Electric vehicles – Page 49

BMW To Get Battery Recycling Support From JB Straubel’s Redwood Materials

September 24, 2024 admin batteries, battery recycling, BMW, bmw group, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, ev battery recycling, jb straubel, lithium-ion batteries, mini, redwood materials, Rolls-Royce

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2024 21:23:32 +0000

Maybe once upon a time, concern about what happened to EV batteries at end of life was legit. However, it was quickly apparent that the vast majority of an old battery could still be useful if recycled, and that those materials are highly valuable. About 95% (or even more) of … [continued]

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5-Year Review of Our Tesla Model 3 SR+

September 23, 2024 admin clean transport, cleantechnica, cleantechnica exclusive, cleantechnica reviews, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev reviews, tesla, tesla model 3, tesla model 3 long-term review, tesla model 3 standard range plus long-term review

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2024 19:49:44 +0000

It’s the 5-year anniversary of buying my Tesla Model 3 SR+. (Wow, time flies!) So, how is the lowest priced Tesla Model 3 doing after 5 years? What do I still love and like about it? What not so much? Can it go another 5 years? I’m diving into these … [continued]

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Morocco Increases Impact on Global Electric Vehicle Market — $10 Billion in EV Investments

September 23, 2024 admin africa, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, Morocco, policy & politics, renault, stellantis

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2024 16:16:27 +0000

By Eva Fox

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Eonix Awarded Air Force Phase II STTR to Unlock Next-Gen e-VTOL Systems with Scalable Ultra-High-Power Batteries

September 23, 2024 admin batteries, clean transport, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, eonix, ev batteries, evtol, lithium-ion batteries, press releases

Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2024 15:41:30 +0000

Leveraging the ATLAS platform, Eonix will accelerate battery materials discovery focused on powering Directed Energy, C-sUAS, and e-VTOL systems Knoxville, TN — Eonix, a pioneer in next-generation battery technology, has been selected by AFWERX for a PHASE II STTR contract with the University of Tennessee Tickle College of Engineering in … [continued]

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Kia EV9’s Motor Does The Electric Equivalent Of Shifting Gears

September 23, 2024 admin clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, Kia, kia ev9

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2024 03:57:49 +0000

A recent article at The Autopian raised an interesting point about the Kia EV9’s electric motor. Unlike most electric motors, it can change its winding configuration on the fly, effectively doing the same thing as shifting gears in an ICE vehicle. But, to explain how amazing this technology is, we … [continued]

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Waymo May Use Hyundai IONIQ 5 Next

September 23, 2024 admin autonomous vehicles, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, Hyundai, hyundai ioniq 5, robotaxis, waymo, zeekr

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2024 03:50:22 +0000

We’ve been waiting for Waymo’s Zeekr next-gen robotaxis for a while now. And it’s a beautiful combo. I use images of Zeekr Waymo robotaxis every chance I get. Here’s another pair: The problem is that Zeekr is a Chinese EV company, and Chinese EV companies are facing extreme blockage in … [continued]

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A New Era in Transportation — Part 1

September 23, 2024 admin autonomous vehicles, clean transport, cleantechnica, cleantechnica exclusive, consumer technology, electric cars, Electric vehicles, rethinkx, robotaxis, tesla, tesla robotaxis

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2024 03:06:52 +0000

I believe we are at the dawn of a new era in transportation due to recent advances in self-driving vehicles from several manufacturers, including Waymo and Tesla. The implications of this technology on the transportation sector, and on our lives, has been predicted to be transformational — so it is … [continued]

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How Consumer Fears About EVs Are Less Prominent Than Ever Before

September 23, 2024 admin clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev batteries, ev charging, tesla, tesla model 3

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2024 22:22:29 +0000

It makes sense that consumers become much more calm once they have a chance to get up-close-and-personal with a plug-in electric vehicle. Consumer fears about EVs seem to nearly evaporate, in fact, once a driver has owned or leased an electric vehicle. That, among other interesting changes, is revealed in … [continued]

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I Still Think Jim Farley Has Been An EV Leader At Ford — Here’s Why

September 23, 2024 admin China, clean transport, cleantechnica, cleantechnica exclusive, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev charging, ford, ford f-150 lightning, ford mustang mach e, jim farley

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2024 22:08:09 +0000

We published an article the other day portraying Ford CEO Jim Farley as having just woken up after a long multi-year nap, particularly regarding Chinese electric vehicles and the EV transition. Having covered Ford quite closely over the past several years, and having talked to Ford reps about these and … [continued]

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One Simple Trick To Send The Cost Of An EV Battery Rocketing Downwards

September 22, 2024 admin batteries, battery materials, carbon fiber, carbon fiber battery, chalmers university of technology, clean transport, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, Europe, ev batteries, ev battery fires, ev battery materials, ev battery research, green economy, lithium-ion batteries, research, SCIENCE, Sweden, united kingdom (uk)

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2024 21:45:33 +0000

The UK firm Zircotec is adapting a high tech ceramic coating to reduce the weight and cost of an EV battery pack, leveraging its experience in Formula One racing and other motorsports.

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