AMTE Power and Britishvolt sign MoU for UK’s landmark battery Giga Factory London, 20.05.20: AMTE Power and Britishvolt are pleased to announce plans to investigate collaborating to build the UK’s first full cycle battery cell GigaPlant, servicing the automotive and energy storage markets. Both parties have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) focussed on each… Continue reading Britishvolt And AMTE Power Outline Plan For Battery Gigafactory In UK
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60 Percent Of UK Drivers ‘Too Daunted’ To Buy An Electric Car
Almost six in 10 UK motorists are still too concerned about electric cars to consider buying one, according to new research. The study of 2,000 UK drivers found that a perceived lack of charging points and high mileages are among the key reasons why drivers feel battery power may not be for them. The survey… Continue reading 60 Percent Of UK Drivers ‘Too Daunted’ To Buy An Electric Car
Butter-Like Material Increases Stability In Solid-State Batteries
Can a solid-state battery be considered as such if its solid layers are anointed with a butter-like material? For scientists from four different universities, that can be the answer to making these batteries more stable and ten times more current dense, as a study published at Advanced Functional Materials has revealed. The butter-like material is far from… Continue reading Butter-Like Material Increases Stability In Solid-State Batteries
Link Transit: 50 MWh Energy Delivered Wirelessly To EV Bus Fleet
Link Transit, Wenatchee WA Celebrates 50 MWh of Energy Delivered Wirelessly to Electric Bus Fleet by Momentum Dynamics WENATCHEE, Wash., May 19, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Link Transit of Wenatchee, Washington has this month achieved 50 megawatt-hours of energy delivered wirelessly to its electric bus fleet. Link Transit is the first electric bus operator in the… Continue reading Link Transit: 50 MWh Energy Delivered Wirelessly To EV Bus Fleet
Mercedes-Benz Doesn’t Consider Synthetic Fuels A Viable Alternative To EVs
After implying that those automakers whose first electric vehicle wasn’t a crossover had the wrong strategy, this time Mercedes-Benz R&D boss, Marcus Schäfer, says researching synthetic fuels is not worthwhile. He considers it not a credible alternative to either traditional fossil fuels or newer means of making power. Autocar quotes Schäfer as saying ‘ We… Continue reading Mercedes-Benz Doesn’t Consider Synthetic Fuels A Viable Alternative To EVs
FCA Begins Work At Mirafiori On Vehicle-To-Grid Pilot Project
Work has begun at Mirafiori on the FCA-ENGIE Eps Vehicle-to-Grid pilot project The COVID-19 outbreak has not put a stop to the cooperation between Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and ENGIE Eps, nor to their commitment to support the deployment of electric mobility. Since the announcement with Terna in September of the intention to jointly experiment with… Continue reading FCA Begins Work At Mirafiori On Vehicle-To-Grid Pilot Project
Xpeng Secures Production License, Will Manufacture Cars At Zhaoqing Factory
Xpeng Motors receives production license for its self-owned Zhaoqing factory Customer deliveries of Xpeng P7 to start in 2Q (Guangzhou, May 19, 2020) – Xpeng Motors, a leading electric vehicle and technology company, today announced that it has received the official production license from China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology for its new own-built,… Continue reading Xpeng Secures Production License, Will Manufacture Cars At Zhaoqing Factory
Renault Launches ZITY Car Sharing In Paris
ZITY DEPLOYS ELECTRIC CAR-SHARING SERVICE IN PARIS 500 Renault ZOE available for rental, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, in the centre of Paris and Clichy. A free downloadable mobile application to reserve, access and return a vehicle easily. Competitive and flexible pricing, with no subscription or time constraints, to meet the different… Continue reading Renault Launches ZITY Car Sharing In Paris
Mazda Starts Production Of MX-30 EV
Mazda starts production of its first EV, the Mazda MX-30 Hiroshima / Leverkusen, 20/05/2020 On the 19th May 2020, Mazda began production of the all-new Mazda MX-30, the company’s first all-electric vehicle, at Ujina plant No. 1 in Hiroshima, Japan. A stylish and versatile SUV, the MX-30 has been created in response to the increasingly… Continue reading Mazda Starts Production Of MX-30 EV
Tesla To increase ‘Full Self Driving’ Price: Musk Says It Will Be Worth $100k
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has announced on Twitter that the company plans to increase the price of its ‘Full Self Driving‘ option, yet again. That’s consistent with what Musk had said in the past, that the company would raise the price significantly as they get closer to actually making Full Self Driving features available. But… Continue reading Tesla To increase ‘Full Self Driving’ Price: Musk Says It Will Be Worth $100k