Last week, while speaking at the company’s first-quarter shareholders’ meeting, the head of Tesla Motors-Elon Musk, expressed frustration at the other automakers for moving so slowly into EVs, and hinted that he’s thinking about offering them a helping hand. “I’m contemplating doing something fairly significant on that front, which would be kind of controversial with […]
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Can Too Much Fast Charging Damage Your EV Battery??
07/06/2014 by
Some electric car makers, notably Nissan with its Leaf, make recommendations that owners don’t charge too frequently using quick-charging stations. The belief is that the chemical processes involved in rapidly charging a battery can lead it to degrade faster than regular charges, reducing the longterm range and preformance of the battery. But is that […]
Nissan Developing Plug-In Hybrids
07/06/2014 by
Plug-in hybrids are being introduced by most major carmakers and will be available over the next couple of years. While the number of high-volume battery-electric vehicles today can be counted on one hand–BMW i3, Nissan Leaf, Tesla Model S–virtually every global automaker now has plug-in hybrids planned for launch between 2015 and 2020. Nissan was the latest manufacturer to […]
VW Bench Test Technology That Could Quadruple Battery Range
13/03/2014 by
Volkswagen is bench testing a new battery chemistry that it says could store up to 80 kWh of energy in a similar volume to that of the current eGolf’s 26.5 kWh battery pack, according to VW board member Dr Heinz-Jakob Neusser. Speaking at the Geneva Auto Salon, Neusser said that the company has tested lithium-ion […]
ESB receive 20,000 applications for EV trial
13/03/2014 by
A NATIONWIDE effort to recruit 24 electric car drivers has received a staggering 20,000 applications from people desperate to get a flavour of silent, battery-powered motoring. The ESB says that its offer to give 24 Irish people the opportunity to use its smart recharging system with the aid of an electric vehicle has garnered twice the number […]