Powered by Chroma. Optimizing EV efficiency and safety depends on an effective Battery Management System (BMS). With an automotive BMS, it is important to note that the battery pack is not directly connected to the engine. Instead, it connects through relays and fuses. Any disconnection or abnormal connection between these components can lead to an …
Ford aims to make life easier and less confusing for EV buyers. On Monday, Ford CEO Jim Farley posted on LinkedIn that the automaker will offer free home chargerand installation, for its customers who purchase or lease a Mustang Mach-E, F-150 Lightning, or E-Transit. Farley said the Level 2 home charger will come with the …
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Revel on Thursday opened what the company says is New York City's first 24-hour, seven-day-a-week electric car fast-charging station. Located at Pier 36 on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, New York, the facility has 10 320-kw DC fast chargers from the Finnish company Kempower, according to a press release from Revel. The site, which …
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Heavy lifting and transportation company Mammoet has officially unveiled the world's first electric crane. Called the SK6000, the company calls the 200m long unit the world's largest, most powerful electric crane. With a maximum lifting capacity of 6,000 tons (over 14.5 millions lbs.), Mammoet says its new SK6000, “redefines the scale of human construction, allowing …
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Volkswagen Group's ultra-luxury brand Bentley seems even cooler on EVs. As its CEO Frank-Steffen Walliser recently told Car and Driver “what we're seeing in the luxury market right now (is) people reject electric cars.” Affluent buyers “only think of luxury cars with combustion engines,” the official said. In 2020, Bentley plans to make all of …
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Some Cybertrucks could end up using Tesla's Supervised Full Self-Driving software, about ten months after the car was first released. After many delays and high expectations, the first delivery of the Tesla Cybertruck took place on November 30, 2023. However, one feature was missing from those cars – Tesla's ballyhooed Full Self-Driving (FSD) software. Previous …
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By MaltaGC – Your Work, CC BY-SA 4.0, The UK has marked a milestone in its energy transition by closing Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power Station in Nottinghamshire, its last remaining coal-fired power station. “This is the final chapter in the rapid transition from a country that started the Industrial Revolution,” said Phil MacDonald, managing director of global …
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The new HS18 E MAX (called “HS5390” E MAX in the US, because we don't know what the meters are) all-terrain electric scissor lift from Haulotte can drive around your job site high, and with a full load. Last week, Haulotte added the new HS5390 E MAX to its line of electric scissor lifts, completing …
Ford F-150 Hybrid powertrain updated for 2024 Hybrid F-Series models no longer tremble and judge The IF-150 Hybrid costs $59,345, delivering good value for the money Ford has updated the F-150 Hybrid. Based on how well the Hybrid now drives, tows, and produces way to high mpg, it probably should have been the headline all …
Photo: GM It's an exciting week for grid stalwarts in California, as Governor Gavin Newsom followed through on his previous grid law and signed another law this week that could require double charging for EVs in the future — though the law doesn't have a hard timeline attached, either. it may take some time before …
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