05 May 2024 09:26:16 UTC

 EDITOR'S CHOICE

Here's Why Battery Swapping System for Electric Vehicles May Not be a Good Idea

30 Sep 2022 | Synopsis

"There are several inherent disadvantages when it comes to swapping, such as ownership of batteries getting complex, standardization of batteries across vehicles being required.

"Standardization of swappable batteries will build a monopoly for a handful of companies..Such an approach will itself contain innovation and channel the entire industry’s profits to one particular company or group."

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Arrival Successfully Builds Its First Electric Van Using Novel Microfactory Model

30 Sep 2022 | Synopsis

"Arrival takes existing industrial facilities and installs its own assembly cells that can...bolted directly into the concrete floor. Each cell includes 3-4 off the shelf robots, in addition to all the necessary equipment - autonomous robots - to guide parts around the facility...all Vans built at the UK Microfactory will be used for testing, validation, and quality control."

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There Are More Electric Vehicles On the Road Than Ever. See Where Charging Gaps Are On US Highways.

30 Sep 2022 | Synopsis

"There are more than 6,500 public fast-charging stations in the US...

"...states with lower populations in the central and western US, like Montana, Wyoming and the Dakotas, are sparsely covered.

"The federal government is covering 80% of costs and leaving the other 20% to states to cover."

DC estimates..." $1.2 million to install a fast charger, $1,400-$2,000 a year to operate and maintain fast-chargers."

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Black-Owned Companies Seek to Close Electric Transportation Gaps in Chicago

30 Sep 2022 | Synopsis

"Long before app-based ride-hailing services such as Uber and Lyft, unlicensed cabs known as “jitneys” provided a similar service in Black neighborhoods...In Chicago..Jitney EV and GEST Chicago..are positioning themselves to fulfill that role

"Innova EV Dash vehicle that could travel up to 35 mph, with a 150-mile range between charges.

Hyperlocal services could be a key factor in the ultimate goal of...eliminating gasoline vehicles..."

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Citroen Oli EV Concept Is A Quirky 'Truck' Made, In Part, From Reinforced Cardboard

30 Sep 2022 | Synopsis

"Many of Citroen's features were designed to reduce complexity whilst utilising recycled and recyclable materials. The seats have just 8 parts compared to 37...

"The company designed the Oli with a target weight of 1,000 kg (2,204 pounds)...40-kilowatt-hour battery...estimated range of 400 km (249 mi)..charge from 20 to 80 percent in 23 minutes while supporting vehicle-to-grid and vehicle-to-load capabilities."

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Porsche AG's Blume 'Very Positive' About Opening Price

29 Sep 2022 | Synopsis

"Porsche AG shares were trading up 2.4% at 1007 GMT from their opening price of €84, reaching a market capitalisation of 78.5 billion euros ($76.1 billion) - close to the 81 billion euro valuation of former parent Volkswagen...feedback we got from investors was very positive.

"Porsche AG is targeting 80% electric vehicle production by 2030, Blume denied it was heading towards being a pure-play electric vehicle carmaker..."

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Fisker Achieves Manufacturing Milestones Before November Start of Production of All-Electric Fisker Ocean

29 Sep 2022 | Synopsis

"...manufacturing milestones as 95 prototype Fisker Oceans have already rolled off partner Magna Steyr's production system. Fisker will use the early-run vehicles to train service workers, conduct rigorous testing, and showcase the five-passenger, all-electric SUV across nine launch markets.

"The top trims of Fisker Ocean One and Fisker Ocean Extreme travel 350 miles (U.S.) 1 on a single charge...Fisker has over 60,000 reservations..."

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Lordstown Motors Begins Commercial Production of First Batch of Endurance™ Pickup Truck

29 Sep 2022 | Synopsis

"...first two commercial release production (CRP) Endurance™ vehicles have rolled off the production line at the Foxconn EV Ohio plant, with the third expected to be completed shortly. These vehicles are part of the first batch of up to 500 saleable vehicles that we intend to build.

"MVSS crash testing has been completed successfully, and EPA and CARB applications have been submitted"

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Jaguar Land Rover To Retrain Over 60% of Its Technicians to Support Rapid EV Transition

29 Sep 2022 | Synopsis

"The Reimagine strategy involves converting Jaguar to an all-electric brand by 2025, while Land Rover follows with a mostly electric lineup by the end of the decade.

"The majority [29,000] will be retrained this year to support the automaker EV push over the coming years.

"Jaguar Land Rover plans to train thousands of engineers, production employees, and others currently working on gas-powered vehicles."

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Ocean 0il Pollution Is Growing - And Not From Oil Spills

29 Sep 2022 | Synopsis

"..report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, 'Oil in the Sea'...biggest contributor to ocean oil pollution...[is] fossil fuel runoff from highways, parking lots, and other land-based infrastructure, mostly transportation related...is at least an order of magnitude larger than the amount from any other source.

"second-greatest contributor to ocean oil pollution...is 'natural seeps..."

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