In Austria, the Vienna public transport provider Wiener Linien is gradually adding 60 electric buses from Daimler Buses to its bus fleet with immediate effect. Charging infrastructure is being provided by fast chargers on the route and plug-in chargers in the depot. The public transport operator plans to convert nine bus routes to battery-powered vehicles by 2025. Read more…
Biden EV charging network is up and running with Ohio station
The first charging station funded by the Biden administration’s National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) program is now online. Located at a Pilot Travel Center along Interstate 70 west of Columbus, Ohio, the station opened Dec. 8, according to a press release from the office of Ohio Governor Mike DeWine. Equipped with DC fast chargers from… Read more…
Mazda Wants To Launch 7-8 New EVs This Decade. But Don’t Expect Powerful Sports Cars
CEO Masahiro Moro said its upcoming electric motor’s “high-power” version will make 110 kW or 147 hp. Read more…
Hubject launches new premium services for Intercharge
Hubject has introduced premium services to its Intercharge platform. The three-tiered offering is designed to allow users to choose from a wider range of service levels. Read more…
China Hit Record 1 Million Plug-In Vehicle Wholesale Sales In A Month
The number achieved in November 2023 includes 700,000 all-electric vehicles. Read more…
Panasonic orders anode material from Sila Nanotechnologies
Panasonic has just signed a deal with the Californian battery material specialist and Mercedes-Benz partner Sila Nanotechnologies for its silicon-dominated anode material called Titan Silicon. The Japanese battery-making giant is looking to replace a higher proportion of graphite in battery anode material with silicon to enhance energy density, and to keep production loops in the USA. Read more…
New Citroën ë-Berlingo receives LFP battery
Citroën has presented the new edition of the ë-Berlingo in detail. Ever since the premiere at the ‘Stellantis Commercial Vehicles Ambition Day’ in October, it was clear that the key data on paper would change very little. Now it is clear that the changes are bigger than expected. Read more…
VW ready to break ground for Canadian battery plant
Volkswagen’s battery subsidiary PowerCo has completed site preparations for its battery cell factory in Canada. PowerCo has now officially founded its Canadian subsidiary, which will be responsible for the construction and operation of the factory. Read more…
LGES & partners develop lithium metal battery with liquid electrolyte
A team of researchers from South Korean battery manufacturer LG Energy Solution and the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) has made progress in the development of lithium metal batteries – using a borate-pyran-based liquid electrolyte. Read more…
Honda discontinues its city EV, the Honda e
The Honda e began its journey in 2019 and quickly won many fans with its standout design, compact dimensions suitable for the heavy city traffic and the fact that it was one of the few available EVs at the time. The Honda e even won the City Car of the Year award in 2020. However, today is the end of… Read more…
Zeekr hands over first 001 in Europe
Geely’s electric car brand Zeekr has started deliveries in Europe. The first Zeekr 001 was handed over to a customer in the Netherlands. Another country is on the agenda for this year before it is Germany’s turn. Read more…
New electric VW Transporter makes us yearn for an EV California campervan
I’m going to shoot straight with you: I don’t fully understand Volkswagen’s commercial van lineup — it is dizzyingly complicated. Today, VW announced the next generation of its commercial Transporter family will introduce an all-electric option in panel van, Kombi (dual purpose), dropside, and Caravelle (passenger) layouts.. Read more…
Ford considers cutting production of its electric pickup in 2024
Ford is apparently planning to halve the production figures for its F-150 Lightning electric pickup next year: According to an insider, only around 1,600 units per week will roll off the production line in Dearborn from January 2024 due to subdued demand. Read more…
Porsche reveals Macan EV interior with AR HUD
The excitement in the automotive world is palpable as Porsche unveiled the interior, and shared more details about its highly anticipated all-electric Macan SUV. With an array of screens and some cutting-edge technology, Porsche is making sure we don’t forget about its much-delayed electric SUV. The Macan EV, a performance SUV, has been spotted many times in prototype form over… Read more…
VWN confirms T6.1 successor with electric drive
VW Commercial Vehicles (VWN) will also offer the successor to the T6.1 as a BEV. The sales launch is scheduled for 2023 – VWN does not want to present the exact technical data of the electric van until then. Read more…
Electric Macan: Porsche’s outlook for the PPE
With the Macan, Porsche is launching its second electric model after the Taycan – with a longer delay than originally planned. However, unlike the Taycan, the upcoming electric SUV is no longer a lone wolf, but one of the harbingers of a new platform from the VW Group. Read more…
China EV insurance registrations for week ending Dec 10: Nio 2,900, Xpeng 2,600, Li Auto 10,400, Tesla 15,400
Between December 1 and December 10, Nio was 4,400, Xpeng 3,900, Li Auto 13,000 and Tesla 23,500 units. Read more…
Motor control
Nick Flaherty explains the various ways to create the perfect sine wave to maximise the efficiency of electric motor control
Improving the efficiency of e-mobility motor control is a key focus for developers. Design technologies to squeeze the last microamp out of the battery can boost the range of EVs significantly, while improving the efficiency of the motor control can reduce losses, cutting the amount of thermal management needed and so reducing the complexity and weight of a motor. Read more…
Tesla Cybertruck has a ‘wade mode’ that pressurizes battery to ‘drive through water’
Tesla Cybertruck has something called “Wade Mode” that the automaker claims “pressurizes the battery pack” to “drive through water”. Read more…
Nio significantly increases NOP+ mileage coverage target
Nio aims to complete the validation of 250,000 kilometers of NOP+ urban pilot routes by the end of the year, more than quadrupling the initial target announced in September. Read more…
