Month: October 2022

Li-Metal, a developer of lithium metal anodes and other battery technologies, has released an operational update for its roll-to-roll anode pilot plant in Rochester, New York. Since its commissioning earlier this year, the facility has been ramping up production of its lithium metal anode sample materials using Li-Metal’s roll-to-roll physical vapor deposition (PVD) process. This
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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
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Mercedes-Benz Maybach last week opened what it refers to as an “Atelier” in Shanghai, China. It’s the latest in a series of Maybach brand stores, but unlike the existing stores, which focus on fashion and in some cases saddles for horseback riding, the Atelier, a French word meaning “an artist’s studio,” makes it possible to
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Today, Tesla applied noticeable price cuts to all versions of the Model 3 and Model Y electric cars in China, which suggests weakening demand. According to the manufacturer’s website, the prices changed by about 5-9%, depending on the version, compared to the previous prices. In the case of the Model 3, the entry-level RWD version
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Atlanta-based charging provider EnviroSpark has partnered with private investment firm Starwood Capital Group in a “multi-million-dollar” deal to deploy over 400 charging stations at some 80 multi-family home properties owned by Starwood across the US.  EnviroSpark will deliver and install the charging stations at sites in 12 states over the next six to twelve months.
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Learn how to use driver assistance features like Traffic-Aware Cruise Control and Autosteer. 00:00 – Intro 00:17 – Active Safety 00:37 – Driver Assistance 01:22 – Traffic-Aware Cruise Control 02:12 – Autosteer 03:26 – Autosteer Activation Settings 04:09 – Auto Lane Change 04:30 – Calibration
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Aptera EV has quietly created a Tesla-like following in a niche in which no other 3-wheeled electric vehicle could even raise an eyebrow. I examine how Aptera was able to win so many hearts and talk to their founder and co-CEO Steve Fambro. WATCH NEXT: My VW ID.4 Disappointment video: Electric Car Apparel & Merchandise
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Robert Llewellyn visits Masdar City, a city fully sustainable on green energy. WATCH FULL EPISODE @ http://bit.ly/MasdarCityFULL LIKE Fully Charged on Facebook @ http://fb.me/FullyChargedShow Fully Charged Podcast on iTunes @ http://bit.ly/fullchargediTunes Masdar City is a project in Abu Dhabi, in the United Arab Emirates. Its core is a planned city, which is being built by
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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
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If you’ve ever want to own a muscle car powered by Dodge’s 1,000-hp Hellephant crate engine, now’s your chance. A Hellephant-powered 1968 Dodge Charger named Dumbo is slated for a Mecum auction running in Las Vegas from November 10-12. The supercharged 7.0-liter V-8 was unveiled at the 2018 SEMA show, and went on sale as
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With plenty of clever tech, a luxurious interior, and a 341-mile claimed WLTP range, there’s a lot to like about the recently revealed Mercedes EQE SUV. We had the chance to get up close and personal with the EQE SUV following its global debut in Paris. The above video shows an EQE 500 4Matic SUV, which
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Sponsored by ODU E-mobility and hybrid vehicles are in the fast lane! Demand for alternative drive systems is higher than ever before. Despite all the developments and innovations, one thing remains the same: If you want to drive, you need an energy source. The fact that the “fuel” is increasingly no longer fossil-based, rather pure
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Understanding How to Protect Yourself After an Accident This article may contain affiliate links. Accidents involving big commercial trucks will lead to severe injuries. They might impact the victim’s livelihood for the rest of their life. While detailed investigations are conducted to establish the cause of the accident, you will need extensive care to recover
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Electric powertrain company Hitachi Astemo has received e-axle orders for mid- and large-sized EVs from Honda. (Hitachi Automotive Systems, Keihin, Showa and Nissin Kogyo all merged to form Hitachi Astemo in 2021.) Hitachi Astemo’s e-axle is composed of its SiC inverter, which has a heat-dissipating insulation mounting system, its square-wire and low-loss motor, and a
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This week on Electrek’s Wheel-E podcast, we discuss the most popular news stories from the world of electric bikes and other nontraditional electric vehicles. This time that includes an electric bike that apparently breaks in half, new e-bikes from Trek and Specialized, MOKE International entering the US market, fun new electric quadricycles and lots more. The Wheel-E
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