BEV manufacturer Polestar will once again participate in the annual Goodwood Festival of Speed, and the 2024 event will display several current and concept models. That lineup includes the global debut of the Concept BST, a new variant based on the upcoming Polestar 6 that teases a future variant from Polestar’s performance line. 2024 marks … Continue reading “Polestar’s new Concept BST to make global debut at Goodwood and 6 Concept will do a hillclimb”
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On today’s episode of Quick Charge, Tesla launches a new “Supervised” Full Self Driving update, a rare, carbon-bodied Tesla Roadster goes on sale, there’s an all-new Ford Capri EV, and the great State of Michigan tells your HOA to stuff it when it comes to home solar and EV charging! Elon says Tesla’s latest FSD … Continue reading ““Supervised” FSD update, a rare Roadster, new Ford Capri, & Michigan gets angry”
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Japan-based Asahi Kasei Microdevices (AKM) and Silicon Austria Labs (SAL), a European research center for electronics and software-based systems research, have completed a joint proof of concept of AKM’s eFuse technology in high-voltage applications using silicon carbide-based power devices. The growing use of power devices based on silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN) in … Continue reading “Asahi Kasei Microdevices completes proof of concept for eFuse in 800 V EV applications”
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Toyota and Lexus EV drivers will have access to Ionna Toyota has made an undisclosed investment in Ionna, becoming the eighth automaker to do so Ionna will support the NACS charge port set to be adopted in future Toyota EVs Toyota has joined the fledgling North American EV fast-charging network Ionna, the companies jointly announced … Continue reading “Toyota joins Ionna EV charging network, stations due in 2024”
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Who said the EV market was cooling off? Not for BMW. The luxury automaker is outpacing rivals, including Porsche, Audi, and Mercedes, as electric vehicle sales continue climbing. BMW extended its lead after EV sales surged in Q2. BMW continues outpacing rivals as EV sales surge in Q2 As luxury rivals Mercedes, Porsche, and Audi … Continue reading “BMW speeds past luxury rivals Porsche and Audi as EV sales spike in Q2”
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Right now, the world is seeing the equivalent of what could only be termed a gold rush to build battery factories, and these plants will be able to produce many more cells than the global economy could conceivably need or use in the coming decade. That warning comes from a new report from BloombergNEF, but … Continue reading “Is the world building far more battery factories than it will need?”
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Summer heat waves do mean a temporary drop in EV range They won’t “brick” your battery, but they can accelerate degradation (aging) of the pack Avoid 100% charges in the heat if you can How hot is too hot for EVs, and will the next heat wave brick it, leaving you stranded? The answer isn’t … Continue reading “No, extreme heat doesn't cause people to get stuck in EVs”
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Volkswagen may close its first plant in Europe ever. As it looks to cut costs amid falling EV sales, Volkswagen warned a possible Audi assembly plant closure in Brussels is an option. It’s been 26 years since the doors were shut at VW’s Westmoreland assembly factory in Pennsylvania, its last plant closure. However, that could … Continue reading “Volkswagen’s EV troubles deepen with possible Audi plant closure”
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Electrify America now has 350-kw DC fast-chargers up and running on the network and positioned to help fully electric off-roaders or recreational visitors take in nearby Arches National Park or Canyonlands National Park. The chargers, announced last May among 20 new fast-charging sites in Utah, are being supported by Electrify Commercial, EA’s unit that supplies … Continue reading “Electrify America opens fast-chargers in Moab for electric off-roading”
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Tesla has started to finally push a new Supervised Full Self-Driving (FSD) software update after a few months of delays. Elon Musk has bet Tesla’s house on self-driving and now the company needs to deliver more than ever. We were particularly impressed with Tesla’s FSD v12 update. It was by far the biggest improvement in … Continue reading “Tesla starts pushing new Supervised Full Self-Driving update”