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Oct 11, 2024 · US West Coast gets truck charging corridor funding boost. Federal government doles out cash to California, Oregon and Washington. Peter Ramsay Aug 28, 2024. More Policy and Regulation.
The twelve most promising EV battery innovations - EV inFocus
Feb 14, 2024 · 7) Graphene. Graphene, a layer of atoms arranged in a single plane, has shown promise in lithium-ion electrodes. Graphene-enhanced lithium-ion EV batteries enable faster charging times by allowing more rapid ion transport across the battery's electrode materials.
The 12 EV predictions for 2024 of Christmas - EV inFocus
Dec 13, 2023 · 2023 was another massive year in EVs for two reasons. Firstly, continued strong adoption across all Western markets has — despite some naysaying by definitely-not-incentivised elements in the anti-climate lobby — kept electrification firmly on track. Secondly, EV inFocus was launched. Not first to the party perhaps, but fully committed to serving the best EV news and analysis for strategic ...
US battery start-up touts energy density solid-state breakthrough
Sep 11, 2024 · US solid-state battery firm Factorial has introduced its new Solstice battery, developed in conjunction with German OEM Mercedes, that promises energy density of up to 450Wh/kg. The product also “incorporates a novel dry cathode design for more efficient and sustainable production”, the firm says. Factorial hopes to introduce the technology ...
GM launches a 200kWh EV battery and V2H capabilities - EV inFocus
August 11 2023 12:08 PM 2 min read. The Escalade IQ e-SUV unveiled this week by the luxury Cadillac brand of US automaker GM is not a small vehicle by any means. It measures 5.7m long, 2.2m wide even with the mirrors folded and 1.9mn high. And it contains a 200kWh battery. To a European eye, some of those dimensions might seem a little over-the ...
Ford reconsidering battery vertical integration - EV inFocus
Feb 7, 2024 · Detroit automaker Ford has signalled that it is reassessing its vertically integrated battery supply strategy as it weighs up options for its second generation of EVs.. The automaker's EV division, Model E, reported a full-year Ebitda loss of $4.7bn on the back of its first generation EV line-up, and the company now says it is re-evaluating production strategies.
Honda presents first fully-fledged BEV plan - EV inFocus
May 16, 2024 · Honda will bring out two North American BEVs by 2026. May 16 2024 4:41 PM 3 min read. Japanese OEM Honda has announced a vertically integrated battery manufacturing plan that it says will reduce the cost of its EV cells by 20pc as it ramps up a North American supply chain by 2026. The OEM, which is materially behind global competitors in the EV ...
Global EV battery deployment rises again
Nov 28, 2023 · But September’s year-on-year increase was more modest than earlier in the year at 24pc. “At least some of the September lull can be attributed to Tesla buyers waiting for delivery of the refreshed Model 3 Highland, which started in October,” says Alla Kolesnikova, head of data at Adamas.. For Q3’23 as whole, a new quarterly record of 182.6GWh was added globally, up by 11pc quarter-over ...
RMI predicts price parity for EVs globally by 2030 - EV inFocus
Sep 20, 2023 · One of the report’s headline claim is that EVs will achieve sticker cost parity with ICE cars in all global markets by 2030. And this projection is ex-subsidy, confirms Kingsmill Bond, energy strategist at RMI and one of the report’s authors. “In China they removed subsidies, [yet] prices fell, and we have reached price parity already ...
Musk shares Tesla 48V architecture with competitors - EV inFocus
December 11 2023 9:28 AM 4 min read. Elon Musk, CEO of EV market leader Tesla, has shared his company’s design for a 48V bus system with rival automakers, in a move that could herald greater collaboration between OEMs in EV technology innovation. Tesla has been working to implement 48V architecture for some time, but has only now launched it ...