Year by year, lithium-ion battery technology improves, and EV range and performance leap forward. We're now seeing electric pickups trucks with what would've been supercar acceleration not too long ago, a sedan with 520 miles of range, and Hyundais and Kias that use 800-volt charging. And...
Since the LFP packs have lower energy density, you need a larger LFP battery for long range or mind-boggling acceleration. The larger battery adds weight and can reduce efficiency. Because of this, most automakers are only looking to use them in Standard Range and non-performance trims. Howeve...
Car companies make this easy to do with an infotainment system that allows you to set your preferred charge level – even when you’re not at home. It’s important to note that you can charge your EV to 100%, but it’s just that for optimal battery life over the long haul, charging...
Anyway, I’ve been praising BYD for a while now, but nothing prevents other battery cell makers to start producing long cobalt-free prismatic battery cells. SVOLT knows it and already has a long 226 Ah cobalt-free NMX battery cell that automakers can order today. Remember when the auto indu...
Do EVs Have Limp Mode? With all the differences between EVs and gas-powered vehicles, you may be surprised to learn that EVs also have a form of limp mode. “Turtle mode”, as it is often called, is designed to preserve battery power when the vehicle is very low on charge. Think of...
How hard and far do you have to pull? With my Satonic V2, the release cable only moves maybe 2mm, if I remember correctly. I tested it by having the system open so I could salvage it if anything went wrong. I triggered the frunk to close and cut the pow...
In one example, an EV battery charging until damaged in left front fender-bender continued to send faulty signals to the EV battery in a car parked on a lot that caused it to overheat. Employees thought they had disabled the EV battery before closing for the day, but then discovered...
For example, electric vehicles didn't take off until Tesla started making cars using cylindrical lithium-ion battery cells rather than the rectangular pouch or prismatic cells other EV makers have used. Pouch and prismatic cells can be packed closely together, but because cylindrical cells werealread...
you can fit modules into any car, and the system is compatible with future vehicles. Plus, as battery technology improves, an EV will have a longer lifecycle because it’s not stuck with one pack that’s slowly degrading. Instead, every time it swaps battery, it has the best Ample has ...
“You really do need to take the whole system approach earlier on and consider the battery inside of the system,” said Jim Patton, manager of applications engineering at Synopsys. “This is driving a greater need for simulation. Autonomous capabilities are very power-hungry. You have a lot ...