Category: Hybrid Electric Vehicles
EV batteries get a boost with next-gen packs that charge in under five minutes and last for 50 years
Geely has just announced new self-developed battery technology that it says can achieve 3,500 charging cycles, which is the equivalent of charging and driving for one million kilometers (621,372 miles) with minimal impact to battery performance. Dubbed Short Blade in reference to its slender and shorter packaging, the next generation…
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Audi’s new RS e-tron GT Performance is the most powerful production road car it has ever made
Audi has revealed its updated e-tron GT line-up, which sports the typical minor tweaks to exterior styling, a flourish of new interior features and a staggering increase in power. The updates follow similar changes to the Porsche Taycan, a model that Audi borrows much of its chassis and battery technology…
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Alpine’s 220hp A290 EV takes it back to the halcyon days of the hot hatch
French sports car maker Alpine has unveiled the second car to join its compact model line-up, the battery-powered A290, which will sit alongside the petrol-powered A110. It won’t take a genius to connect the dots between the recently revealed Renault 5 EV and this model, as they are essentially twins.…
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Lotus Emeya sets new EV record by fast-charging faster than an iPhone
More so than ever, the EV business is a game of numbers: more range, more spacious ‘frunks’, faster acceleration times, bigger battery capacities and ever-increasing levels of ‘recycled’ or planet-friendly materials. Another figure you can add to the growing list is charging times, and a new report from P3, a…
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Forget wheel clamps – illegally parked cars are now getting hit by this dystopian ‘windscreen barnacle’
Up until recently, those who have parked illegally have had to endure the prospect of fines through the post, a wheel clamp, or (at the very worst) a vehicle that has been towed away entirely. This could all be about to change as a new measure has been introduced to…
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Volvo’s new EV has the world’s first ‘battery passport’ – here’s why that’s a big deal
Volvo is set to become the first electric vehicle manufacturer to offer a battery passport on its new $76,695 /£95,400 /AU$155,00 EX90 electric SUV, which will offer information on the raw material components, the amount of recycled content and the overall carbon footprint of the battery pack. Similar to the…
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