Sydney ferry fleet to go fully electric, with first on the harbour in …
A new fleet of seven Parramatta River Class ferries is currently mid-way through construction in Tasmania, and have been built to allow the conversion to electric propulsion when shore-side charging infrastructure can be put in place.
BYD officially launches Seal 06 GT, electric hot-hatch with faster …
Oct 19, 2024 · Charging these packs will take 20 minutes from 30% state-of-charge (SOC) to 80%. Previously, the Sealion 07, BYD’s Tesla Model Y-sized EV, has been showcased to have charging speeds of 10-80% in just 25 minutes, so it’d be interesting to see if the Seal 06 GT gets closer to that, given it shares the same e-platform 3.0 Evo architecture.
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Battery EVs predicted to reach 24 pct market share in EU by 2025
Car manufacturers in Europe have a clear pathway to comply with European Union clean car rules in 2025, which should see battery electric vehicles (BEVs) reach a market share of between 20 and 24 per cent next year.
Mercedes-Benz tests solar paint it says could deliver 20,000 kms …
Dec 4, 2024 · Mercedes-Benz solar coating compared to traditional solar modules. Image Credit: Mercedes-Benz. The minute solar modules would also boast a high efficiency of 20 per cent, meaning that an area of 11 square metres – which is equivalent to the surface of a mid-size SUV – would be capable of generating up to 12,000 kilometres a year in Stuttgart, Germany, 14,000 kms in Beijing and 20,000 kms ...
Chinese electric truck claims charging record of 500 kWh in drive …
Oct 28, 2024 · Newly emerging Chinese electric truck maker Windrose has claimed an Australian record for a public fast charge of more than 500 kilowatt hours as it topped up its massive batteries on its flagship heavy electric truck on a drive from Melbourne to Sydney.
Debunking the 80/20 limits on EV battery charging: More ... - The …
The other reason for only charging to 80% is when you’re at a DC fast-charger. The physics of battery charging is that the time for an EV battery to charge from 0% to 80% is very roughly the same as it takes to go from 80% to 100%.
EV battery prices to fall by nearly 50 pct and near ICE parity by …
Oct 16, 2024 · Global electric vehicle (EV) battery prices could drop by almost another 50 per cent by 2026, according to Goldman Sachs Research, bringing with it the potential of price parity with internal combustion engine (ICE) cars.
“No one is close:” EVs continue to dominate in Norway with 94 pct …
Dec 3, 2024 · In November alone, 10,940 new BEVs were sold and registered in Norway, a market share of 93.6 per cent. And, with 154 plug-in hybrid EVs (PHEVs) sold during November accounting for a market share of 1.3 per cent, that means that only 5.1 per cent of all new cars sold in Norway in November were without a charging connection.
Tesla Cybertruck becomes third best-selling EV in US, overtaking …
The Tesla Cybertruck, a vehicle often described as that from the future, has become the third best-selling electric vehicle in the US in the latest quarter, outselling all other EVs apart from the company’s own Model 3 and Model Y.