Tag: battery
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Kia EV6 GT (2022) High-Performance Electric Car | Full Details | Drag Race, Features and Interior
Hi guys! The Kia EV6 brings zero-emissions power, 800V ultra-fast charging and distinctive styling to the crossover SUV market. The EV6 is Kia’s first car to be based on the company’s dedicated new platform for battery electric vehicles (BEVs). The Kia EV6 offers 800V and 400V charging capabilities, without the need for additional components or…
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VW reveals plans for six new battery factories across Europe by 2030
The race to secure vehicle battery supplies is heating up, as the world’s biggest car firms prepare to go electric Volkswagen (VW) is planning to build six battery factories across Europe over the next decade, as the world’s biggest car firm prepares to accelerate its full-scale transformation into an electric vehicle (EVs) business. The manufacturing…
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Toyota plans rival to Tesla Model Y, VW ID4 at Shanghai show
Toyota will utilize the Shanghai auto show next month to unveil a near-production concept of that a full-electric utility vehicle that will compete against battery-powered models like the Tesla Model Y and Volkswagen ID4. The EV is similar in size to the company’s RAV4 crossver. The automobile is based on the automaker’s brand new electric-only…
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Volkswagen takes aim at Tesla with gigafactories
Volkswagen plans to build half a dozen battery mobile plants in Europe and expand infrastructure for charging electric vehicles globally, accelerating efforts to overtake Tesla and accelerate mass adoption of corded automobiles. The world’s No. 2 carmaker, which is in the midst of a major shift towards battery-powered automobiles, said on Monday it wants to…
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SUN Mobility to scale its battery swapping stations for faster EV adoption in Bengaluru
SUN Mobility has announced its own plan to roll out 100 battery adapting channels, called Swap Points, in Bengaluru at the end of 2021. Speaking to YourStory, Chetan Maini, Co-founder of all Sun Mobility, stated this is their first foray in their home-turf Bengaluru after growing in nine cities nationwide. “These battery swap stations…
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Apple Car on its way with in-house battery; may launch in 2024
Apple Inc is reportedly working on self-driving car technology and is planning to produce a car or vehicle for consumers by 2024. However, it may be delayed to 2025 due to the pandemic. The efforts towards the self-driving car reportedly started in 2014, and the Cupertino-based tech giant even roped in its former employee Doug…
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Indonesia primed for key role in EV battery production
Indonesia is increasingly becoming an electric vehicle (EV) industry force to be reckoned with, as the Southest Asian country is making great strides towards becoming a key player in the field as a manufacturer of EV batteries, wrote PwC Indonesia automotive industry expert Hendra Lie in Nikkei Asia. President of Indonesia Joko Widodo has repeatedly…
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LG Chem Will Double Battery Production Capacity To Meet Tesla’s Increased Demand
LG Chem intends on more than doubling its production capacity of battery cells it makes in China for Tesla in 2021. Tesla has ambitious plans to continue its ramp-up of production around the world and needs its battery suppliers to keep up. According to Reuters, LG Chem will ship its increased output from China and…
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The Used-EV Buyer's Guide
The automobile industry has faced multiple challenges in 2020, among them shut factories, shuttered dealerships, and a pandemic which has kept potential buyers at home. Because of this, some brand new electric car models have been postponed, along with the supplies of the others are limited. That makes this a excellent time to buy a…
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Tesla’s New Tabless Batteries Unlock New Levels of Performance
Telsa are one of the world’s biggest purchasers of batteries through their partnerships with manufacturers like Panasonic, LG and CATL. Their endless hunger for more cells is unlikely to be satiated anytime soon, as demand for electric cars and power storage continues to rise. As announced at their Battery Day keynote, Tesla has been working…