Author: James Bryant

The Citroen E-C4 electric car uses a lithium-ion battery type with a capacity of 50 kWh. This lithium-ion battery has an electric voltage of up to 400 volts. The 400 volt battery voltage is channeled to the traction motor to drive the front wheels. The electric power from the traction motor can produce 136 hp and 300 Nm of torque. With a full capacity of 50 kWh, the car can cover a distance of 350 km. Regarding battery charging, this car is equipped with two separate charger sockets in one section. Embedded AC Type 1 charger socket for AC power…

Lucid is preparing for the introduction of the Lucid Air model in Europe and one of the signs that market launch is imminent is the Euro NCAP safety test. Lucid Air earned a perfect five-star rating, the same score given to the Tesla Model S a few weeks ago. Crash tests showed Air received the highest marks in the Adult and Child Occupants categories, with scores of 90% and 91% respectively. Euro NCAP says that the Air has remained stable in their crash tests, and that the driver and passengers will be well protected in most crashes. In terms of…

Hyundai reported data on sales of their electric cars in the United States automotive market in November 2022. Sales of their electric vehicles fell along with that of its affiliate, namely Kia Corp. According to a report by Hyundai Motor America, the Hyundai Ioiniq 5 electric car sold 1,193 units, including the hybrid model, in the American market last month. That number fell 24.4 percent from the previous month, namely 1,580 units. Meanwhile, sales of the Kia EV6 electric car have decreased drastically, namely 46 percent when compared to October 2022. This model only sold 641 vehicles. This is Kia’s…

Most electric cars on the market use lithium-ion batteries. Electric cars with lithium-ion batteries are generally equipped with a radiator as a cooling system. The function of the radiator in an electric car has a function similar to that of a combustion engine car. The radiator functions as a battery cooling system and an electric car inverter. The existence of a radiator in an electric car with a lithium-ion battery is needed based on the character of the battery itself. Lithium-ion has a fairly high heat when compared to other types of batteries. Other types of batteries such as lithium-fero…

Nikola announced that the Department of Energy’s Energy Loan Program Office (LPO) has invited the Phoenix Hydrogen Hub LLC project loan application to Part II of its application process. The project loan application was submitted on May 26, 2022, and has now progressed through Part I review. Applications for loan guarantees under an Innovative Clean Energy project application can amount to up to $1.3 billion for a renewable electrolytic hydrogen production facility that can produce up to 150 metric tons of hydrogen per day. The application process is entirely dependent on the outcome of the Department of Energy’s (DOE) review…

Ford Motor will invest 149 million pounds ($180 million) to increase electric car power capacity in Northern England by 70 percent. This investment is Ford’s step to accelerate electrification. Quoted by Reuters, Ford said the additional funds would increase electric car production at the Halewood factory from 250,000 to 420,000 units per year from 2024. As a result, the US manufacturer’s total investment in converting it into an electric car factory reached 380 million pounds. “Our vision in Europe is to build our business by expanding our leadership in commercial vehicles and through the electrification of our car lineup,” said…

Volkswagen on Wednesday (30/11/2022) announced that it was temporarily suspending vehicle production at two of its facilities located in China due to the Covid-19 related lockdown. Quoted from Carscoops, a VW spokesperson confirmed that production at the Chengdu plant had been halted due to difficulties getting parts from suppliers who had to cut production due to the coronavirus. Meanwhile, the production stoppage in Chengdu also affected the Jetta brand. In addition, VW was also forced to stop two of its five production lines at the Changchun factory due to a shortage of spare parts. The move will impact production of…

In five weeks the ninth season of Formula E electric car racing will begin. Several teams have also begun to reveal the car livery that they will use when the Formula 2023 racing season starts in 2023. The first three teams to have introduced their car livery for Formula E 2023 were the Nissan, Jaguar and McLaren factory teams on Thursday (1/12/2022) early this morning. It becomes even more special, because we finally see the Gen3 Formula E car, which is the latest generation of Formula E electric racing car in the official team livery. First, let’s take a look…

Earlier this month, Lucid introduced its second electric vehicle, the Gravity SUV. The electric vehicle startup has also hinted that a third, more mainstream model will also be coming soon. When Lucid introduced its first vehicle, the Air, the main highlights on offer were range, performance and luxury. However, now the company is looking to package its technology in a more affordable way. One of them is by introducing Lucid Air Pure with an initial price of $ 89,050. Compare that to the luxurious Dream Edition trim which costs $170,500. “All of the development of the high-end cars has trickled…

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. today signed a 200 billion yen syndicated green loan agreement arranged by Mizuho Bank. Nissan will utilize the loan to support its clean mobility and related projects to progress its long-term electrification and carbon neutrality ambitions. The loan contract period will be five and seven years. As the first funds raised since launching the Nissan Sustainable Finance Framework in July, the company is deepening its investment program in electrification. Loan proceeds will fund eligible green projects defined in the framework, such as R&D, investments and expenditures for the design, development, and manufacturing of zero-emission vehicles and…

Rivian started doing its international deliveries for the first time. Canada is the first country outside the US to be able to use electric vehicles made by Rivian. Rivian delivered the first units of the R1S electric SUV and R1T electric pickup in Vancouver. As in the US, the first deliveries are going to employees, with the first customer deliveries scheduled for before the end of the year. At the launch event in Vancouver, Rivian first publicly presented the new vehicle to their future owners, which was quietly preceded by the first delivery to employees on Thursday. The launch followed…

Hyundai Mobis invested US$926 million for an electric vehicle components factory in Bryan County in the US state of Georgia. It is in this area that Hyundai Motor Group, which is the parent of Hyundai Mobis, recently started construction of its electric vehicle factory in the US. Hyundai Mobis follows a concept tried and tested by other manufacturers of the group by building its own components factory around it. These include various sensors for assisted or autonomous driving, as well as chassis, steering and braking systems – and, as in the Georgia case, also for electrification. The Hyundai Mobis plant…