Student EV VENTRA captures up to 42% of tyre particles in simulation, TU Eindhoven says
Students at TU Eindhoven built VENTRA, a concept car that charges tyre and brake dust and traps it in the wheel area. Simulated capture rates reach...
Articles on Electric Vehicles
Range Rover Sport EV: £110,000 in the UK, 608 km WLTP and a 22-minute 10–80% claim
JLR has opened UK orders for the Range Rover Sport Electric at about £110,000. The 118.5 kWh battery is rated at 608 km WLTP, but the charging...
Boston sues Trump administration over cancelled $20m grant that included EV chargers
Boston is suing the US Department of Transportation over a cancelled $20 million grant for the Roxbury project, where EV charging made up less than...
Stellantis halts Sochaux and Rennes output as ACC battery supply falls short
Battery cells from ACC are holding up long-range Peugeot, Opel and Citroën EVs, so Stellantis is idling two French plants for a week in late...
ABB E-Mobility takes over ASKO's truck charging service: 60 chargers, 5.5 GWh a year
Norwegian food wholesaler ASKO hands operation and maintenance of its e-truck charging network to ABB E-Mobility. Our maths: 5.5 GWh a year, roughly...
Vianode and FAAM turn anode production scrap into battery-grade graphite with virgin-like performance
Vianode and FAAM turned anode production scrap back into battery-grade graphite, with test results matching virgin material. Neither company has...
EVgo's 750 kW chargers: what 10 minutes really delivers, and why your car slows first
A 750 kW charger sounds like the end of long charging stops. Our numbers say otherwise: a family EV needs only about 54 kWh for a 10–80% top-up —...
Nio and Geely merge charging and swap networks: €84m buys Geely 30% of Nio Power
Geely pays 640 million yuan (about €84 million) plus its Yiyi Power subsidiary for 30% of Nio Power, and Nio takes 10% of Geely's Haohan Energy....
Canada opens a 49,000-car EV quota — Omoda & Jaecoo arrive late 2026 with mostly plug-in hybrids
Canada has swapped its 100% tariff on Chinese EVs for a 49,000-car quota. Chery's Omoda and Jaecoo brands will use it from late 2026 — and five of...
US finalises 34.9 mpg fleet rule for 2031 — our maths reads 6.74 l/100 km, 44% more fuel
Washington has finalised a 34.9 mpg fleet standard for 2031, down from 50.4 mpg under Biden, and kills CAFE credit trading from 2028. Our conversion:...
CATL's 14-Year-Old LFP Cells Still Hold 85% Capacity — Our Maths Says 1.1 Points A Year
CATL pulled 50+ LFP cells from the Zhangbei storage project after 14 years of cycling. They still hold 85% capacity and about 1,000 more cycles —...
New BYD Seagull (Dolphin Surf in Europe): bigger, rear-drive, 800V and a five-minute charging claim
The second-generation BYD Seagull grows 42.5 cm, gains rear-wheel drive and an 800-volt battery. We do the maths on the five-minute charging claim...
