Articles tagged "Misc"

The Inflation Reduction Act has been approved by the US Senate by the narrowest of margins - 51-50 votes. What is the IRA? It is the improved Build Back Better bill introduced by president Biden, which unfortunately got stuck in the Senate thanks to...

P3 Group offers engineering and software development services for automotive and energy sectors. The company also created the P3 Charging Index - an independent comparison tool that can show real charging speed of different electric vehicles. The...

150 kW, 200 kW, 250 kW - when it comes to the peak power of DC charging the race seemingly won't stop. But is importance of the maximum charging power of an electric car blown out of proportion? After all DC charging in an electric car’s life...

QuantumScape is a name that comes up often when we talk about solid state batteries. The company is at the forefront of the development of technology that is supposed to revolutionize the EV industry. Established in 2010 and its progress earned it...

A lot has been said in recent days about the proposed 2035 EU wide ban on sales of new fossil fueled cars. Only yesterday we reported that 5 countries objected to it on the basis of infrastructure development delays and electric car affordability....

The EU has announced its controversial proposal to ban all ICE vehicle sales from 2035 only a couple of weeks ago and now the member states are preparing to vote whether to approve it or not. As it turns out, it’s not a clear cut case with quite few...

Teslas are known for popularizing the massive touchscreen on the dashboard, but as Tesla owners know all too well, that screen can’t be used to connect your phone using Android Auto or Apple CarPlay. But what if there was a way, a very convoluted...

Li Auto is not a new company any more - it has been manufacturing cars at scale since 2019, it has been listed at NASDAQ since 2020 and at the HKSE since 2021. It is one of those rare companies that didn’t suffer any losses in recent market trouble,...

The EU made news recently with its plans to ban the sale of new internal combustion engine (ICE) cars starting from 2035. The proposal was backed by EU Parliament members earlier this month, and the next step is negotiations with EU countries on the...

CharIN is a global non-profit association dedicated to establishing the Combined Charging System (CCS) - a unified charging system for electric vehicles. They are responsible for establishing many standards and solutions currently used by electric...

With inflation running rampant across the world, with the costs of living going through the roof for everybody out there, the UK government is clearly struggling to balance its books and is reaching out for desperate measures. With people being...

Not a good day for founders of the Electric Last Mile Solutions. Both James Taylor and Jason Lou resigned from their posts, perhaps due to an ongoing SEC investigation into the company accounting processes. The company has announced it is filing for...

There is a growing consensus in the automotive industry that the future of land transportation is electric propulsion. However as e-mobility reappeared as a concept (don’t forget that at the dawn of the automotive era ICE and electric cars...

Lightyear 0 promises to be the revolution the whole world has been waiting for - apparently. The idea is truly amazing, can you imagine a car you pay for only once and never have to recharge? According to Lightyear - it is possible. Lightyear has...

The EU Parliament voted yesterday on eight climate protection laws that will address the renewable energy targets, the aviation sector, pollution control as well as how forests management and vehicles. Compulsory speed limits in France in order...

The Norwegian Automobile Federation (NAF) is equivalent to the German ADAC, the American AAA or the UK AA. It was established in 1924 and is responsible for national vehicle safety testing, while also offering roadside recovery services and camping...

The largest battery recycling factory in Europe is now operational. Hydrovolt, based in Fredrikstad, Norway, is a joint venture of aluminum producer Hydro and battery producer Northvolt. The factory has the capacity to process 12,000 tons of...

The first commercial lithium refinery in Europe is being setup in Northern England by Green Lithium. The project has just received backing from Trafigura, one of the largest metal trading institutions in the world. Trafigura will supply the new...

Norway started the EV revolution with an earthquake - dropping VAT on new electric cars, introducing toll discounts, offering free parking among other incentives, just to convince people to move away from ICE vehicles. It worked - Norway has the...

With everything going on around the world, White House is not waiting for the dust to settle and is pushing to limit or end America’s reliance on foreign suppliers. With this latest move the administration is planning to support local companies...