Author: David Smith

Electric vehicles with high enough mobility, the presence of fast charging devices certainly plays an important role. Because with fast charging from empty to 80 percent the battery generally doesn’t take up to 1 hour. But of course it’s a little odd if the battery charging quickly only stuck at 80 percent of the battery capacity. It turns out that this is the reason that fast charging electric cars can only reach 80 percent. Fast charging is limited to 80 percent of the battery capacity is required for safety reasons. Below 80 percent, the electric power that can be absorbed…

Hyundai and Kia plan to disburse an investment fund of US$ 16.5 billion. This investment fund will be used to increase the production of electric vehicles in South Korea. This investment will be used to establish a new factory with a production capacity of around 150,000 units per year. Then they also aim to increase EV year production to 1.44 million units by 2030. From this estimated 1.44 million annual production, Hyundai and Kia are targeting around 45 percent of global EV production volume. The new factory will be built in Hwaseong, and construction is planned to start in the…

Gogoro announced it would enter the Israel market with an electric motorcycle and battery-swapping network. In Israel, Gogoro will have local partners Metro Motor and Paz Group to introduce its battery-swapping and Smartscooters platform in the Tel Aviv metropolitan area this summer. Metro Motor is a distributor of two-wheeled vehicles from Israel, while Paz Group is a gas and energy company. “We are proud to announce our collaboration with Gogoro and excited to begin marketing their innovative Smartscooters in Israel. The introduction of Gogoro into the Israeli market is excellent news for two-wheeler enthusiasts and is likely to be a…

The European Union is known to have committed to stopping the sale of fossil-fueled vehicles by 2035. The main goal is to reduce pollution levels which are already on the verge of being dangerous. According to a report from Reuters, all members of the European Union Committee have agreed to issue a proposal to ban the sale of new gasoline and diesel cars by 2035. The proposal, which was submitted in July 2021, was previously met with pros and cons because it was considered too early and had the potential to kill the automotive business in Europe. The proposal, which…

Toyota’s seriousness to leave conventional engines (ICE – Internal Combustion Engine) is getting stronger. The premium division manufacturer, Lexus, now no longer provides entry-level UX models in the form of ICE engines, but only hybrids. This was represented when launching the 2023 Lexus UX 250h last Sunday. This entry level SUV/crossover Lexus gets a number of changes for the 2023 model year. One of the major changes made is to eliminate the ICE engine, and only provide a hybrid variant. The 169 hp NA 2.0-liter inline 4-cylinder ICE engine used in previous vehicles has been replaced with a 2.0-liter inline-four…

Formula E will use Gen3 cars in the upcoming 2023 season. This season is the ninth year the race has been held. But the Formula E team, Avalance Andretti seems to have found a new Powertrain supplier after previously BMW decided not to be involved in Formula E racing anymore, although this season they are still providing the engine supply for the team. Avalance Andretti had to find another supply agreement among the seven manufacturers willing to be suppliers, and the choice fell to Porsche. The four Porsche 99X Electric drivers will race in two teams, including two with the…

As part of accelerating electrification, Audi will only offer the compact A3 model in pure electric form for the next generation in 2027, according to a report by Auto Motor und Sport. The new Audi A3 e-tron will use the Volkswagen Group’s Scalable Systems Platform (SSP) with unit battery cells. There probably won’t be an e-model in the layout of the “classic” compact car based on the MEB from the manufacturer Ingolstadt. In August last year, Audi boss Markus Duesmann in the ‘Vorsprung 2030’ strategy said that from 2026 onwards new models will only come with electric drive. See also:…

There are interesting facts about electric vehicles. One of its features is considered to make the battery wasteful, but it actually needs and is often used by the owner, namely the Air Conditioner. In electric vehicles, the Air Conditioner feature is a part that consumes a large amount of electricity. As with combustion engine cars, car air conditioners are quite draining on fuel consumption. In electric vehicles, the car air conditioner works using a compressor. This compressor is connected to an inverter which draws electrical power from the battery. The temperature setting is getting colder, the compressor works higher, consuming…

Despite experiencing a semiconductor crisis like other manufacturers, Rivian is planning to produce 25,000 electric cars this year. In the first quarter of 2022, the manufacturer from the United States prioritizes increasing production at the Normal plant, Illinois by producing 5,000 units of vehicles divided into several models. Like the Rivian R1T, R1S, and the EDV van for Amazon. “These challenges continue to affect technical components such as semiconductors, as well as some non-semiconductor components. We were forced to stop production for a longer time than expected,” Rivian’s official statement said. Rivian plans to produce 50,000 vehicles by 2022 before…

NFI Industries as a leading supply chain solutions provider has increased its investment in electromobility solutions with a recent order of 60 Volvo VNR Electric trucks. The battery-electric haul trucks will be deployed in the Ontario, California, United States (US) NFI fleet throughout 2022 and 2023, to support the goal of operating the first 100% zero-emissions logistics fleet in the US. NFI will begin its electromobility journey with Volvo Trucks as part of the Volvo Lights (Low Impact Green Heavy Transport Solutions) project starting in 2019. See also: Volvo Trucks receives order for 44 Electric trucks from DHL Not only…

Nyck De Vries (Mercedes) managed to reap maximum points after winning the second race of Formula E Germany 2022. The additional 25 points made him move up two positions from eighth to sixth in the 2022 Formula E standings. However, it is his partner Stoffel Vandoorne who is firmly at the top of the standings after scoring three podiums in both German Formula E 2022 races. These results produced 30 points for Vandoorne and made him firmly at the leader of the 2022 Formula E standings with a total of 111 points. However, Edoardo Mortara (Venturi) is not far behind…

Edoardo Mortara (Venturi Racing) managed to maintain the lead to become the winner of the first series of Formula E Germany 2022, Saturday (14/5). The Swiss racer was accompanied on the podium by Jean-Eric Vergne (DS Techetah) and Stoffel Vandoorne (Mercedes) on the second and third steps, respectively. Mortara took the win after successfully starting perfectly from pole position and blocking Vergne’s attack. Mortara and JEV, as Vergne is known, were involved in a fierce rivalry that took place in the seventh series of the 2022 season of the electric car racing championship on Saturday. https://twitter.com/FIAFormulaE/status/1525489699514634240 Until finally Mortara managed…