Month: February 2022

By Simon Alvarez Posted on February 17, 2022 The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has opened a preliminary investigation on approximately 416,000 Tesla Model 3 and Model Y from the 2021 and 2022 model years over the vehicles’ tendency to unexpectedly apply their brakes while their driver-assist systems are engaged. This issue, dubbed among
31 Comments
Tesla increased sales of Made-in-China (MIC) electric cars in China in January, despite the month being focused on exports. According to the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA)’s data, the company sold in China some 19,346 MIC cars (up 25% year-over-year) and exported 40,499. * CPCA reports wholesale shipments, not registrations/customer deliveries. The additional CPCA numbers
31 Comments
The Taipei-based company Gogoro, widely seen as the world leader in swappable batteries for light electric vehicles, will be listed on the Nasdaq exchange by the end of this quarter. That’s the latest word straight from the company itself. Instead of going the traditional IPO route, Gogoro is undergoing a merger with special-purpose acquisition company
29 Comments
Robert Llewellyn presents a brief news update about a fully autonomous, hydrogen fuel flying car taxi and a recent 750 mile (≈ 1,207 km) road trip in his new Long Range All Wheel Drive Tesla Model 3. Alaka’i Hydrogen Fuel Cell Flying Taxi: https://bit.ly/2EHxlLi Lightyear launch webinar: https://hs.lightyear.one/webinar-subscribe —— We couldn’t keep making the show
31 Comments
Sponsored by Tekscan Battery manufacturers and their stakeholders strive to design batteries that are smaller, safer, and longer-lasting. The Electric Vehicle market in particular is invested in tools and technology that can help quantify and closely examine battery dynamics. Pressure mapping plays a critical role in this type of research & development, lifecycle testing, durability
29 Comments
The all-new 2022 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4xe plug-in hybrid has received official range and efficiency ratings from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The vehicle is equipped with a similar 17 kWh battery as the Jeep Wrangler 4xe, but is expected to have a higher all-electric range – by a few miles. According to EPA
26 Comments
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee
28 Comments
Printed electronics company InnovationLab has announced a new battery monitoring solution for EVs called BaMoS. BaMoS is composed of sensor foils, electronics and software. The ultra-thin printed sensor foils measure cell-level pressure and temperature in batteries. The pressure sensors are placed between battery cells, and measure state of charge, identify unusual behavior and prevent overcharging.
0 Comments
Sponsored by Littelfuse By Dr. Martin Schulz, Global Principal, Application Engineering, Littelfuse and Philippe Di Fulvio, Business Development Manager, Electric Vehicle Infrastructure, Littelfuse For greater consumer acceptance of electric vehicles (EVs), designers need to solve the challenge of fast charging to minimize vehicle downtime, especially for long-distance driving. To achieve fast charging, designers need to
30 Comments
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee
0 Comments
Tesla announced that it is expanding access to the Supercharger network for non-Tesla electric cars to all stations in the Netherlands. Over the last year, we have been reporting on Tesla ramping up its effort to open the Supercharger network, its extensive global network of fast-charging stations, to electric vehicles from other automakers. In November 2021, we
28 Comments