Month: October 2022

FreeWire Technologies will provide EV charging equipment and solutions for Chevron’s  branded gas stations. FreeWire’s program includes battery-integrated chargers supported by energy management software with custom branding/design and analytics. FreeWire’s Boost Charger uses an integrated battery as a buffer to deliver high power output without stressing the local power supply. It’s designed to plug into
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All-New Updated Styling+Higher MPG and Longer Range The second generation 2023 Kia Niro Hybrid continues what Kia started in 2017 when the Niro Hybrid debuted. We liked it then and like the all-new Niro hybrid even more. Kia also has all-new 2023 versions of the Niro EV and Niro PHEV, which Clean Fleet Report will
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By Maria Merano Posted on October 11, 2022 Tesla FSD version 10.69.2.3 rolled out shortly after AI Day. The latest update of Tesla’s Full Self Driving software delivers minor bug fixes. Some testers have received v10.69.2.3 and shared their observations with Teslarati.  As previously noted, 10.69.2.3 is a relatively small update that addresses some minor
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Electric vehicle battery start-up StoreDot announced that its extreme fast charging (XFC) battery cell technology has exceeded 1,000 charging cycles in a production-ready EV form factor. StoreDot says its XFC EV battery cells repeatedly charged from 10-80% capacity in just 10 minutes and then discharged for one hour before recharging. The EV cells achieved over
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A New Model, New Screens, New Colors Clean Fleet Report has written previously about the Volkswagen ID4, the all-electric crossover that was launched early in 2021. The first ID4 was rear-wheel drive (RWD), next up was the all-wheel drive (AWD) version, both of which had 82 kilowatt-hour (kWh) batteries. Now for 2023 these two have
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In September, new passenger car registrations in the UK increased by 4.6% year-over-year to 225,269, but remains 34% below pre-pandemic levels. Despite this strong result (September is typically the second biggest month of the year, because of the plate change), year-to-date sales (1,208,368) are 8.2% lower than in 2021 at this point. The Society of Motor
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In this free webinar at our Fall Virtual Conference (October 17-20, 2022), presented by Infineon, we will cover some of the emerging automotive electrification applications including On Board Charger and some of the challenges being faced by design engineers, and how Infineon’s Easy modules family addresses these challenges. Reserve your spot—it’s free! Other sessions at
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A recent trademark filing hints that General Motors will keep the sporty Buick GS badge for future electric cars. GM on Oct. 4 filed a trademark application for the Electra GS name, combining the GS badge with the Electra nameplate the automaker previously said would be used for upcoming Buick EVs. Short for Gran Sport,
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The DOE’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) has been chosen to lead an Energy Frontier Research Center (EFRC) on polymer electrolytes for energy storage applications, including fuel cells and solid-state EV batteries. “The EFRC program sponsors fundamental research to accelerate scientific breakthroughs needed to strengthen the US energy economy,” says ORNL. “Centers bring together multidisciplinary
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Kia invited us to San Diego to drive the refreshed all-electric 2023 Kia Niro EV, a significant update from the original e-Niro. The car uses Kia’s “K3” platform, which was designed to accommodate both fully-electric and other “electrified” powertrains, rather than the fully electric E-GMP platform which the EV6 is built on. The Niro available
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A first drive in the soon to be released Nissan Leaf. LIKE Fully Charged on Facebook @ http://www.fb.me/FullyChargedShow Fully Charged Podcast on iTunes @ http://bit.ly/fullchargediTunes Fully Charged is an online show hosted by Robert Llewellyn (Red Dwarf, Scrapheap Challenge, Carpool), which looks at why we need to change how we think about energy consumption now.
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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 new electric bikes from Yamaha and Delfast, test riding the new LiveWire S2 Del Mar and the Polaris RANGER XP Kinetic, new electric motorcycles from Sur Ron and SUPER73,
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GreenPower Motor, a manufacturer of medium- and heavy-duty EVs, has deployed electric school buses in three West Virginia counties as part of a pilot project to demonstrate e-buses in school transportation operations across the state. The company will soon be producing buses in the state—in August, the company opened a manufacturing facility in South Charleston.
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