles, ev

What Barriers Still Impede Electric Vehicles?

January 14, 2021 by Polly Leave a Comment

Electric vehicles have been with us for a long time.

It’s only recently that they’re being touted as a serious replacement for the internal combustion engine and a (partial) answer to our climate crisis.

The UK government says that it’ll ban the sale of petrol and diesel vehicles by 2030 – and you can reasonably expect any Labour government to be at least as ambitious, given their slightly greener voter-base.

By then, electric cars will need to be fairly ubiquitous. So what’s stopping this from happening right now? [Read more…] about What Barriers Still Impede Electric Vehicles?

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Magna signs first complete vehicle manufacturing joint venture in China

August 13, 2019 by Anna

Magna, BAIC Group and the Zhenjiang government celebrated the signing of a framework agreement governing their electric vehicle manufacturing joint venture in Zhenjiang, China, which marks another milestone of their continued cooperation.

The transaction, which is pending regulatory approval and other closing conditions, is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2019.

The joint venture, which is to be controlled by an affiliate of the BAIC Group, is Magna’s first investment in a complete vehicle manufacturing facility outside Europe.

[Read more…] about Magna signs first complete vehicle manufacturing joint venture in China

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355 welding robots at new Byton car plant in China

May 22, 2019 by Anna

Byton, the electric vehicle maker, has announced it will complete its Round C fundraising in mid-2019 with support from multiple investors and shared further details of its Nanjing factory.

Construction of the plant, which started in September 2017, is nearing completion and trial production of the M-Byte SUV will start in the third quarter of 2019.

The installation and commissioning of key equipment has already begun in the five major workshops: stamping, paint, welding, battery, and assembly.

[Read more…] about 355 welding robots at new Byton car plant in China

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Mack Trucks unveils fully electric refuse demonstration model

May 14, 2019 by Anna

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Mack Trucks unveiled its highly anticipated Mack LR battery electric vehicle (BEV) at WasteExpo 2019.

Combining the refuse industry-leading design of the Mack LR model with a fully electric Mack drivetrain, the demonstration model will begin real-world testing in 2020 in the New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY).

The Mack LR BEV is powered by Mack’s integrated electric powertrain consisting of two 130-kW motors producing a combined 496 peak horsepower and 4,051 lb.-ft. of torque available from 0 rpm.

[Read more…] about Mack Trucks unveils fully electric refuse demonstration model

Filed Under: News, Transportation Tagged With: automotive, bev, dsny, electric, electric vehicles, fully, lr, lr bev, mack, mack trucks, model, refuse, trucks, volvo group

Toyota premieres own-brand battery electric vehicles

April 23, 2019 by Anna

Toyota unveiled its C-HR and IZOA battery electric vehicles (BEVs) on the opening day of Auto Shanghai 2019.

The C-HR and IZOA will be the first BEVs to launch in China under the Toyota brand. Sales of the new models are expected to start from 2020.

Toyota also displayed other electrified vehicles, such as hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) variants for the RAV4 and the Alphard/Vellfire in China, as well as the Corolla and Levin plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) series, launched in March 2019.

[Read more…] about Toyota premieres own-brand battery electric vehicles

Filed Under: News, Transportation Tagged With: battery, bevs, c-hr, cell, china, electric, electric vehicles, electrified, fuel, globally, hybrid, izoa, launch, models, sales, toyota, toyota c-hr izoa, vehicle, vehicles

Daimler and NewMotion team up on electric vehicle charging solutions for fleet customers

April 11, 2019 by Anna

Daimler AG is cooperating with NewMotion B.V., one of Europe’s leading providers of charging solutions, enabling Mercedes-Benz in Germany and Athlon to offer an all-in solution from a single source to fleet customers.

This comprehensive, modular package offers tailor-made solutions for all charging requirements and range of services relating to vehicle charging, from advice and installation to operation of the charging points.

These include charging stations at business locations, home charging stations for employees and access to public charging points.

[Read more…] about Daimler and NewMotion team up on electric vehicle charging solutions for fleet customers

Filed Under: News, Transportation Tagged With: electric charging, electric vehicles, ev, mercedes-benz, newmotion

New battery promises to increase range of electric vehicles by five times

April 4, 2019 by Sam Francis

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A company called Innolith says it is developing “the world’s first 1,000 Wh/kg rechargeable battery”. 

Under development in the company’s German laboratory, the new “Innolith Energy Battery” would be capable of powering an electric vehicle for “over 1,000 kilometers on a single charge”.

Electric cars currently on the market can be driven for about 100 to 300 km, depending on the model.  [Read more…] about New battery promises to increase range of electric vehicles by five times

Filed Under: News, Transportation Tagged With: battery, electric vehicle range, electric vehicles, innolith

Volkswagen opens electric platform to third parties

March 11, 2019 by Anna

The Volkswagen Group is opening its Modular Electric Toolkit (MEB) to other manufacturers.

It says the purpose is to achieve a significant reduction in the cost of e-mobility through the widest possible deployment of the MEB and the associated economies of scale, thus enabling broad access to individual mobility to continue in future.

The Volkswagen Group is currently projecting a first wave of some 15 million pure electric vehicles based on the MEB.

[Read more…] about Volkswagen opens electric platform to third parties

Filed Under: News, Transportation Tagged With: electric vehicles, ev, meb platform, volkswagen

Alliance Ventures invests in Enevate to advance electric vehicle battery technology

February 21, 2019 by Anna

Renault unveiled its autonomous electric car concept Trezor

Alliance Ventures, the strategic venture capital arm of Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi, has invested in the latest round of funding in Enevate Corporation, an advanced lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery technology company based in Irvine, California, USA.

Alliance Ventures was launched last year to support start-ups, early-stage development, and entrepreneurs at the cutting edge of next-generation systems for the automotive industry.

The investment reflects the capability of Enevate in breakthrough Li-ion batteries capable of extreme fast charging with high energy density.

[Read more…] about Alliance Ventures invests in Enevate to advance electric vehicle battery technology

Filed Under: News, Transportation Tagged With: automotive, electric vehicles, enevate, lithium-ion battery, mitsubishi, nissan, renault

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