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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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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