A tiny piece of the future began rolling off the production line in Parsdorf earlier this week: 95 millimetres tall, cylinder-shaped, with a diameter of 46 millimetres. These are the new battery cell samples – like those that will be used in the models of the Neue Klasse from 2025 onwards – being produced at…
Tresa Motors is a notable manufacturer of eAxles with axial flux motors for medium and heavy truck applications, showcasing India’s expertise in EV technology. New Delhi: Tresa Motors has introduced India’s first eAxle, named DAX-1, along with an upgraded Model V0.1 electric truck platform, suitable for loads ranging from 18 tonne to 55 tonne. DAX-1…
The United Auto Workers (UAW) strikes that started more than a month ago have been a major disruption for Detroit’s Big Three automakers. Logistics issues and costs aside – GM revealed on its Q3 2023 earnings call this week that every week of strikes costs it $200 million – the strikes also risk hurting Detroit…
A handful of China-made vehicles are on sale in the United States right now – the Buick Envision, Lincoln Nautilus, and Polestar 2 are just a few examples – but Chinese brands themselves have yet to penetrate the market. Blame steep tariffs, tense U.S-China relations and the general headaches of starting up a new brand…
Cleaner energy technologies like electric cars and solar panels are spreading so rapidly that the global use of oil, coal and natural gas could peak this decade, but countries will still need to pursue more aggressive measures if they want to limit global warming to relatively safe levels, the world’s leading energy agency said Tuesday….
Canada, home to a large mining sector for minerals such as lithium, nickel and cobalt, wants to woo firms involved in all levels of the EV supply chain via a multibillion-dollar green technology fund as the world seeks to cut carbon emissions. A unit of South Korea’s Solus Advanced Materials will build a copper foil…
Abingdon-based Nexeon will supply the material to Panasonic Energy Co’s USD 4 billion De Soto, Kansas plant, which is slated to open in early 2025. UK battery startup Nexeon will supply high-energy silicon anode material to Panasonic‘s newest U.S. plant starting in 2025, the companies said on Monday. The use of silicon-rich anodes will enable…
Factorial, a U.S.-based startup that’s working on a more cost-effective way of building solid-state batteries for electric vehicles, is opening a new facility in the Boston suburb of Methuen, Massachusetts today. With backing from names like Mercedes-Benz, Stellantis, and Hyundai Motor Company, the American company developed a proprietary, quasi-solid electrolyte dubbed Factorial Electrolyte System Technology…
Technology in two-wheelers has evolved significantly across various segments, offering a wide range of features and innovations to cater to the different consumer needs. Syed Shazil HussainNew Delhi: In the fast-paced world of two-wheelers, the journey from pedal-powered bicycles to electric scooters and smart motorcycles has been nothing short of remarkable. As technology continues to…
Numerous automakers have claimed over the past few weeks that EV demand is dwindling, but recent California sales figures tell another story. EV sales continued to rise in the state during the third quarter of 2023, according to a quarterly report from the California New Car Dealers Association (CNCDA). EVs represented 22.3% of California new-car…
