NEW YORK — New York City lawmakers will hold a hearing Monday to discuss the longstanding issue of lithium-ion batteries. The City Council will focus on safety standards for the batteries that power e-bikes and e-scooters, with the goal of preventing deadly and dangerous fires. Just this past weekend, a firefighter was hurt battling a … Read more
In order to be on site faster in urban areas, the Zurich city police are testing the addition of e-bikes equipped with blue lights and sirens. Zurich City Police officers at the main train station. – Keystone Ad the essentials in brief The Zurich city police want to test the introduction of e-bikes with blue … Read more
Tesla has most of the US electric car market and she would also like the European one. But Volkswagen and other European carmakers are competing here. It breaks through again with an electric car Tesla Model Y? In the Czech Republic, the Tesla Model Y is currently only available in the Long Range and Performance … Read more
As part of the impact assessment report, Tesla published interesting information about its batteries. They say they have unexpected endurance. All Li-ion batteries lose a small part of their capacity over time, and thus shorten the range of electric cars. Battery degradation or “retention capacity” is a frequently mentioned myth among opponents of electric cars, … Read more
When Chinese BYD Introduces New Blade Batteries, few people probably expected Tesla to start buying them. However, this is exactly the news currently brought by the Chinese CLS website. BYD’s new “blade” batteries will also be purchased by Tesla. It is not yet clear in what volumes and in which of its model it wants … Read more
While in gigafactory Texas, the first large casting for the Model Y has already been made, the Berlin gigat factory is getting more and more delayed. He was currently on the spot to look again Elon Musk. Elon Musk and German Minister of Transport Andreas Scheuer on the construction of the Berlin Gigat factory.photo: Andreas … Read more
Daimler has fully unveiled the Mercedes-Benz EQS electric car. It offers interesting parameters, comparable to the competition. Mercedes-Benz EQSphoto: Mercedes-Benz Elektromobil Mercedes-Benz EQS offers the aerodynamic coefficient cd = 0.20, which makes it currently the most aerodynamic car in the world. Thanks to this, the battery with a capacity of 107.8 kWh (396 V) can … Read more
The upcoming BMW i4 was unveiled at today’s annual BMW Group conference. Details of the new BMW i4 will be announced in the coming weeks.photo: BMW– The BMW i4 is a purely electric 4-door Gran Coupé that will enter the market during 2021, including the sporty BMW M Performance. BMW i4photo: BMW BMW i4photo: BMW … Read more
The German electric car rental company Nextmove has been conducting great tests for a long time. In the latest one, she found one big inconvenience with the Volkswagen ID.3 and several smaller ones. The first manufactured pieces of Volkswagen ID.3 electric cars have not yet been equipped with a heat pump. The new ones already … Read more
In a competitive duel with the carmaker Lucid, Tesla does not hesitate to further increase the range of its electric car Tesla Model S. According to the EPA, it is now 409 miles or 658 km! Tesla is constantly improving all its electric cars in all aspects, both in terms of hardware and software. Thanks … Read more