Gigafactory + Europe + Electricity Crisis = Problems Ahead…
The price of Electricity in Europe is going to heavily impact the cost of production in Gigafactories in Europe. With a cost of electricity x10 in Germany, the cost of Electricity needed to manufacture 1GWh of Battery capacity is going to jump by several thousand of euros per Battery Pack…
Why no Full Electric Car Races at Le Mans?
Despite all the Hype around Battery Electric Vehicles, the fact is that in 2022, there is still not a single BEV car engaged at the 24h of Le Mans. Why? Where is the Technology? Power? Range? Fast Charging? Weight? What is the problem and what Engineers and Chemists are busy developing to be able to enter a EV HyperCar at Le Mans in a near Future
Analysis of the Ferrari Battery Patent
In preparation of their 1st full Electric car, Ferrari is developing a special Battery Pack on which several elements have been revealed in a recent Patent. Which cells? What is this special bi-shape? All details and more!
The Sono Motors vs the Volkswagen ID.3 Batteries
Sono Motors is one of this new start-up in Electric Vehicle. Their innovation is their solar-roof panel that can reach the Battery. Nevertheless, as any EV, it is interesting to analyse its Battery Pack that compared here to a VW ID.3 Battery…
Automotive 2021 Top10 News
What are the Top 10 most important highlights in the Automotive Business in 2021? Tesla valued $1 billion USD, the chip shortage and all the key information you need to prepare your 2022 strategy…
Battery Show Europe 2021
Battery Show Europe 2021 Complete summary: trends, Technologies, major players, car manufacturers and suppliers strategy…from Cells to Pack including Thermal Management, Sensors, Power Electronics, Connectivity and Tools for Gigafactories
How is Shell oriented towards emobility and Electric Vehicle business?
You believe Petroleum companies are going to disappear as Electric Vehicles are ramping up? Discover how Shell as already a large business in EV charges, Battery Swapping technologies or cooling for e-motors, inverters, Batteries…
Any Future for Combustion Engines? Lessons for IAA 2021
Following IAA 2021, some people said that it was meaning “game over” for the Internal Combustion Engines. Is that true? What could be the future of traditional Engines?
IAA 2021: Electric Vehicles ⭐, Engines ☠️
Complete summary of IAA 2021 in Munich. All car manufacturers only presented Electric Vehicles, very few Hybrids and no internal Combustion Engines
How Brand Perception matters in EV?
As Electric Vehicles are becoming more and more popular, car manufacturers multiply their effort to promote their image, their technologies and their specificities. New players are also entering the battle. What does it mean when it comes to EV sales? How brand perception influence switch to EV and vehicle choice?
e-mobility in Africa
Media always presents e-mobility in Europe, United State or Asia but very little is known about EV development and adoption in Africa. However, there are a lot of on-going projects there. Of course, Africa has many challenges and gets its own specificities needing to develop a complete new eco-system and business model.
EV Battery Warranty: What Risk for Car Manufacturers?
From a legal point of view, Car Manufacturers need to offer a warranty on their Batteries. What is the current status and the future legislation? What are the reasons and the potential risks of Battery ageing?
EV Motorsport 🏎️⚡ Dilemma: Bold Developments vs Safe Bets
To keep a sustainable approach, Electric Motorsport (such as FormulaE) often relies on Energy management rather than on pure power demonstration with limited differentiation between Teams reducing technical breakthroughs.
NIO Day 2020 - Technical Review (Battery, Autonomous…)
The NIO Day is the equivalent of the Tesla Battery Day. Their new Electric Sedan car (ET7) gathers most advanced technologies in terms of EV, Battery Technology, Connectivity and ADAS. It offers a new 150 kWh Solid-state Battery using Silicon Anode and an energy density of 360 Wh/kg. The ADAS system can highly competes with Tesla thanks to 8MP Cameras, LiDAR and a SuperComputer of 1.016 TOPS
Tesla Battery Day 2020
Summary of Tesla Battery Day. Elon Musk’s objectives are to reduce Battery cost and to propose more affordable EVs. He presented not only new Battery but also new EV technologies, manufacturing optimisation, recycling, local supplying, sustainability, etc.
Tesla’s strategy is based on 5 key technologies: (1) New Battery Cell design; (2) Rethinking the Cell factory process; (3) New Silicon Anode material; (4) New Cathode material Cobalt-free; (5) New Integration of the battery in the vehicle structure