NIO Scores a Major Goal With Deal to Become Oslo Taxi's First-Choice Supplier
24 Aug 2023, 20:49 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / If taxi drivers get to recommend NIO's vehicles, the Chinese carmaker may finally crack the resistance it is finding to improve sales in Europe.
Cars Are Time-Savers – Any Attempt to Change Them Has to Take This Into Consideration
25 Jul 2023, 19:31 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The leading advantage automobiles offer is something the electric car shift keeps trying to minimize, and that has started to backfire.
NIO's 150-KWh Battery Pack Reveals Its Secrets Ahead of Schedule in New Owner's Manuals
7 Jul 2023, 18:43 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The Chinese BEV maker announced in 2021 that it would use semi-solid-state battery packs in 2022. At least it did a good job with energy density.
NIO Power Swap Station Catches Fire With Damaged Battery Pack
25 Jun 2023, 16:16 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Apparently, a user with a damaged component was told to drive to the swapping station to replace their battery pack, which was recharged soon after that.
ONE Gemini Hybrid Battery Pack Intends to Fix BEVs, But Will It Succeed?
14 Jun 2023, 11:22 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Preserving batteries that would otherwise not be fitting for automotive use gives cars more range, but there are other issues that have to be addressed.
Ample Announces 5-Minute Swap via Second-Generation Battery Module Swapping Station
17 May 2023, 22:21 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / This is not the only ambitious target the company has: it also plans to allow 1 billion BEVs on the roads worldwide but did not set a date for that.
For BEVs Not to Be Rich People's Toys, We Need Feasible Battery Pack Replacement Plans
12 May 2023, 22:24 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / It is clear that they will eventually need to be replaced, but nobody so far has said how they plan to keep older BEVs running.
Fisker Ocean Will Use Ample's Battery Module Swapping System
2 May 2023, 23:12 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The American startup will focus on fleets operators who want to transition to electric cars, with deliveries expected by Q1 2024
What the World Wants Automotive Easter (Pesach) to Be?
10 Apr 2023, 17:09 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / As weird as it may seem to compare a religious celebration to the EV transition that is happening now, it is also pretty fitting.
If Batteries Are Wear Parts In Anything That Needs Them, Why Wouldn't They Be In Cars?
9 Mar 2023, 17:27 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / We already know that some computers need to be replaced with time, but people are still treating batteries as permanent, and they are not
Charging EVs As They Travel: Wireless Inductive, Conductive, or Battery Swap? (Part 3)
26 Feb 2023, 14:14 UTC · By: Oraan Marc / The third alternative to plug-in charging electric vehicles is a little bit like magic. But is it better than conductive charging or battery swapping?
NIO President Confirms Two New Sub-Brands: ALPS and Firefly
28 Jan 2023, 09:24 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / If it works out for NIO, that will be a lesson on preserving a brand's premium feeling while venturing into mass production.
NIO Delivered 122,486 EVs in 2022, December Was Strangely the Best Month
1 Jan 2023, 17:17 UTC · By: Florin Amariei / The up-and-coming Chinese brand is ready to tackle big names from the auto industry abroad too, not only at home. And the results aren’t lacking
NIO Introduces the EC7 and All-New ES8 at NIO Day 2022
26 Dec 2022, 11:43 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Deliveries should kick off in May 2023 for the EC7 and in June 2023 for the ES8 made over NIO’s new platform, the NT2.0.
NIO Will Show Two New EVs and 3rd-Generation Battery Swapping Station on NIO Day 2022
21 Dec 2022, 18:17 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / With so many gifts for its fans, it does not seem like a random choice for this year’s event to take place on Christmas Eve
What If We Are Wrong About Electric Cars? Part 4 – A Convenience Discussion
18 Dec 2022, 08:13 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / This series of articles wants to discuss ways to save personal transportation in a sustainable way. That said, BEVs must be convenient. Are they?
Gogoro Brings Battery Swapping to the Philippines, Aims to Transform Last-Mile Deliveries
30 Nov 2022, 15:49 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Another country will be introduced to Gogoro's sustainable, efficient battery-swapping platform. The Gogoro Network will soon incorporate the Philippines.
NIO Is Apparently Preparing an ET5 Station Wagon for European Customers
24 Nov 2022, 23:41 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The prototype was photographed under heavy disguise while testing on Chinese roads, but its front end is too peculiar for the camo to work.
Gogoro Teams Up With Zypp Electric to Introduce Battery Swapping Stations in India
4 Nov 2022, 14:48 UTC · By: Mircea Mazuru / Gogoro is expanding its network of battery swapping technology to India by partnering with a last-mile delivery business
Gogoro Brings Its Battery Swapping Stations to India, Teams Up With Zypp Electric
3 Nov 2022, 14:26 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Taiwan-based Gogoro expands its battery swapping network, adding India to its list. The company announced a partnership with EV delivery company Zypp Electric