Archives for July 2015

VW DEVELOP AUTOMATED DC FAST CHARGER

EV drivers are demanding more range, and automakers are responding. However, as several observers have noted, this will introduce new challenges and opportunities for the motor industry.  Better batteries can hold more energy, and consumers certainly don’t want longer charging times, so higher charging power levels will be required. That, in turn, will require thicker (or perhaps liquid […]

VOLVO PLANS HIGH PERFORMANCE HYBRID’S

Volvo has acquired Polestar, a Swedish company with which it has been working in motor sports since 1996. Polestar will now be used as the model name for special high-performance Volvos across the Volvo range including their advanced Hybrid models like the all new XC90 and V wagon models . In 2015, Volvo expects to sell 750 […]