Category: Electric Vehicles

Researchers suggest 100 percent renewable energy isn’t very green

Post author By Randall
Post date April 19, 2019
Categories In batteries, battery storage, cobalt, earthworks, Electric Vehicles, gadgetry, Gadgets, gear, green, institute for sustainable futures, lithium, metals, recycling, renewable energy, supply chain, Tech, tomorrow, Transportation

[ad_1] The situation is especially urgent for the EV and battery industries, according to the researchers from the Institute for Sustainable Futures. Those industries are the main drivers of demand for cobalt, with each EV requiring between five to 10 kilograms of the metal for its lithium-ion batteries. As much as 60 percent of cobalt […]

Faraday Future pins hopes on China-exclusive EV

Post author By Randall
Post date April 4, 2019
Categories In Electric Vehicles, ev, faraday future, green, Tech, tomorrow, Transportation
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[ad_1] Still in its conceptual stages, the first pre-production V9 is expected in 2020 and will be sold exclusively in China. Faraday signed a $600 million dollar deal with The9 back in March to build an EV exclusively for sale in China. The two companies aim to release 300,000 of the V9s per year. The […]

Toyota will share its patented hybrid vehicle tech for free

Post author By Randall
Post date April 3, 2019
Categories In business, Electric Vehicles, emissions, ev, gear, green, hybrid, patents, Tech, tech support, toyota, Transportation
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[ad_1] The 23,740 patents reach back 20 years and cover fuel cells, electric motors, power control units (PCU), system controls, engine transaxles and chargers. Toyota will begin sharing this proprietary information immediately and will continue to do so through 2030. The company will also provide fee-based tech support to manufacturers who use its motors, batteries, […]