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What's the best EV for carrying loads of stuff? (June 18, 2022)

We all need to carry loads of stuff occasionally, it’s one of the inevitabilities of life, like rain and taxes. There are options – you’ve got a mate with a grubby looking Ford S-Max who can put an old sheet down and you throw everything in there. Or (more)

The battery recycling elephant in the room. (June 18, 2022)

Micro-mobility has the potential to change the way we live, and it couldn’t come at a better time. With the rising costs of fuel, and the UN climate panel and IPCC continuing to warn us about the pending dangers of climate change, the transition (more)

Ferrari plans big factory expansion for electric vehicles (June 13, 2022)

Ferrari plans to significantly expand its factory in northern Italy as part of the electrification strategy it will unveil during a highly anticipated briefing next week, according to people familiar with the matter. (more)

The Surprising Climate Cost of the Humblest Battery Material (June 13, 2022)

FOR a moment, to the anode, for it is so frequently overlooked. When a battery is powered up, lithium ions rush toward this positively-charged end and ensconce themselves there until the energy is needed. Originally, anodes were made from lithium metal. But lithium metal is unstable, and liable to explode in contact with (more)

Mercedes-Benz EV performs 1,000km trip from a single charge (April 20, 2022)

To demonstrate what the future of electric vehicle performance might look like, Mercedes-Benz has just completed a 1,000km road trip on a single charge in its prototype Vision EQXX. (more)

Peugeot Doubles Electric & Plug-In Hybrid Car Sales In 2021 Following Strong Electrification Strategy (February 21, 2022)

PEUGEOT has increased it’s LEV car sales by 112% vs YTD 2020, selling just over 6,000 full electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles in the first seven months of 2021. The brand’s passenger car LEV sales mix has also seen growth of 6% year on year. (more)

Sales of electric cars and plug-in hybrids have broken records in Denmark. (February 17, 2022)

They exceeded those of petrol and diesel cars last month, according to the Danish Car Importers Association (DBI). (more)

The benefits of composite panels for EV batteries (January 17, 2022)

All-solid-state batteries are now one step closer to becoming the powerhouse of next-generation electronics as researchers from Tokyo Tech, AIST, and Yamagata University introduce a strategy (more)