08 Jun 2022 | Synopsis
"By 2035, electric vehicles are expected to comprise 45% of all new car sales in the United States. This rapid development requires solutions for the roughly 145,000 gas stations that together account for over 3.6 billion square feet of real estate.""The result is a concept the two companies are calling the "Nth Place": not an office, not a home, but something in between that fits to the new post-pandemic era of hybrid work."
08 Jun 2022 | Synopsis
"Some Ford dealers have been taking advantage of that demand by charging extremely high "market adjustment” prices on top of the manufacturer's suggested retail price. We previously tracked some of those premiums and saw some as high as $30,000.""F-150 Lightning Forum user found a unit marked up by $69,000 at Gary Smith Ford in Fort Walton Beach, Florida...this markup doubles the price of the F150 Lightning electric pickup."
08 Jun 2022 | Synopsis
"The E-Doblo is powered by a combination of a 100-kW electric motor and a 50-kWh battery, a combination familiar from numerous other models of the Stellantis Group, which should enable the E-Doblo to cover more than 280 kilometres."...the maximum DC charging power is 100 kW. This means that the battery can be charged to 80 per cent in 30 minutes at the appropriate charging stations..."
08 Jun 2022 | Synopsis
"Volkswagen's Spanish brand CUPRA will launch three electric models by 2025, including what would be its first fully electric vehicle to be made in Spain..."In 2025, CUPRA will launch its UrbanRebel electric model. Production is planned at SEAT's Martorell Barcelona plant...It is the first electric vehicle to be assigned to Martorell, which aims to manufacture 500,000 electric cars a year."
08 Jun 2022 | Synopsis
"The Fisker Ocean will start production at a carbon-neutral factory in Austria on Nov. 17, 2022, with the base Sport trim priced at $37,499... The Extreme trim level is priced at $68,999 and delivers an estimated range of over 350 miles...The Fisker PEAR has 3,200 reservations..and affordable pricing below $29,900.. will be fully revealed in the second half of 2023 and enter production at a plant owned Foxconn in 2024.."
07 Jun 2022 | Synopsis
"Roughly 23 percent of 657 DC fast-charging public EV charging stations around the San Francisco Bay Area were deemed nonfunctional, according to a recent study carried out by University of California, Berkeley researchers. That works out to 151 terminals. ""According to the researchers, 73 percent of DC fast charging points were considered functional, while 23 percent were deemed 'not functional.'
07 Jun 2022 | Synopsis
"Volvo Group is hedging its bets..."going in parallel with three technologies...The company is developing trucks that run on batteries, hydrogen fuel cells and combustion engines that burn biofuels, synthetic fuels and even hydrogen..."It's not just the drivetrain that Volvo has to worry about. The company has set out a target to have reach net-zero emissions by 2050...all the vehicles it sells from 2040 onward need to be zero-emission..."
07 Jun 2022 | Synopsis
"With a weight of just 780 kg (1,700 pounds), the powertrain [can] ...accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph) in 4.7 seconds. [Qiantu] didn't disclose the energy capacity of the battery pack...the single motor version can travel up to 500 km (300 miles) on a single charge.""The Qiantu K20 starts at just RMB 86,800 and can be configured to a price of up to RMB 149,800...equivalent of $13,000 to $22,500."
07 Jun 2022 | Synopsis
"Solid Power's batteries could eventually improve the energy density of lithium ion batteries by about half... so a vehicle that used to go 350 miles before needing to be recharged might be able to stretch its range above 500 miles.""But some questions remain about whether companies making solid electrolytes will be able to produce them on a large scale."
07 Jun 2022 | Synopsis
"The best location for a charging facility from the power system's standpoint is often not the best location from a transportation systems standpoint. And the best location from a user's standpoint is often a third option. Our model looks at power systems, transportation systems and user decision-making in order to find the best compromise."
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