Explained: The Jeep Grand Cherokee 4xe drivetrain
Jeep has confirmed it will bring the plug-in petrol-electric Jeep Grand Cherokee 4xe to Australia in the second-half of 2022.
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90% battery durability target for Toyota as it plots EV catch-up
Want an EV that can retain at least 90 percent of the battery’s original capacity over its life? Toyota may
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Porsche teams with BASF for high-performance batteries
Need more convincing that batteries are the secret sauce of electric cars? How about this: Porsche has teamed up with
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Nissan e-Power hybrid tech explained
Nissan’s e-Power tech is headed for Australia in the next-generation Qashqai and X-Trail, but what exactly is it? Simply, it’s
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400V v 800V: BMW says numbers game is ‘not a competition’
Like most EVs, the iX runs a 400V electrical system, which BMW says is “the best compromise”
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Why electric cars will be more capable off-road
From Toyota LandCruisers and Range Rovers to the new breed of electric pickup trucks from Rivian and Nikola, going off-road
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Why don’t EVs have four in-wheel motors?
In-wheel of wheel-hub electric motors are not a new idea. The Lohner-Porsche petrol-electric hybrid of 1900, for example, was powered
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What’s in an EV battery pack?
What goes into the lithium-ion batteries used in EVs, PHEVs and some hybrids? Lithium, obviously, but what else? The answer
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Aussie plan to crack lithium-ion battery riddle
An Australian company is launching a research project into remanufacturing lithium-ion batteries. Melbourne-based Injectronics revealed its intentions this week, at
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StoreDot 5-minute EV charging to full battery
The first 1000 examples of a battery promised to enable full recharging of an EV in just five minutes have
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