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New battery safety regulations concerning thermal runaway have prompted an evolution in pack design In 2020, the Chinese government issued GB 38031, a new national safety standard for electric vehicles. It set a new requirement for vehicle safety in which passengers must receive at least a five-minute warning to exit the vehicle if a…
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Volvo Group and Daimler Truck, two key players in the commercial vehicle industry, have launched Coretura AB, their new commercial SDV joint venture. Through the JV, the OEMs are aiming to disrupt the commercial vehicle industry through the introduction of a new software-defined vehicle platform and by, ultimately, establishing a new industry standard. Coretura…
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It was World EV Day on Tuesday, September 9, and so no better time to celebrate the progress of the Australian public charging sector in enabling and supporting our growing uptake of electric vehicles to reduce national costs and emissions! As a BEV and PHEV owner/operator for more than a decade, as well as…
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Horse Powertrain will reveal its Horse C15 range extender system at IAA Mobility 2025 in Munich, Germany, offering automakers a compact solution to convert BEVs into range-extended models with minimal platform modifications. The Horse C15 combines a 1.5-liter, four-cylinder engine with an integrated generator, inverter, and cooling package in a unit measuring 500 x…
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LG Energy Solution and Toyota Tsusho Corporation have established Green Metals Battery Innovations, a joint venture company focused on battery recycling. Under the agreement signed by the U.S. arms of both companies, the partners will construct and operate a pre-processing plant in Winston-Salem, a city in North Carolina. The new plant will handle pre-processing…
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Škoda may have a reputation of infancy with many Australian drivers, but it isn’t a young brand. Founded in 1895 in the Czech Republic, it started off manufacturing bicycles under the “Slavia” brand. Fast-forward 130 years and Škoda is releasing its second all-electric SUV into the Australian market. The Elroq is a medium-sized SUV…
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Toshiba Electronics Europe has introduced a new automotive photorelay designed for high-voltage EV applications. The TLX9161T device delivers 1500V output withstand voltage in a compact SO12L-T package, targeting battery management systems in modern electric and fuel-cell vehicles. The photorelay addresses demanding requirements in automotive battery control systems, which monitor voltage and detect mechanical relay…
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The United Kingdom has confirmed it will extend the plug-in van and truck grant scheme which provides discounts to businesses and fleet operators when purchasing electric vans or trucks of all sizes. The UK’s Future of Roads Minister Lilian Greenwood announced on Monday that the plug-in van and truck grant will continue through to…
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When Mazda revealed the Iconic SP a couple of years back, the general consensus was that it was too good to remain just a concept. Thankfully the Japanese company were listening… Concept cars are typically used to signpost a brand’s future and rarely appear as production versions that stay true to the original design….
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BYD officially launched its first electric supercar last year, the two-door U9, under its Yangwang luxury brand. Within months, it was spotted being tested to reach speeds of 375 km/h, well above the original claim of 309 km/h. That was off the back of a 960 kW quad-motor powertrain, or almost 1,290 HP. Now,…
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Despite the naysayers, Kia are pushing forward with its refreshingly bold electrification strategy, leading the way with the EV4, a sedan for the ages While click-bait headlines suggest a retreat from electrification – for some OEMs at least – Kia are firmly nailing their flag to the mast. And that flag is a green…
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Chinese car maker MG was one of the first EV makers to take a bite out of Tesla’s dominance of Australia’s electric vehicle market when it launched its MG ZS EV and followed that up with the MG4, both pitched at the lower price brackets. Now MG is back with the launch of a…
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