Megawatt charging and battery swapping
March 21, 2025
Two new developments in China which promise to top up your battery in a few minutes, either through very high charging rates or through swapping it out.
Two new developments in China which promise to top up your battery in a few minutes, either through very high charging rates or through swapping it out.
The European Commission’s “Industrial Action Plan for the European automotive sector” amends the CO2 standard for cars and vans, requiring the 15% reduction in CO2 to be now met over 3 years.
In light of the Trump administrations executive orders limiting EV mandates and incentives, hybrids might offer a pathway for continued fuel economy improvements. This post summarizes the key findings on their CO2 reduction potential.
Dedicated hybrid engines are approaching 50% brake thermal efficiency and propelling the popularity of range extended EVs in China.
A summary of reports from a couple of leading newspapers in India, taken during end of Sept to early October, 2024 points to the rapidly changing mobility and energy landscape in India.
A summary of a study comparing the direct manufacturing costs of the VW Tiguan and ID4
How are light-duty cars and trucks expected to meet future EPA fuel economy standards? What level of electrification would be required? Would hybrids play a role? How does one go about calculating it? Here’s a case study attempting to address some of these questions.
Summary of per mile energy consumption of leading electric vehicles. Looking cool in the electric Hummer? Check. Helping the environment? Not so much.
To get an idea of the lead China has in terms of EV charging infrastructure, one needs to look at Guangdong Province, which alone has more than twice the public chargers in the entire US.
A deeper look into India’s recent finding of new Lithium resources, the meaning of “inferred” and an estimate of the impact on electrification for Indian transport.
