As I wrote earlier today, this new electric vehicle era is all about batteries, batteries, batteries. Much of that simply means scaling up the battery supply chain and scaling up battery production, but it also means innovating and improving battery chemistry. While Hyundai is working with SK On and LG Energy Solution on the former, […]
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Stellantis’ New Battery Technology Could Go Into Its BEVs Before 2030
The new technology integrates the inverter and charger within the battery to save space.
Alef Flying Car Racks Up 2,500 Pre-Orders Worth $750M
There’s also an agreement to sell the eVTOL through a California car dealership.
China EV Daily (July 25): NIO’s new motor, Lotus’ restructuring, Baojun Yunduo’s launch, Li Auto’s sleep aid patent
NIO reveals new motor for a sedan. Lotus to restructure, Baojun Yunduo begins bookings, Li Auto patents a sleep aid.
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EV battery swapping is back—for bigger delivery trucks, too
Will a predictable, gas-station-like experience for getting a fully charged vehicle convince more last-mile delivery companies to shift to EVs? That’s the proposition from California-based Ample, which now says it can give electric trucks a full charge in five minutes, thanks to its second-generation battery-swapping system revealed in May...
Honda E Small EV Replacement Off The Cards As Brand Shifts To SUVs
The market wants SUVs, so the pint-sized electric hatchback will only live for one generation.
Panasonic To Produce Higher-Energy-Density Batteries In USA With Silicon From Nexeon
Before you ask, it’s not clear who Panasonic will be producing these batteries for. Rather, the focus is on Panasonic getting this special silicon anode material from the UK company Nexeon, and stated reason is “to boost the performance of lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles (EVs).” Panasonic already produces high-quality, high-performance batteries, most notably for […]
2025 Volvo EX30 Makes North American Debut, Is Still A Year Away
The small EV is available now to reserve in the United States with a starting MSRP of $36,415, but deliveries start next summer.
Stellantis & Samsung SDI To Build 2nd Battery Gigafactory In USA
We are leaving the oil & gas era and heading into the electric vehicle era, and the base of that new era is batteries, batteries, batteries. Stellantis and Samsung SDI are advancing their tokens in this new era with an announcement of a second US battery gigafactory. Back in May of last year (2022), Stellantis […]
Stellantis may simplify EVs by dropping onboard charger, inverter
Stellantis claims to have made significant progress in eliminating two major hardware components from EVs: the onboard charger and power inverter. As spotted by Autoblog, the automaker has said a four-year research project with French battery company Saft and the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) has yielded a prototype battery...