Author: David Smith

Many startup companies are currently experiencing challenges due to the lack of investment in the midst of the recent global economic downturn. However, this did not dampen the intention of several electric vehicle companies to continue their business. One of the optimists is Faraday who says he is able to launch the FF91 luxury vehicle without requiring additional funds. This was explained by Faraday CEO, Carsten Breitfeld, on Wednesday, June 5 in an interview with Reuters. Faraday needs to raise capital in the second half of the year. At a Deutsche Bank conference earlier on Wednesday, he said the company…

As the electric car industry develops, charging stations have become the main infrastructure that electric car owners need the most. To make it easier for electric car owners to charge their car batteries, technology company EV Safe Charge has launched a charging robot called ZiGGY. ZiGGY is a sophisticated robot that can be ordered through a smartphone application. This robot will later be placed in parking lots such as hotels, shopping centers, hospitals, and other places. This robot is also believed to make it easier for building owners to prepare charging stations, because this robot does not take up much…

BMW will present a new variant of the premium electric car, namely the BMW i7 Protection. The car is ideal for world leaders who care about the environment. This is because world leaders are always equipped with premium sedans such as the Mercedes-Benz S-Class and BMW 7 Series. However, these cars are not yet compatible with the rapidly growing trend of environmental care. In addition, the available electric cars are also not suitable for world leaders in terms of comprehensive protection. For example from a rifle or grenade attack. That’s what BMW then tried to take advantage of by presenting…

Ford said it was recalling about 49,000 Mustang Mach-E electric vehicles in the United States because of the potential for heat that could result in loss of propulsion. The electric vehicles affected are the 2021 and 2022 Mach-Es built from May 27, 2020, to May 24, 2022, at the automaker’s Cuautitlan plant in Mexico. Ford itself said the issue was addressed in a software update that is expected to begin next month. The potential for overheating comes from the main contactor of the vehicle’s high-voltage battery, which is an electrically controlled switch for the power circuit. The heat can result…

Idemitsu Kosan, Japan’s second largest oil trading company, plans to close one of its refineries in Yamaguchi Prefecture by the end of March 2024. The refinery contributes 13% of Idemitsu’s total refining capacity, with a capacity of 120,000 barrels per day (bpd). The closure of the refinery was triggered by the widespread use of electric cars which made the demand for fuel fall. “The company has concluded that gasoline demand will continue to decline as electric cars become more popular,” Idemitsu said in a statement. Idemitsu controls the Yamaguchi refinery through Seibu Oil, an affiliate in which he owns 38%…

Tesla is considering building new plants to produce electric vehicles in Canada and Mexico. Last week, Tesla CEO Elon Musk held a meeting with all his employees to discuss the plan. During the meeting a Tesla employee asked Musk where the next Tesla factory would be built. Musk then replied that Tesla’s new factory would likely not be built in the United States. “We’re currently looking for sites, but we’re considering several site options more broadly in North America, so include Canada and Mexico.” Musk said as quoted by Electrek.co, Tuesday (14/6/2022). See also: Tesla begins Giga Berlin 100-hectare expansion…

BMW will test a long-range battery developed by the company Our Next Energy (ONE) in the iX electric SUV, the company said on Tuesday. The battery, named Gemini, was developed by ONE, a Michigan-based startup. The Gemini battery is claimed to store more energy and allows a vehicle range of 600 miles (965 km) or more on a single charge. The Gemini battery was developed to reduce the use of minerals commonly used in the production of traditional electric vehicle batteries such as cobalt, nickel, graphite and lithium, according to Mujeeb Ijaz, founder and chief executive of ONE. ONE will…

South Korean lithium-ion battery cell manufacturer LG Energy Solution on Monday (06/13/2022) unveiled a 730 billion won ($568 million) investment plan to expand production of electric vehicle batteries, including the next-generation, larger 4680 type cylindrical battery. than today’s conventional batteries. The company will disburse 581.8 billion won from June 2022 to October 2023 by adding a 9 gigawatt-hour production line to its factory in Ochang, North Chungcheong Province. “This new line will produce cylindrical batteries with a diameter of 46 millimeters and a length of 80 millimeters from the second half of 2023,” according to the company, The Korea Herald…

Endurance tests or vehicle endurance tests are not new in the automotive world. With this test, manufacturers can see the advantages and disadvantages of a car before it is finally launched to the market. To make electric cars more reliable, Volkswagen open battery lab worth $ 22 million which is used for testing electric cars batteries. Not only used to test cars, the laboratory built at the Chattanooga facility, United States, is also designed to speed up testing of locally produced battery packs. Volkswagen has even put in about 30 of the best engineers ready to expose extremely hot and…

Fiat is testing inductive charging on the Fiat 500 electric car at the Arena Del Futuro. The test facility located in Chiari, Italy, uses a coil system located under the asphalt that transfers energy directly to cars, buses and trucks when equipped with special power receiving components. That energy flows directly from the road to the electric motors, allowing them to drive without running out of battery. Arena del Futuro uses direct current (DC) to reduce power loss during the energy distribution process. The road used uses thin wires made of aluminum instead of copper, which is cheaper and easier…

Honda Motor Company is planned to issue new products to meet its customers. The vehicle leads to the type of SUV or Sport Utility Vehicle which will be electric-powered in the future. The Japanese company named this new car the Honda Prologue, which was embedded with advanced technology. Later, this new model will start entering the market in the United States in 2024. The new car is a crossover built on the GM Ultium platform. This platform is believed to be capable of delivering electric vehicles with a range of up to 450 miles. In appearance, this Honda Prologue uses…

Electric vehicles with the help of solar panels are not new, considering that previously there were several manufacturers who had the same idea. The car with solar panels is also the basis of an electric car produced by a Dutch start-up company, Lightyear. The Lightyear 0 is an electric car with a drag coefficient (Cd) rate as low as 0.19, making it the most aerodynamic family car compared to the Mercedes EQXX concept model. At 5,000 mm in length, this provides Lightyear with space to install 5 square meters of solar panels so that the Model 0 can be charged…