Picture this: You’re cruising down the Great Ocean Road in your brand new electric vehicle (EV), the ocean to your left and the wind in your hair. But what if I told you this idyllic drive could turn into a nightmare, with the faint smell of something burning caused by a lithium-ion battery fire? This ...
Electric vehicle advocates say the cars ultimately have a smaller carbon footprint than their fossil-fuelled counterparts and could resolve our energy concerns for good. Well, fair enough, but questions arise when we dig into the inner layers of electrical vehicles and see how sustainable their components are. In fact, the batteries that power electric vehicles ...
If share price is anything to go by, Tesla is in trouble. The market capitalization of the electric vehicle (EV) company has fallen by 73% from its record high in November 2021, causing concern for investors. On the face of it, there is no crisis. The cars are still the benchmark for performance. The underlying ...
Scientists have developed a positive electrode material that doesn’t diminish after repeated charging cycles for the manufacture of durable solid-state batteries. Electric cars are widely regarded as our best bet to replace conventional cars with a more environment-friendly alternative. However, electric cars and other electric vehicles will most likely run on lithium-ion batteries, which currently ...
University of New South Wales (UNSW) Sydney’s Sunswift 7 solar-powered electric car has claimed a Guinness World Record by going 1000 km (620 miles) on a single charge in under 12 hours. The car, designed and built by students, posted a verified time of 11 hours 52.08 minutes for the distance at the Australian Automotive Research Centre (AARC) ...
Not too long ago, China was ranked among the technologically backward countries, for sure. However, cut to 2021 and the picture is totally different. It seems China may now be leading the world in digitization. It is now among the thriving digital economies of the world with almost 1 billion web users and its e-commerce ...
“Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.” These may well turn out to be the bywords of the EV company Aptera. This popular quote by famous science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke rings true whenever we see the leaps of progress in technology and compare them with the times of our ancestors. If, in ...
It takes the same time now for an electric car to recharge as any other car that runs on petrol or diesel. Climate uncertainties have been the topmost priority in the invention of electric vehicles. Nevertheless, it is an inevitable and lingering concern for the car drivers to run out of charge during a journey ...
Electric vehicles (EVs) are taking the world by storm. These news EVs are something of an enigma for drivers used to more traditional internal combustion engines. Gone are the days of checking engine oil levels or heading to the Jiffy Lube when the car needs a tuneup. Hi-tech vehicles require a more hi-tech approach. Parts ...
Tesla cars will soon have batteries that can last for a million miles. The batteries are being produced by a Chinese company called Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL), which signed a supply agreement with Tesla in February this year. With a life of a million miles, the battery might well outlast the car itself. The million-mile ...
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