DC fast charging makes electric cars considerably more practical, allowing drivers to recharge a car’s battery to 80 percent of capacity in half an hour or less. But quick charging was widely thought to come with a major drawback: While it lowers recharging times, research so far has indicated that fast charging shortens the lifespan […]
Search for Innovative Communal Electric Vehicle Charging Solutions
SEAI, Enterprise Ireland and ESB launch Ireland’s first Small Business Innovation Research competition with up to €200,000 to develop prototype demonstration 30th June 2014- The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) in co-operation with Enterprise Ireland and ESB have launched Ireland’s first Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) competition. The competition’s first target is smart solutions […]
Toyota Begin Hydrogen Fuel Cell Production
Toyota’s hydrogen fuel cell vehicle will go into production ahead of schedule, with production planned for mid-December 2014. Sales will also begin “by the end of the year” reports the Japan Times ahead of Toyota’s original on-sale date some time in 2015, when and if it reaches these shores is not known. No reason has […]
Tesla Could Revolutionise Global EV Production
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 […]