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It Ain’t Easy Being A Hybrid Engine

October 22, 2024 admin clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, engineering explained, hybrid electric cars

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Sat, 19 Oct 2024 13:46:47 +0000

A recent video over at the Engineering Explained YouTube channel shares a fact that may surprise many readers: the engines in hybrids have a rougher life than those in normal non-hybrid ICE vehicles. While it’s true that they’re spared some of the worst punishment an ICE typically suffers, there are … [continued]

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Deep Dive On The Tesla Semi’s Numbers

January 10, 2023 admin clean transport, electric trucks, Electric vehicles, energy efficiency, engineering explained, research, SCIENCE, semi-trucks, tesla, tesla semi

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Sat, 07 Jan 2023 04:55:52 +0000

I’m not going to lie, I’m not big on math. I did okay in high school and college in math classes, but I didn’t pursue a science, engineering, or other technical degree. So, I’m probably not the person to go to if you want a deep look at the numbers behind a clean technology. But […]

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Electric Car Tires — Learn All About Them With Engineering Explained

December 29, 2022 admin cars, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, energy efficiency, engineering explained, ev tires, research, SCIENCE, tires

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Tue, 27 Dec 2022 13:31:51 +0000

There’s a lot of weird mystery around tires for EVs. Some people think a tire is a tire, and that EVs don’t need anything special. Other times, a tire shop might think that EV tires are so different that they won’t know what they’re doing, and thus refuse to even sell you tires. While I’ve […]

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Engineering Explained: Yes, The Grid Can Handle EVs

April 6, 2022 admin clean power, Electric vehicles, engineering explained, ev charging

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Wed, 06 Apr 2022 15:13:23 +0000

We’ve all seen it. Insufferable fanatics of fossil fuels, seeking to win an argument against electric vehicles, pull out what they think is the ultimate argument against them: “Where does that power come from?” They have all of their facts from decades ago in order. All power comes from coal-fired power plants, and the fragile […]