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Twelve days from Tromso to the plateau at Nordkapp and back through Alta and Hammerfest. The road is a long pale line toward the Barents, with Tesla Superchargers in Tromso, Alta and Honningsvag so the Finnmark distances stay honest. Reindeer on the E6, then the globe at the end of Europe and a wind that writes on the car.
Sponsored by Churod Electronics. Increased battery density is the endgame of all cutting-edge battery design, improvements cannot come at the expense of safety or cost limitations. The question then becomes how to push the envelope in a safe and cost-effective way. Monitoring the state-of-health of cells is at the top of the list of considerations. Accurately…
smart's annual update for the #1, #3 and #5 lands this summer with a quiet confidence, the kind that comes from a brand adjusting its lineup not through grand reinvention but through deliberate, targeted refinement. The headline change sits with the smart #5 Premium, which steps into the all‑wheel‑drive segment for the first time. The dual‑motor setup adds the kind of all‑season assurance... …
Automotive supplier MAHLE has developed a range extender system for heavy-duty trucks that packages a combustion engine and a generator into part of the space an electric truck’s battery would normally occupy. The system is designed to replace about one-third of the battery capacity of a typical electric truck with a compact diesel engine. The…
Battery cell maker Molicel has introduced the INR-21700-P70X, the first cell in its new PX series, which the company designed to close the gap between lithium-ion batteries and supercapacitors. The INR-21700-P70X has a capacity of 7,000 mAh and a specific energy of 340 Wh/kg, and it supports continuous discharge at 30C. Molicel rates peak power…
Many automakers are fitting new cars with NACS (SAE J3400) charging ports instead of the more traditional CCS ports. For road trips, this allows drivers to use Tesla Superchargers without an adapter, but most EV owners will need to replace their home chargers if they buy a new NACS-equipped EV. Mitsubishi is taking a different…
Mercedes‑Benz is stepping confidently into its next electric chapter with the all‑new GLA Electric, offering a comprehensive redesign of its compact SUV that brings a more athletic stance, a fully reimagined interior and a next‑generation electric drivetrain. At launch, the model arrives in Europe in three variants for the next model year: the GLA 200 Electric, the GLA 250+ Electric and the GLA... …
Twelve days from Lake Geneva to Nice on the historic French Alpine route: Thonon, Iseran, Galibier, Briançon, and the southern cols. You start in Geneva so the first night is already on the water, and you finish on the Promenade des Anglais after the last descent toward the sea. High asphalt, short days, the Mediterranean as the prize.
Vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology is gradually making the transition from pilots to commercial applications. At the moment, a few automakers, including GM, Ford and Nissan, offer bidirectional charging features, but these require proprietary charging hardware, and are limited to applications such as backup power (V2H). True V2G functionality requires a utility interconnection, and for this, up-to-date…
Sponsored by Chroma. Lithium-ion batteries face increasingly severe challenges regarding safety and lifespan under high-rate charging. One of the most critical concerns is the phenomenon of lithium plating—when the charging current is too high or the temperature is too low, lithium-ions fails to intercalate effectively into the anode and instead deposit as metallic lithium on…
Chinese automaker Chery has awarded Magna a contract to build an 800 V electric drive system, which will be built at Magna’s new Wuhu facility in China, enabling the company to supply Chinese automakers locally. The system is a two-speed eDrive rated at 250 kW. Magna describes it as a compact, integrated design drawn from…
hofer powerTec, part of the hofer technology group, has started series production of a battery disconnect unit (BDU) with integrated control functionality, built for an electric bus application. The unit is going into a new battery system developed by LION Smart, which is intended for use in commercial vehicles, particularly buses. A BDU is the…
EV charging hardware provider Lectron has launched a new line of Level 2 wall-mounted residential EV chargers. The new Nexus platform is engineered for sustained electrical load, repeated daily use and extended environmental exposure. Lectron developed its Nexus line using engineering, manufacturing and validation processes informed by the company’s OEM automotive programs. The internal design…
Arnold Clark is a UK chain of car dealerships that was founded in 1954 by the colorful Scottish billionaire businessman of the same name. In 2024, the company got into the public EV charging business, and now operates over 400 chargers—most offering charging speeds of 150 kW—at 60 locations throughout the UK. Now Arnold Clark…