CATL Launches Ultrafast Charging Car Battery – 240 Miles of Range in 10 Minutes

Dr. Wu Kai, CATL Chief Scientist, presented at the CATL new product launch 2023 event (charge to the future in a flash) on August 16, 2023. CATL launched Shenxing, the world’s first 4C superfast charging LFP battery, capable of delivering 400 km of driving range with a 10-minute charge as well as a range of …

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Tesla Range Controversy

Reuters recently published a special report claiming that Tesla has rigged the algorithms in their vehicle software to display rosy range estimates on the dashboard readout and that Tesla has even organized a special team who is tasked with canceling range related service appointments. If a Tesla customer complains about range. Tesla does a remote …

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Shopping Guide for Electric Semi Trucks [Prices, Weights and Payload]

Here is an analysis of the available information for the electric Semi trucks that are currently available. I could not find detailed pricing for many of the electric semi-trucks because they have variable pricing based upon the location and situation. I believe they adjust prices based upon the available incentives. There are huge $185k incentives …

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Energy Infrastructure for All Electric Cars

Assuming each EV travels 12,000 miles annually, consuming approximately 300 Wh/mi of AC energy and assuming 4.9 % system losses for transmission and distribution, then each EV will require 3.8 MWh/year of energy generation. If there were 10 million EVs in California then they would need 28 TWh/year. The US has added up to 100 …

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Rivian Will Make Electric Amazon Delivery Trucks

Amazon has led a $700 million investment in electric truck and electric SUV company, Rivian. Amazon and Rivian will develop Amazon delivery vehicles and build out its logistics network. General Motors might also invest in Rivian. Rivian’s CEO R.J. Scaringe told Greentechmedia that they will have a 400-mile range truck with 185 kwh of cattery …

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