Author: Shaun Williams

In the midst of an era of intensified electric-powered vehicles and minimal pollution, various automotive manufacturers are competing to launch electric car variants. One of them is a manufacturer from the United States, namely Ford. However, this project seems to make anyone who sees it stunned. How not, recently Ford made a van type car wrapped with a sporty body design plus performance that is not kidding. Imagine, this Ford Pro Electric Supervan 4 comes with an electric motor that is written capable of spewing power up to 2000HP with 1,328 NM of torque. The crazy performance is powered by…

Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) is targeting the installation of 1,300 electric vehicle chargers by the end of this year. With this target, LAX will become the airport with the largest electric vehicle charging facility in the US. Additionally, if the target is hit, it will be one of the most widespread EV charging ports in the United States when completed, local media reported. To date, 832 electric vehicle chargers are in operation, offering both AC and DC power. PowerFlex was appointed as contractor to install an electric vehicle charging station at LAX. The 600 charging points will be in…

Audi is still not done with its self-driving concept EV. Audi recently revealed that its fourth Sphere concept is the Activesphere. “This Audi activesphere concept is the name of the fourth model in the concept car family that Audi has introduced since August 2021,” the company wrote on its website, quoted Monday, August 22. According to the information shared, this car not only has electric drive, but is also designed to be able to drive automatically or self-driving. Unlike before, the company claims that this fourth EV will have a completely new design, especially in the interior. “Audi’s scope concept…

Hyundai is expected to accelerate the construction of EV and battery factories in the United States. Not without reason, the new regulations made by the US regarding taxes make the manufacturer must take steps. Hyundai previously stated in May 2022 that it will start construction of a new facility in Georgia in early 2023, and start commercial production in the first lung of 2025 with a capacity of 300,000 units annually. However, as a report from Yonhap quoted from the Autoblog page, Hyundai is considering starting construction at the end of this year, and starting commercialization production in the second…

US automaker Ford said it would cut a total of 3,000 full-time and contract workers, mostly in North America and India, as it restructures its electric vehicle sector to catch up with Tesla. Ford Chief Executive Jim Farley has been saying for months that he believes the Dearborn, Michigan-based automaker has too many workers. They are considered not to have sufficient skills to switch to the electric vehicle sector and digital services. “We’re eliminating jobs, and reorganizing and simplifying business-wide functions. You’ll hear more specifics from your business area leaders later this week,” wrote Farley and Ford Chairman Bill Ford…

Culture is one thing that is quite difficult to change. American Automotive has a culture about muscle cars that is quite entrenched. The gigantic capacity V8 engines are proffered to be an adrenaline generator. One manufacturer, namely Dodge is a manufacturer that is quite consistent regarding muscle cars. The Dodge Charger is one of their mainstays that exist today. Along with the development of electric cars, Dodge has a radical plan on this one muscle car label to be presented in a full electric version. At the Dodge Speed ​​Week event in Pontiac, Michigan, USA, the brand bearing the Pentastar…

The Hino Dutro Z EV electric truck uses the Hino Dutro base, equipped with a Lithium Ion battery with a capacity of 40 kWh, which will transmit power to an electric motor. Using the normal type AC charging type 1, the battery charging time is only 5 hours or the DC CHAdeMo quick charging with a full charge time in just 1 hour. When the battery is full, the Hino Dutro Z EV can cover a distance of more than 100 km. The carrying capacity is quite large, reaching 1 ton. This truck is of course environmentally friendly, no pollution,…

Electric vehicle specialist manufacturer from India, Ola Electric, is reportedly ready to launch a new electric motor. Even this manufacturer claims this latest electric motor is the most environmentally friendly of any electric motor, how come? Previously, Ola Electric had marketed the Ola S1 electric motorcycle and was quite successful in India. This is because the price is relatively cheap in India and the features are easily accessible. Bhavish Aggarwal, executive of Ola Electric, made a post on his Twitter about the launch of the new Ola electric motorcycle. The post makes the bold claim that the company will unveil…

Not long ago CFMoto released its newest electric motorcycle. Through its sub-brand, this Chinese manufacturer issued a product called Zeeho AE8. This electric motor is a further development of the prototype in 2020. CFMoto had released the Zeeho Cyber ​​some time ago. This electric motorbike has a cool design, it looks futuristic like a motorbike from the future. Although it looks futuristic, this bike doesn’t look stiff. Citing Zigwheel.com, this electric motor is equipped with a drive that is capable of producing a maximum power of 12 kW and has a maximum torque of 218 Nm. With this drive, the…

Freyr, a Norwegian battery company has announced the establishment of a campus and technology resources business unit in Japan. Freyr’s Japan office is located in Fukuoka and includes a technology resources campus. This business unit in Japan will focus on efforts to facilitate and improve the testing and development of the 24M Technologies battery platform In addition, the unit in Japan is expected to provide a platform for recruiting and hiring people experienced in battery technology. “Japan is a global center for battery development, and accordingly home to some of the most experienced and capable lithium-ion battery cell experts in…

Generally, electric cars use a single-speed transmission with a reduction gear. The reduction gear of the electric car transmission is directly connected between the traction motor and the drive wheels. The reduction gear consists of a small gear and a large gear for the distribution of electric power distribution. Reduction gear is needed to reduce the rotation or rotation of the traction motor so that it is not the same as the rotation of the drive wheel. Simultaneously it also reduces the burden of transmitting electrical energy from the traction motor. The traction motor will rotate very fast when generating…

Sales of electric cars are booming around the world, in China it has even exploded: this year the country is predicted to sell 6 million electric vehicles. That prediction comes from the China Passenger Car Association, which recently increased its estimate from 5.5 million units. Sales of electric vehicles more than doubled to 486,000 in July, or about 27 percent for the new vehicle market. You may notice that China refers to electrified vehicles rather than electric vehicles, and that’s because the data refers to what are known in China as “new energy vehicles” or NEVs. This group of vehicles…