A British consortium is aiming to advance the development of bidirectional charging technologies for electric boats. The Virtual Bunkering for Electric Vessels (VBEV) project, funded by the British government, will lead to the world’s first demonstrator of electric boats with bidirectional charging equipment. The VBEV consortium is led by Aqua Superpower, a company specialising in […] More…
‘Power2Power’ project announces more efficient semiconductors
As part of the now successfully completed European cooperation project ‘Power2Power’, 43 partners from industry and research have jointly developed novel power semiconductors with higher power density and energy efficiency over the past three years. A follow-up project will start in January. Power2Power was coordinated by Infineon Technologies and has produced significantly improved power semiconductors […] More…
US: New Report Reveals Share Of Housing Units With A Garage Or Carport
On average, two-thirds of housing units have a garage or carport to potentially charge an EV. More…
EV Drivers Adjust Behavior To Deal With Winter Range Issues: Study
The study concludes that people are simply charging more often, and sometimes driving less often. More…
New Porsche Taycan On-Board Charger Retrofit Halves Top-Up Time
Owners in the US can schedule an appointment at a Porsche dealership to get the new unit. More…
Rivian’s Latest OTA Update Adds A Snow Mode And New Controls To The App
The new driving mode is made to help you tackle snowy roads more safely. More…
Report: LGES To Upgrade Its Ochang Battery Plant In South Korea
The company plans to invest more than $3 billion by 2026. More…
Lucid opens new retail centre in the Netherlands
The US-American electric car manufacturer Lucid Motors has opened its third European retail location and its first service, delivery and distribution centre in Europe in Hilversum, the Netherlands, just outside Amsterdam. The 2,232-square-meter location is designed to provide Dutch customers with comprehensive sales and service support, the company said in a statement. Lucid’s European headquarters […] More…
2024 Hyundai Kona revealed with “EV-led design,” hybrid version
The second generation 2024 Hyundai Kona has broken cover with updates styling and a first-ever hybrid version. The Kona hybrid will join the existing Kona Electric and gasoline powertrains at launch, Hyundai confirmed in a press release. A sportier gasoline Kona N Line will be launched alongside these variants, with a more hardcore Kona N likely… More…
Orbea Updates Lightweight Rise Electric MTB Range For 2023
A total of seven variants of the lightweight Orbea Rise electric mountain bikes have been presented. More…
The Chevy Bolt is about to be a screaming deal – at least until March
The Chevy Bolt is already a great enough deal to get our Electrek Vehicle of the Year award, but after the US Treasury delayed its guidance on battery sourcing requirements, that deal might be even better – but only for the next couple of months. More…
Lucid Lowers Air Grand Touring’s Starting MSRP To $138,000
There’s a catch: Lucid has done that by making several previously standard features optional. More…
Hyundai presents the new Kona generation design
Hyundai has unveiled the design of the new Kona generation. The small SUV has a much more modern look. The Korean company has not provided any details about the technical specifications yet, but they should hardly come as a surprise. More surprising, however, is the design change, for which Hyundai has taken inspiration from its […] More…
Compleo Charging Solutions files for insolvency
The German charging infrastructure manufacturer Compleo Charging Solutions will file for insolvency proceedings in self-administration at short notice due to impending insolvency. The board of directors no longer considers “the positive continuation of the company as a going concern to be predominantly probable”. Compleo has revealed in an ad hoc release that the board of […] More…
Elon Musk appears to back out from Twitter poll voting him out
Elon Musk appears to be backing out from abiding by the results of a Twitter poll voting him out as head of the social media platform. More…
Audi to upgrade all factories for EV production by 2029
Audi has presented its plan for future production strategy under the slogan ‘360factory’. By the end of this decade, the brand will manufacture electrically powered models at all production sites worldwide. The background to this is Audi’s announcement that from 2026 it will only be launching new battery-electric models on the market and that it […] More…
Hyperbat to supply battery packs for Lotus
In the UK, Hyperbat has sealed a multi-million-pound contract to supply battery packs to Lotus for its new all-electric Evija. The battery packs will be made in Coventry, England. Hyperbat is a joint venture between Williams Advanced Engineering and Unipart formed in 2018. The battery maker is now to manufacture the 90kWh lithium-ion battery packs […] More…
US government delays battery criteria release until March
The US American government will not publish the battery mineral and component requirements that electric cars must meet to qualify for tax incentives under the Inflation Reduction Act until March 2023. This was revealed by the US Treasury Department. Initially, these battery requirements were to be determined in 2022, as electric vehicle tax credit reform […] More…
Hall effect sensors include simulator
Melexis has launched two types of Hall current sensor for e-mobility power systems, along with an online simulation tool (writes Nick Flaherty). The MLX91230 is a conventional magnetic Hall sensor with a sensitivity drift of less than 1% and 100 mA offset over temperature, and operational lifespan for current monitoring in BMSs, battery disconnect units […] More…
Bolder, Bigger 2024 Hyundai Kona Electric Takes Big Leap Forward
The all-new Hyundai Kona looks more futuristic inside and out, offers significantly more space for passengers and their luggage. More…
