MIT report finds rate of improvement for lithium-ion cell price grossly underestimated, because most analyses only measure one battery performance characteristic.
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Tesla Semi may be delayed until 2022 due to battery shortage
Tesla Semi launch delayed again due to battery cell constraints but may go ahead in 2022, Elon Musk says.
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Buyer’s Guide: Hybrid vs. Electric: Which is better?
Comparing hybrid and electric vehicles, your lifestyle and environmental impact goals can make a huge difference in which option works better for you.
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Nio has now done two million electric car battery swaps
Chinese EV maker Nio completes two millionth battery swap, powering almost 400 million kilometres of emissions-free driving from its battery swap stations.
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Ford invests in Valencia hybrid powertrain plant
Ford is investing in the electrification of its Spanish site in Valencia. The engine plant there will build hybrid powertrains for the Kuga PHEV and the full hybrid variants of the Kuga, S-Max and Galaxy series from the end of 2022. An additional €5.2 million will be invested in expanding the battery assembly capacity in […]
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Škoda to launch coupé variant of the Enyaq iV
Škoda will launch a coupé variant of the Enyaq iV electric model later this year, the Czech Volkswagen brand has now announced. Škoda is also calling for one of VW’s six battery cell factories to be built in the Czech Republic. But first to the Enyaq iV Coupé: the manufacturer announced the model during its […]
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Australia’s Vulcan to track lithium emissions used in EV batteries
Vulcan Energy has to trace and measure the emissions across its European lithium-ion battery and electric vehicle (EV) supply chain.
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Daimler launches EQS battery production
Shortly before the world premiere on 15 April 2021, Daimler has started battery production for its EV flagship Mercedes EQS. As part of the Untertürkheim site, the Hedelfingen plant section is responsible for battery system production for the EQS, followed by systems for the upcoming EQE model. In Hedelfingen, Mercedes has so far produced transmissions […]
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Foxconn & VinFast consider EV cooperation
Apple contract manufacturer Foxconn is now also negotiating with Vietnamese electric car start-up VinFast regarding a cooperation to develop batteries and other components for electric cars. The talks, which have not been officially confirmed yet, are said to be at an early stage. Foxconn is said to have proposed buying electric car production lines from […]
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Five-minute battery firm Storedot appoints oil industry exec as chair
StoreDot nabs oil industry executive David Gilmour to take its “five-minute battery” to market.
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