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COULD AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE’S BODY ALSO BE ITS BATTERY?
The question of where to put the heavy, bulky battery is central to electric vehicle design. Tesla pioneered the “skateboard” approach – mounting the battery at the bottom – and other EV-makers including BMW and Audi have followed the trend.
It’s a battle between old and new.
This video matchup pits the first-generation Formula E race cars against the much-improved second-generation racer.
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Challenge: Testing of new Formula E brake-by-wire technology in a race from 0 to 150km/h and back down to 0.
Plus, below is some bonus video content from CNET’s time …read more
Read moreIt’s a battle between an electric SUV and a gas supercar.
This most unlikely of matchups is only because the Tesla Model X P100D has crushed everything else thrown its way, so why not pit it against a vehicle that shouldn’t be beaten?
Not only Tesla, Renault too switches to CCS Combo.
Roland van der Put, Head of Network Technology at Fastned, shared an image of a prototype of the Renault ZOE with a CCS Combo charging inlet for DC fast charging and AC normal charging.
The new ZOE, together with other upcoming models like …read more
Have a PHEV and get only 40 MPG? You are doing it wrong.
Miles Consultancy explored the fuel consumption of plug-in hybrids in corporate fleets in the UK and revealed worrying findings that the average is just 40 miles per gallon (MPG), while it should be 130 MPG!
There is a reason …read more
Tesla CCS to spread around the world
Tesla Model 3 in Europe will get a CCS Combo 2 inlet for DC fast charging standard and AC charging (single- or three-phase), but the change to CCS2 (the European version) will be conducted elsewhere around the world (outside North America and maybe a …read more
No internal combustion engines after 2040?
The Spanish government intends to propose a ban on sales of gasoline or diesel cars from 2040. Even hybrids could be included in the ban.
It’s not yet voted upon, but apparently will be presented to parliament by the end of the year.
According to Reuters, the …read more
Felix Rosenqvist will return to the Mahindra Racing Formula E team for the 2018/19 season-opening Ad Diriyah ePrix in Saudi Arabia.
Rosenqvist left the Mahindra team at the end of the 2017/18 season after signing a deal to compete in the IndyCar series with Chip Ganassi Racing in ’19 alongside Scott …read more
Read moreFunding secured.
Nikola Motor Company has oversubscribed its C round of financing, raising $210 million in total – more than $100 million this summer and an additional $105 million in November.
The company said that so far it received $12 billion in pre-orders, with $380 million in just-announced Nikola Tre European orders. …read more
The first tunnel at SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorn, CA is nearing completion
The Boring Company (TBC) currently has several high-speed underground transportation projects in the works such as a tunnel connecting Washington and Baltimore. Most are still in the preliminary planning stages. However, a 2-mile test tunnel located beneath SpaceX’s headquarters …read more