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Oct 11, 2024 · US West Coast gets truck charging corridor funding boost. Federal government doles out cash to California, Oregon and Washington. Peter Ramsay Aug 28, 2024. More Policy and Regulation.
The twelve most promising EV battery innovations - EV inFocus
Feb 14, 2024 · 7) Graphene. Graphene, a layer of atoms arranged in a single plane, has shown promise in lithium-ion electrodes. Graphene-enhanced lithium-ion EV batteries enable faster charging times by allowing more rapid ion transport across the battery's electrode materials.
NHTSA investigation lays bare AD challenge - evinfocus.com
16 hours ago · The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has opened an investigation into Tesla’s FSD Level 2 advanced driving assistance system (ADAS) technology, in a move that casts further doubts over the ambitions of the US BEV maker and its CEO Elon Musk to roll out Level 4/5 autonomous driving (AD) next year.. The NHTSA’s office of defects investigation (ODI) has identified ...
Mercedes opens new battery recycling plant - evinfocus.com
17 hours ago · German OEM Mercedes has inaugurated Europe's first battery recycling plant with an integrated mechanical-hydrometallurgical process. The new facility is based in Kuppenheim, southern Germany. The firm says that, unlike existing established recycling processes, the expected recovery rate of the mechanical-hydrometallurgical solution is more than ...
The 12 EV predictions for 2024 of Christmas - EV inFocus
Dec 13, 2023 · 2023 was another massive year in EVs for two reasons. Firstly, continued strong adoption across all Western markets has — despite some naysaying by definitely-not-incentivised elements in the anti-climate lobby — kept electrification firmly on track. Secondly, EV inFocus was launched. Not first to the party perhaps, but fully committed to serving the best EV news and analysis for strategic ...
15 things you really need to know about GM’s EV strategy
3 days ago · Big statement,” says Reuss. 6) GM is training its dealers to sell more BEVs. Anecdotal evidence suggests that getting dealerships on board with selling all-electric is tricky, and indeed dealer reluctance to push BEVs may be a factor in slowing down penetration. GM stresses that it is kicking back against that.
Global EV battery deployment rises again
Nov 28, 2023 · But September’s year-on-year increase was more modest than earlier in the year at 24pc. “At least some of the September lull can be attributed to Tesla buyers waiting for delivery of the refreshed Model 3 Highland, which started in October,” says Alla Kolesnikova, head of data at Adamas.. For Q3’23 as whole, a new quarterly record of 182.6GWh was added globally, up by 11pc quarter-over ...
Honda presents first fully-fledged BEV plan - EV inFocus
May 16, 2024 · Honda will bring out two North American BEVs by 2026. May 16 2024 4:41 PM 3 min read. Japanese OEM Honda has announced a vertically integrated battery manufacturing plan that it says will reduce the cost of its EV cells by 20pc as it ramps up a North American supply chain by 2026. The OEM, which is materially behind global competitors in the EV ...
Ford reconsidering battery vertical integration - EV inFocus
February 07 2024 12:43 PM 3 min read. Detroit automaker Ford has signalled that it is reassessing its vertically integrated battery supply strategy as it weighs up options for its second generation of EVs. The automaker's EV division, Model E, reported a full-year Ebitda loss of $4.7bn on the back of its first generation EV line-up, and the ...
US BEVs trail HEVs by highest margin since 2021 - EV inFocus
May 21, 2024 · BEVs trailed HEVs by 25,000 units in April, the largest gap since August 2021. The differential between US BEV and non plug-in hybrid sales has grown to its widest gap in nearly three years, as the country's BEV registrations showed only 2pc year-on-year growth in April, according to data from the Argonne National Laboratory.