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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Batteries of GM’s Ultium EVs will be upgradeable…
Buyers of forthcoming EVs from brands like Chevrolet, Cadillac and Hummer will be able to install better batteries through the
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Meet the robot that could soon be charging your electric car
Charging an electric car could soon involve little more than a tap of a smartphone screen. Volkswagen has developed a
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Toyota to debut solid state battery in 2021 – but how much better will it really be?
Toyota has confirmed plans to debut its solid state battery technology in 2021 – ahead of a mass roll-out around
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Volvo shoots for EV only by 2030 – CEO
Volvo’s global CEO “wouldn’t be surprised” if the Swedish car company was entirely electric within 10 years, suggesting the brand
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GM to shift to “all-electric portfolio”
The giants are coming. One of the world’s biggest automotive brands, General Motors, has announced it is “transitioning to an
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South Australia’s EV tax smashed by Opposition, but NSW keen to follow suit
South Australia’s disastrous and illogical road tax on electric vehicles looks set to be defeated in the state’s Parliament after
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