Electric Vehicles
India eMobility Show 2.0 The second edition of India eMobility Show is stirring up a huge response. An impressive lineup of renowned companies and top-notch speakers have already been onboarded for the show, which promises to be a bigger and more comprehensive platform for product showcase and the exploration of the potential of eMobility in…
Honda on Thursday announced that it’s formalized an agreement with Tesla for the adoption of Tesla’s North American Charging Standard (NACS) in future U.S. EVs—and what it appears to highlight is that dealerships will need to juggle two different charging standards during the arrival of its upcoming EVs. Although Honda confirmed the shift to NACS…
California-headquartered Amprius Technologies has revealed a new high-energy density, high-discharge rate silicon anode cell that could potentially be used in aerial and automotive applications. The company claims to have achieved a discharge rate of 10C with an energy density of 400 watt-hours per kilogram. The capability could benefit electric vertical take-offs and landings (eVTOL), and…
Tesla officially launched the first V4 Supercharging site in the United Kingdom, which is also the seventh European station with the new dispensers. The V4 Superchargers were installed at the company’s Tottenham Service Centre in Tottenham, about which we heard earlier this month. The deployment of new dispensers is one thing, but even more interesting…
Reuters reports that CATL will produce its Shenxing battery in Germany and Hungary. The information comes from Gao Pengfei – CATL’s chief engineer. The information has been shared at the IAA Munich today. CATL’s stand at the show is E30 in Hall A2 of the Munich Exhibition Center and you can visit it from today…
The new Mercedes-Benz eCitan is now available to order for UK customers, spearheading premium electric vehicles in the small van segment. Production and delivery of the L1 panel van variant are anticipated to take place next month, with orders for L2 versions following later this year and crew van models early next year. Designed with…
The 2024 Hyundai Kona is already reaching dealerships, while the Kona Electric version, Hyundai says, won’t arrive until late fall. You should wait, because the EV version of Hyundai’s small utility vehicle is hands-down the best of the bunch. We had two brief stints in a prototype Kona Electric in the rolling Maryland horse country…
Samsung SDI, one of the world’s largest EV battery manufacturers, continues to expand its battery business during the first half of 2023. Our attention was caught by the recent quarterly report, in which the South Korean manufacturer mentioned solid-state batteries (SSB) and 46xx-type cylindrical battery cells (a diameter of 46 mm and unspecified height), as…
Tesla users in Taiwan recently discovered a very interesting and unique item at some of the Supercharging stations. According to ddcar.com, at a few sites, Tesla installed a stand-alone display, which shows charging details. More specifically, they display the energy used for each individual stall. One might ask why Tesla would install such a thing…
With its latest design concept, the BMW Vision Neue Klasse, the BMW Group is showcasing what the next generation of vehicles from its core BMW brand will look like. The Vision Vehicle, which will be unveiled for the first time in public at the IAA Mobility 2023 International Motor Show in Munich, embodies a clear…
