2 H BY MARK KANE Fastned tripled its revenues during Q3 Good news coming from the Netherlands where Fastned reports a very high growth rate of its business. The company was even able to achieve network-wide operational break even. “In September, the network as a whole surpassed break even on an operational level. All operational… Continue reading Fastned Achieves Network Wide Operational Break Even
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Atlis Pickup Truck Battery Charges In Under 13 Minutes
2 H BY MARK KANE Atlis battery pack ready to charge in under a quarter of an hour. Atlis Motor Vehicles, a startup founded in 2016 to develop XT electric pickup truck and XP electric vehicle platform, achieved its first milestone. The company’s prototype battery pack was successfully tested at one of the EVgo fast… Continue reading Atlis Pickup Truck Battery Charges In Under 13 Minutes
Charging Your Chevy Bolt EV In The Most Insane Way Possible
3 H BY WADE MALONE And here I’ve been parking and plugging in my own electric car like a sucker! We have seen a number of organizations combine a robotic arm with a charging station. Tesla’s snake-like concept garnered the most attention a few years ago. Although the impracticality of these set ups means we haven’t… Continue reading Charging Your Chevy Bolt EV In The Most Insane Way Possible
Paris Will Resume Service Of 1,000 Autolib Charging Stations
3 H BY MARK KANE Autolib’s charging infrastructure is to be partially resumed This summer, Europe’s largest electric car sharing system, Autolib in Paris, was terminated including both – Bluecars and the charging infrastructure. According to latest news some 1,000 out of 6,200 charging points (single-phase, ≈3 kW) will be reopened on December 1, 2018,… Continue reading Paris Will Resume Service Of 1,000 Autolib Charging Stations
Electrify America Announces Stage 2 Of Its EV-Based Plans (For California)
Electrify America announced a second 30-month investment cycle for the state of California, which envisions more charging infrastructure (DC fast chargers and normal AC L2 charging stations) and various other actions (education and awareness). The company, was established by Volkswagen to implement the $2 billion ZEV Investment Commitment outlined in Volkswagen’s Court-approved settlement involving 2.0L… Continue reading Electrify America Announces Stage 2 Of Its EV-Based Plans (For California)
Porsche Claims It Can Cut In Half Tesla’s Charging Times
1 H BY MARK KANE Porsche sees its competitive advantage in ultra-fast charging. In one of the most recent interviews, Klaus Zellmer, president and CEO for Porsche Cars North America, stated that the upcoming Porsche Taycan will separate itself from the competition through ultra-fast charging (to 80% in 15 minutes – “which is almost the same… Continue reading Porsche Claims It Can Cut In Half Tesla’s Charging Times
Despite Higher Upfront Costs, Electric Cars Can Save Money Over Time
DRIVING AN EV CAN PUT CASH BACK INTO AN OWNER’S WALLET IN THE LONG RUN. Despite having higher sticker prices than comparable conventionally-powered models, owning an electric vehicle can still save an owner money over time. For starters, the cost to run an electric vehicle can be considerably less than fueling a gas-powered ride. On… Continue reading Despite Higher Upfront Costs, Electric Cars Can Save Money Over Time
OXIS Energy UK Achieves 425 Wh/kg In New Battery Cell
OXIS Energy now targets 450 Wh/kg and 500 Wh/kg UK-based OXIS Energy announced that its lithium-sulfur (Li-S) battery cells already achieved 425Wh/kg on a High Energy 16Ah pouch cell design for HAPS applications (High Altitude Pseudo Satellites). The target by the end of this year is 450 Wh/kg and a stunning 500 Wh/kg by the end… Continue reading OXIS Energy UK Achieves 425 Wh/kg In New Battery Cell
Jaguar I-PACE Tested At 350 kW Ultra-Fast Charger
42 M BY MARK KANE Jaguar I-PACE initially is not even ready for 100 kW charging. Bjørn Nyland continues tests of the Jaguar I-PACE and took the car to the IONITY ultra-fast charging station in Germany, that in theory should be able to put out 350 kW at 800 V (or at least half of… Continue reading Jaguar I-PACE Tested At 350 kW Ultra-Fast Charger
eMotorWerks JuiceNet Used As 30 MW “Virtual Battery”
Electric cars are going to crash the grid, right? If everybody gets an EV we’ll have to build 100 more powerplants and it will cause our electric rates to triple, right? Not so fast. More Charger Info Over 6,000 eMotorWerks residential JuiceBox and other JuiceNet-enabled chargers installed in California now make up a 30MW “virtual… Continue reading eMotorWerks JuiceNet Used As 30 MW “Virtual Battery”