2026 California Regulations for Battery Electric Vehicles
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) hold a Workshop on October 13 2021 to discuss and update the proposed regulations for Vehicle homologation, including Electric Vehicles and their Battery requirement.
This article summarises only the BEV topics including the Full Electric Vehicles and the FCEV. It also includes the Battery and Electric part of the PHEV, but does not detail the Emissions for the ICE
ABB Terra 360 kW Fast Charging
ABB launched a 360 kWh DC fast charger able to recharge a full Battery in about 15 minutes
Futuricum Electric Truck: 1099km on a Single Charge
Futuricum (linked to VOLVO Truck) has run a 19 tonne electric commercial vehicle over 1099 km on a single electric charge setting up a new record. Discover more its Battery Technology and what it means for the truck industry.
Wireless BMS as a Key Battery Technology
Discover why wireless Battery Management System is a key technology for Electric Vehicles
The Electric AUDI RS Q e-tron in Dakar: IC Engine rechargeable 🤔
Surprising choice of AUDI for their Electric Vehicle entering the 2022 Dakar Rally. The Audi RS Q e-tron will be an EV powered by a Battery that will be charged… from an Engine
How to call this? An Hybrid? Well rather an EV with a Range Extender as the PowerTrain is only Electric while the ICE support only the Battery recharge. Let’s summarise what we know about this AUDI Futuristic Prototype
Ferrari SF90 Stradale Hybrid: Battery and Electric Motors
The Ferrari SF90 Stradale Spider is a Plug-in-Hybrid (PHEV) using a V8 twin-turbo 4L Engine + 3 Electric Motors. It uses a 6.5 kWh Battery. Find all the detail in this platform in this article
The RIMAC Nevera Battery
The Nevera Battery pack is very unique: RIMAC chose a T-shape packaging instead of common skateboard, liquid cooled and able to release 1.4 MW. What about the cell chemistry and format? Find more details….
MEB, the Volkswagen Electric Platform for Electric Vehicles
The MEB Platform is the New Volkswagen Platform for their current generation of Electric Vehicle. This platform is used across the Volkswagen family (Porsche, AUDI, VW) but also will be the based of some Ford EV. It is already used in the ID.3 and the ID.4 and the coming AUDI Q4 e-tron (SUV)
Hyundai KONA Battery Pack
The Hyundai KONA Battery is a “Cell-to-Pack” architecture organised in 3p98s. The LG pouch cells are individually framed and vertically stacked. Because there is no module-boxing, uniform Compression is difficult to maintain against pouch swelling. Hyundai recently recalled 76,000 KONA following multiple Battery Fire
World EV Sales 2020
2020, EV sales = 3 millions cars. Total Battery capacity = 152 GWh. Average battery capacity = 49 kWh Battery on average . Average Battery kWh price was about 137 USD / kWh. Battery pack price = 6700 USD / vehicle
Jaguar wants to be all-Electric from 2025
Jaguar has announced that they want to be an all-electric luxury brand from 2025: In the next 5 years, Land Rover will launch 6 pure Electric Vehicles and all Jaguar and Land Rover nameplates will be available in a pure electric form by 2030. In addition, development of Hydrogen Fuel Cell
Tesla Model S Plaid+
Refreshed versions of Tesla Model S: 3 versions (powertrains), the most powerful being the Plaid+ with tri-Electric Motors (1100 hp); from 0 to 100 km/h in less than 2.1s; 840 km Range; 10 Teraflops of processing Power for Gaming
Battery Fire Risk - FIVE Conference Summary
Electric Vehicles present new risk for Fire Fighters. Battery runaway and potential Fire risk need to be better understand and new safety procedures need to be developed. The FIRE Conference is a dedicated conference on FIRE in transportation and included in its 2020 edition a lot of studies on Battery Fire (Electric Vehicles, Bus and Trucks)
Porsche Taycan Thermal Management
The Porsche Taycan thermal management is based on a refrigerant and a coolant circuit using a chiller and an indirect condenser.
3 different temperature levels can be distinguished in the coolant circuit of the Taycan: (1) the Heating circuit with up to 90°C; (2) the Medium Temp circuit [40-65 °C]; (3) the Low Temp < 40 °C
Hyundai EV Platform
Hyundai has released its 1st dedicated EV platform 🚘🔌 coming in 2021. All details: e-Motors, Inverter, Battery, Module, 800V high-Speed charger…
Wells-to-wheel GHG emissions for China: EVs vs ICEs
Analysis of the Chinese in terms of CO2 emissions comparing BEVs and ICEs in function of the source of electricity: only particular regions benefit from massive Battery and EV adoptions
Solid State Battery Technology and Companies
Battery manufacturers are all working on solid-state electrolyte in order to enhance the safety and energy density. Which Technologies are under development? Which companies are leading these developments?
China Automotive Roadmap for 2035
China Roadmap for its Automotive Industry by 2035 = focus on Electric and Connected Vehicles. „New Energy Vehicles“ includes BEV, Hybrids and Fuel Cells
10 Facts about Lithium Battery Materials
10 fun facts compiled by Andy Lee about materials used in Lithium-ion Batteries (market size, business opportunity, recycling, anode, cathode, separator, electrolyte, graphite, cobalt, copper, nickel, ...)