Category: EV News
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An offshore wind farm and a carbon capture project are at a stalemate
Ørsted’s huge Hornsea Four offshore wind project and a BP-led carbon capture project are at loggerheads because the two projects’ footprints are overlapping in the North Sea. The Endurance carbon capture and storage project and Hornsea Four, both off the east coast of England, are clashing due to boats used to monitor carbon leaks being…
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Charged EVs | How NanoGraf is commercializing the “world’s most energy-dense” 18650 battery cell with stable silicon dioxide
Current EV battery anodes are composed mostly of graphite. Silicon can potentially store 10 times as much energy as graphite, but it’s less stable, so it isn’t (currently) feasible to build an entire anode out of silicon. NanoGraf has developed a way to increase the stability of silicon dioxide, so more can be incorporated into…
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Cadillac EVs, Mini convertible, RAV4 Prime recall, federal charging network: Today’s Car News
Cadillac has three EVs due for a production start next year. Mini is building an electric convertible. There’s a Toyota RAV4 Prime recall. And Tesla will open up “a portion” of its charging network to federal funding. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The Biden administration has laid out technical requirements for companies…
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Wiesmann’s $320,000 Project Thunderball EV Sold Out For First Year
Wiesmann, a small German manufacturer of luxury sports cars, claims that its Project Thunderball EV is sold out for its first year of production. Described by Wiesmann as the world’s first all-electric luxury roadster, the €300,000 ($320,000) Project Thunderball has seen “exceptional” demand from customers worldwide, resulting in the two-seater now being allocated for the…
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Sick of EV chargers not working? Here’s how that’s going to change
a BMW iX charing at a Electrify America pile / Source: Electrify America The Biden administration today announced that the US government is going to set standards for federally funded EV chargers – a US first. In other words, if an EV charger is installed using federal dollars, then it has to actually work, and…
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Charged EVs | SAKOR to provide its Dynamometer System to TÜV SÜD for electric motor efficiency testing
SAKOR to provide its Dynamometer System to TÜV SÜD for electric motor efficiency testing Posted February 15, 2023 by Nikola Potrebic & filed under Newswire, The Tech. SAKOR Technologies, a manufacturer of dynamometer systems, has provided German certification agency TÜV SÜD with its Electric Motor Efficiency Testing Dynamometer system for testing and verifying the efficiency of…
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Battery issue halts Ford F-150 Lightning production
Production and shipments of the Ford F-150 Lightning have been stopped, though sales continue. On Tuesday, Ford spokesperson Emma Bergg confirmed to Green Car Reports a stop-build and in-transit stop-ship order has been given for the F-150 Lightning pickup truck due to a potential battery issue. Ford on Wednesday confirmed the issue as battery-related, but it has…
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THOK E-Bikes Opens Registrations For 2023 THOK Tribe
Those of you who happen to be motorcycle and cycling aficionados will likely be familiar with THOK E-Bikes and the models they’ve developed for Italian motorcycle manufacturer Ducati. These models include the enduro and all-mountain TK-01RR and MIG-S models, as well as the FUTA electric road bike. There’s also a the touring and adventure focused…
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Magna to expand its facilities plus battery plant for F-150 Lightning
Contract manufacturer Magna International shared plans to invest over $470 million to expand its existing operations across Ontario, Canada, expecting to create over 1,000 new jobs. In addition to the expansion of five of its current facilities in Canada, Magna will lease a battery enclosure plant to support the production of the Ford F-150 Lightning…
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Charged EVs | Designing DC fast chargers for next-gen EVs
Sponsored by Littelfuse Supercharged solutions that provide for fast charging reliability, efficiency, and safety The adoption of electric vehicles will reduce pollution and help slow the effects of climate change. A significant impediment to broader EV adoption is both a public charging infrastructure that can support long-distance travel and chargers that can recharge an EV…