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With its proprietary battery technology – based around a niobium tungsten oxide anode – Nyobolt claims it’s charging its prototype EV from 10% to 80% in just four minutes and 37 seconds using standard (if high-end) 350-kW, 800-V DC fast chargers.Contin… Continue reading All-electric sports coupe fires up sub-5-minute hyper-speed charging
Hitachi reports that the “world’s first ultra-large full battery dump truck” is being put to work at an open-pit copper/gold mine in Zambia. The prototype will undergo validation testing under operating loads to verify basic performance of the vehicle … Continue reading World’s first ultra-large battery dump truck goes to work in copper mine
Three weeks after one of Waymo’s autonomous vehicles drove itself into a telephone pole for no apparent reason whatsoever (prompting 672 cars recalled), Waymo has released a statement saying its AVs are still 200 to 350% better at avoiding crashes than… Continue reading Despite the headlines, Waymo says its driverless cars are 200% safer than you
Building on the trailblazing carbon-fiber-as-a-battery work started at Sweden’s Chalmers University of Technology, deep-tech startup Sinonus is working to commercialize a groundbreaking new breed of multifunctional carbon fiber. In its vision, the wond… Continue reading Electrified carbon fiber adds battery power with zero weight
Japan’s Aspark has just crowned its Owl SP600 electric hypercar the fastest in the world, ripping the bragging rights from the driving gloves of the Rimac Nevera and coming in 26.7 km/h faster than the sporty Croatian’s impressive 2022 record.
Category: Automotive, Transport
Tags: World Records, World’s Fastest, Electric Vehicles, Hypercar
Continue reading Owl electric hypercar flies to 438.7 km/h to set new world record
While Chinese manufacturers have burst out in front of the pack with semi-solid-state battery achievements, other manufacturers around the world are working hard to get their own cells developed and validated. Based in Massachusetts, Factorial Energy h… Continue reading Solid-state battery from US cell maker hits new milestone
Electric micro-cars make a lot of sense for quietly and cleanly navigating packed inner-city environs. As do ebikes or velomobiles. A French startup has combined all three for the Karbikes pedal-assist quadricycle.Continue ReadingCategory: Urban Transp… Continue reading Car/ebike hybrid designed to keep you dry in a downpour
Electric vehicles and the infrastructure around them is still very new. And for consumers, the idea of an EV might sound great, but it’s a lifestyle change that may require some added work outside of the vehicle purchase itself. I’ve been going through… Continue reading Choosing a home EV charger is more complicated than you’d think
The Nurburgring Nordschleife 12.9-mile (20.8-km), 154-corner, “Green Hell” racetrack is the renowned place for full-throttle, full-send driving to attain prestigious lap records for car manufacturers. Its fast, twisty, hilly, often 5th-gear blind-entry corners with unforgiving run-off also make it one of the most dangerous road courses.
Category: Automotive, Transport
Tags: Lotus, Electric Vehicles, Hypercar, World’s Fastest, Nurburgring
Continue reading Lotus Evija X smashes Nurburgring record by more than 10 seconds
English Design House Callum kicked off sales of its limited-production “Tarmac rally car” EV last week by parking the prototype mid-week in the local shopping center, coming away after two days with more than a dozen confirmed orders. An auspicious start indeed.
Category: Automotive, Transport
Tags: Callum Design, Prototype, Electric Vehicles
Continue reading $100,000 Skye “tarmac rally car” breaks cover … at local shopping center