China Will Lead an Electric Car Future, Ford’s Chairman Says
Fords at an auto show in Guangzhou, China, last month. Ford Motor said Tuesday that it planned to introduce 15 models in China by 2025 that run at least in Continue Reading
Honda installs new bi-directional charging technology at European R&D center
Honda has invested in advanced bi-directional charging technology at its European R&D site in Offenbach, Germany, which is helping to balance demand and store energy more efficiently across the facility. Continue Reading
Ford ramps up electric vehicle push in China amid slowing sales
Ford Motor Co ( F.N ) will launch 50 new vehicles in China by 2025, including 15 electrified vehicles, the U.S. firm said at an event in Shanghai on Tuesday, Continue Reading
FastCharge consortium evaluating ultrafast charging; 450 kW anticipated
The German FastCharge project, inaugurated in July 2016, is investigating the limits of fast charging systems for the future. Participants of the three-year project are Allego GmbH, the BMW Group Continue Reading
Graphene balls for lithium rechargeable batteries with fast charging and high volumetric energy densities
Improving one property without sacrificing others is challenging for lithium-ion batteries due to the trade-off nature among key parameters. Here we report a chemical vapor deposition process to grow a Continue Reading
GM Aims for Self-Driving Taxi Fleet by 2019
General Motors Co. said the robotaxi service it is developing could potentially eclipse the profits it earns in the core automotive business within a decade, an ambitious target based on Continue Reading
General Motors aims to run fleets of self-driving taxis by 2019
General Motors aims to launch a public ride-sharing service across several cities that uses fully self-driving cars by 2019, potentially becoming the first traditional carmaker to deploy autonomous technology at Continue Reading
Tesla most popular global electric vehicle brand between January and September 2017; EV sales accelerating
The adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) has accelerated as policymakers across the globe pass regulations to reduce emissions of air pollutants, according to the latest analysis by JATO Dynamics. 2017 Continue Reading
Why Battery Cost Could Put the Brakes on Electric Car Sales – Bloomberg
Battery prices need to drop by more than half before electric vehicles will be competitive with cars powered by internal-combustion engines, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance, whose two-day Future Continue Reading
Samsung’s Graphene-Based Battery Charges In 12 Minutes
The Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology (SAIT) created “graphene balls” to increase battery capacity by 45 percent and charge up to five times more quickly. The company says the innovation Continue Reading