Category: Electric cars

GM might cool EV charge ports like microchips

2024 Chevrolet Blazer EVFaster DC charging has required a new generation of cable cooling, but General Motors is also looking at cooling of the charge port, a patent filing indicates. Published by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) April 25, 2024, and originally filed by GM October 18, 2022, the patent application in question deals with cooling of EV...

Versus cars, SUVs emit about 20% more CO2—EV or not

2024 GMC Hummer EV SUVSUVs are bad for the environment regardless of their powertrain SUVs accounted for 48% of the global market in 2023 Larger SUVs are worse for the environment than smaller models Global SUV sales continue to grow and, EV or not, so do their emissions, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). SUVs accounted for a record 48% of global car...