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solid state battery

2025 Mercedes-Benz EQS solid state battery testing.
EQS LATEST Mercedes-Benz Technology 

1205km on a single charge! Mercedes-Benz solid state battery tech sets a new range record, but it’s still not right for production

September 11, 2025September 13, 2025 John Mahoney 134372 Views eqs, Mercedes-Benz, solid state battery

A 2025 Mercedes-Benz EQS fitted with an experimental solid state battery pack has driven 1205km from Stuttgart in Germany to

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LATEST Technology 

Huawei’s huge battery breakthrough! New solid state tech promises massive range and miniscule charging times

June 24, 2025June 23, 2025 John Mahoney 223028 Views Huawei, solid state battery

Smartphone giant and EV investor Huawei has challenged CATL and BYD’s supremacy by inventing a pioneering new battery that blends

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All-electric Dodge Charger Daytona
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Will the Dodge Charger Daytona become the world’s most advanced EV with next-gen solid-state batteries?

October 31, 2024October 30, 2024 John Mahoney 11758 Views dodge charger EV, Solid State, solid state battery

Auto giant Stellantis will fast-forward development of its next-generation solid-state battery technology, confirming it will use a fleet of Dodge

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BMW iX electric SUV is due in Australia late in 2021
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BMW promises solid state battery vehicle ‘well before 2025’

April 21, 2021April 27, 2021 Iain Curry 2587 Views bmw electric, bmw i, solid state batteries, solid state battery

BMW says it will implement solid-state batteries into its series production EVs by the end of this decade and have

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The silhouette of Toyota's new battery electric SUV that will be part of the BZ family
News Technology 

Toyota to debut solid state battery in 2021 – but how much better will it really be?

December 15, 2020December 27, 2020 EV Central team 3265 Views Range anxiety, solid state battery, Toyota

Toyota has confirmed plans to debut its solid state battery technology in 2021 – ahead of a mass roll-out around

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Foxconn MIH open-source platform
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iPhone maker Foxconn’s ‘Android’ open-source EV platform

October 26, 2020October 26, 2020 EV Central team 3847 Views Foxconn, MIH, solid state battery

The company best known for assembling Apple iPhones wants to get into the electric vehicle business. Taiwan based Foxconn has

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EV News 

Dyson reveals cancelled EV

May 20, 2020September 21, 2023 Andrew Chesterton 4110 Views battery electric vehicle, bev, Dyson, electric vehicle, ev, N256, solid state battery

Vacuum cleaner billionaire Sir James Dyson has revealed the stunning electric vehicle he axed last October after spending around $1

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New EVs coming soon

Happy electric new year! Every EV coming to Australia in 2025
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Happy electric new year! Every EV coming to Australia in 2025

January 4, 2025 Toby Hagon 9
EV ute overload: The electric pickups coming in 2024
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EV ute overload: The electric pickups coming in 2024

May 1, 2024 EV Central team 2
New EV electric car calendar
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New EV electric car calendar

December 5, 2023 EV Central team Comments Off on New EV electric car calendar
The electric year ahead: Every EV coming to Australia in 2023
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The electric year ahead: Every EV coming to Australia in 2023

January 3, 2023 Toby Hagon 2

Types of EVs

FCEV: Fuel cell hydrogen electric vehicle
EV advice EV types 

FCEV: Fuel cell hydrogen electric vehicle

January 10, 2021 EV Central team Comments Off on FCEV: Fuel cell hydrogen electric vehicle

Hydrogen electric vehicles, often called hydrogen fuel cells vehicles (FCEV), drive the same as regular EVs. They can have one

PHEV: Plug-in hybrid electric vehicle
EV advice EV types 

PHEV: Plug-in hybrid electric vehicle

July 27, 2019 Stephen Corby Comments Off on PHEV: Plug-in hybrid electric vehicle
Hybrid vehicle
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Hybrid vehicle

July 26, 2019 Stephen Corby Comments Off on Hybrid vehicle
EV or BEV: Electric vehicle or battery electric vehicle
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EV or BEV: Electric vehicle or battery electric vehicle

July 26, 2019 Stephen Corby Comments Off on EV or BEV: Electric vehicle or battery electric vehicle

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EV videos

Mad video: G-force overload as we ride with F1’s Liam Lawson in Ford’s 4000Nm electric SuperVan
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Mad video: G-force overload as we ride with F1’s Liam Lawson in Ford’s 4000Nm electric SuperVan

April 13, 2024 Iain Curry Comments Off on Mad video: G-force overload as we ride with F1’s Liam Lawson in Ford’s 4000Nm electric SuperVan

With acceleration to rip the skin from your cheekbones, Ford’s SuperVan 4.2 is an electric Transit with performance from another

VIDEO: Kia EV6 GT-Line AWD review
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VIDEO: Kia EV6 GT-Line AWD review

February 25, 2022 Toby Hagon Comments Off on VIDEO: Kia EV6 GT-Line AWD review

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