Month: May 2023

Go anywhere for however long you like? Isn’t that the definition of the ultimate freedom?! Or at least the makings of a fantastic holiday! The electric RV from Australia’s Retreat Caravans offers exactly that, kitted out with solar panels, home energy storage, a sophisticated battery management system, hefty ground clearance and a whole load of home comforts.
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Volkswagen is launching a new APP550 rear-wheel electric drive for its ID. series of electric models. The first EV with the new drive generation in a 210 kW (286 PS) variant will be available by year’s end. The powertrain’s maximum torque is roughly 550 Nm, depending on the vehicle’s gear ratio, improving power development at
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Land Rover is yet to introduce any body styles for its modern Defender apart from the regular two-box SUV, which currently comes in two-door Defender 90 and four-door Defender 110 and Defender 130 guises. However, for buyers looking for something unique, a Dutch company specializing in modified Defenders has launched a Defender 90 convertible conversion.
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University of Birmingham spinout About:Energy has launched the Voltt, a software platform for battery design, testing and optimization. The Voltt, a fully operational cloud platform, centralizes battery design project data and lets users compare and examine various battery types to choose the optimal cells for their needs. It will have tiered subscriptions. The Enter level
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Lamborghini has closed order books for the Huracán, nine years after the V-10-powered supercar made its debut. While announcing its financial results for the first quarter of 2023 this week, Lamborghini said the Huracán was sold out to its scheduled end of production. The final version of the car was revealed late last year as
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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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Renault is working on an entry-level, affordable electric vehicle that will cost less than $25,000 when it debuts sometime in 2027, roughly at the same time as Volkswagen’s upcoming cheap small EV is expected to come to fruition. The information comes from none other than Renault Group’s CEO, Luca de Meo, who spoke at the
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Jack heads to Breda to drive a prototype of the latest innovative solar-powered electric car to come out of the Netherlands: The Squad Solar. The brainchild of two former Lightyear employees, is this tiny, cheap and allegedly ‘uncrashable’ electric solar car the future of urban transportation? Or is it just a posh golf buggy? 00:00
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American bus maker Collins Bus, a subsidiary of REV Group, has introduced its Ford E-Transit Type A school bus. The new e-bus is now available for orders from Collins Bus dealers. The bus is built on Ford’s T-350 single-rear-wheel E-Transit cutaway. It is available in two options to accommodate either twelve seated passengers or eight
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The 2024 Mercedes-Benz EQS sedan is set to receive several improvements for the 2024 model year which will increase power and range, according to British publication Autocar, quoting officials from the German car maker. As per the UK-based source, Mercedes-Benz will perform an update to the vehicle’s power electronics, which will result in 27 more
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Water treatment company Aquatech has been awarded a contract for the lithium refining and purification process plants by Lithium Americas for the Thacker Pass lithium project in Nevada, the largest known lithium reserve in the US.  Aquatech specializes in delivering process technology for the refining and purification of battery-grade lithium chemical products from clays, brines
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Japanese automotive component manufacturer DENSO has produced its first silicon carbide (SiC) inverter. This inverter, which is used in BluE Nexus’s eAxle electric drive module, will be utilized in the Lexus RZ, an EV released in March. SiC power semiconductors have lower power loss than silicon-based devices, the company said. SiC semiconductor inverters reduced power
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