07 May 2024 14:59:33 UTC

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Hyundai Home V2G Energy Ecosystem Launching In 16 States

18 Nov 2022 | Synopsis

"Hyundai Home is now available through its dealerships in 16 states...a partnership with Electrum to create 'a one-stop online marketplace' for customers to source home charging stations, solar panels, and energy storage systems...

"...the automaker's E-GMP platform, including the Ioniq 5 and Ioniq 6, are also equipped for bidirectional charging, potentially allowing them to discharge power to help run a house when needed..."

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Swiss Technology Firm Claims The Ability To Recharge An EV Battery To 80% In Just 72 Seconds

18 Nov 2022 | Synopsis

"eTech works by using hybrid ultracapacitor cells...in combination with advanced controllers to safely achieve high levels of battery performance. Independent testing by Geo Technology has shown that the eTech can recharge a 7.2-kilowatt-hour test unit to 98% capacity in 120 seconds at up to 900A/360kW.

"...this technology utilizes much fewer precious metals like lithium and cobalt. It's mainly comprised of aluminum, graphene, and carbon."

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Energy Matters: Battling the Battery Bashers

18 Nov 2022 | Synopsis

"How do we as consumers and voters screen out industry propaganda and parse scientific data so we can help with reducing greenhouse gases in the atmosphere?

"This struggle is characterized by the maligning of renewables and all technology associated with them.

"...the CO2 benefits of shifting to renewable electricity-fueled means of transportation far outweigh the CO2 costs of batteries!"

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Fisker Ocean Officially Enters Production On Schedule In Graz, Austria

18 Nov 2022 | Synopsis

"Production will start off low, with 300 vehicles planned for Q1 of 2023, then increasing to 8,000 units in Q2, 15,000 units in Q3 and the company hopes to build around 42,400 vehicles by the end of next year.

"This first series of [5000] models was sold out in 30 days, with buyers putting their name down for one with a $5,000 deposit.

...100 kWh battery pack with Nickel Manganese Cobalt (NMC) should provide 350 miles range."

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How a 'Carbon Cage' Blocks Climate Mitigation

18 Nov 2022 | Synopsis

"We live in a carbon cage, built by industrial capitalism, its dependence on fossil fuels and its dogma of limitless growth on a planet with finite resources; if we do not break this stranglehold, we will continue to speed toward rapid and catastrophic crisis.

"Current country pledges to the Paris agreement not only fall short of the agreement’s basic goal to limit warming to under 2 degrees C..."

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$2.1 Million Rimac Breaks the Electric Car Speed Barrier at 258 MPH

17 Nov 2022 | Synopsis

"The [Croatian-built] Nevera was faster than top speeds from other electric vehicles like the Pininfarina Battista at 217 mph and Aspark Owl at 249mph...By comparison, the typical Formula One race car hits top speeds of roughly 220 mph.

"The Nevera runs on a four-motor, all-electric powertrain with 1,725 pound-feet of torque.

Rimac Group, an umbrella company that owns 55 percent of Bugatti Rimac and 100 percent of Rimac Technology."

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5 Reasons You Should Hold Off On Buying an EV

17 Nov 2022 | Synopsis

"Today's EV infrastructure is reminiscent of the early days of the automobile.

"Electric vehicles will eventually be equal to or better than gasoline-powered cars in nearly every way...but the longer you can wait, the better electric cars and the infrastructure to support them will be... excellent arguments for the idea that the best thing you can do for the environment is to not contribute to building another car until you have to."

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This Electric Dirt Bike from Sweden Is On the Road to Being Entirely Fossil-Free by 2025. Here's How

17 Nov 2022 | Synopsis

"The current carbon footprint of the bike is calculated as 1,186kg CO2e ...which is represented in the images above as the size of the cube in which the bike's suspended...as much as 80% of its lifetime emissions come from just making the bike.

"To become fully fossil free, all the materials and components - from steel, to plastic, suspension and the battery - must be produced and transported without any fossil fuels."

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Making Truck Stops into EV Charging Hubs Will Take Small-Town Levels of Power

17 Nov 2022 | Synopsis

"Based on current traffic patterns, the [National Grid] study found, many highway charging sites...will require 20 or more fast-chargers to meet EV demand.

"It's not hard to think about how a parking lot full of electric semi-trucks, all towing roughly 40 tons, would require a huge power output.

"...the highway landscape is going to look different - and much more electrified - 10 and 20 years into the future."

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Super-Hot Salt Could Be Coming to a Grid Storage Battery Near You

17 Nov 2022 | Synopsis

"Ambri is a Boston-area startup that's building molten-salt batteries from calcium and antimony....technology could be 30-50% cheaper over its lifetime than an equivalent lithium-ion system. Molten salt batteries can also exceed 80% efficiency, meaning that a relatively low amount of energy that's used to charge the battery is lost to heat.

"In 2017, the company pivoted to a new approach for its batteries, using calcium and antimony."

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