Chinese EV Loses Battery Pack While Driving, Showing the Perils of Swappable Batteries
30 Jun 2023, 15:38 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / A video from China shows a Geely electric vehicle losing its battery pack while driving, revealing the potential problems with swappable battery packs
No, Your Battery Pack Will Not Last As Much as Your BEV – At Least Not Yet
23 Jun 2023, 19:05 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / This is a pillar for all BEV advocates to promote the vehicles they love. Yet, this is not what BEV pioneers have demonstrated so far.
VW Says 2026 Will Welcome Scalable Systems Platform (SSP) Able to Underpin 1,700-HP EVs
22 Jun 2023, 20:12 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Executives from the German carmaker previously stated the new architecture would be postponed to 2028, but Oliver Blume denied that.
BEV Adoption in the US Is Slowing Down, but Not Because of What BEV Advocates Claim
20 Jun 2023, 09:55 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / You'll see several articles stating that cost misconceptions are hindering BEV adoption at a crucial time, but are people so wrong about costs?
What Determines When a Car Dies?
19 Jun 2023, 09:43 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Is it when it does not pay off to repair it anymore? Is it when there are no more spare parts available? What makes a car die?
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.
Toyota Promises BEVs With Giga Castings and 932-Mile (1,500-Km) Range by 2028
13 Jun 2023, 13:50 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / By 2026, it will already offer a new-generation square lithium-ion battery that will allow ranges of 621 miles (1,000 kilometers).
AEHRA Said Its BEVs Will Have a Repairable Battery Pack, But Will They Really?
4 Jun 2023, 06:51 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / I have contacted both the Italian company and its battery supplier and heard nothing from them so far, but their proposition is groundbreaking.
Tesla Roadsters Abandoned in Container Suggest That Battery Packs Also Die of Old Age
2 Jun 2023, 19:58 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / So far, Pete Gruber could not check if the components can be saved or not. Even so, he does not believe these cells survived so much time without charging.
Wirelessly-Charged Toyota RAV4 Prime Drives 1,206 Miles in 100 Hours, But There's a Catch
30 May 2023, 23:39 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Electreon did that to promote its induction charging technology, but how practical would such a solution be? That all depends on the cost
High Battery Pack Prices? Wuling May Have Found a Solution With the Hongguang Mini EV
24 May 2023, 22:36 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The idea is simple and brilliant, but there's a catch: it may only work with small or more affordable battery packs than those sold today.
Jim Farley Is Worried About the Dumb Range Strategy for BEVs – So Should You
24 May 2023, 10:56 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The Ford CEO said that these massive battery packs we are seeing will not be profitable. What about replacing them when they die?
Battery Pack That Makes the GMC Hummer EV Tick Is an Abomination, Teardown Reveals
22 May 2023, 15:44 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Teardown wizards at Munro Live have torn down the mammoth battery pack of the GMC Hummer EV and found out that GM doesn't care much about lean design
BEVs Are Dying Earlier Than They Should – And You Already Know Why
22 May 2023, 12:56 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / S&P Global Mobility just pointed out that battery electric cars are leaving the US fleet sooner than vehicles with combustion engines.
Tesla Agent Tells Owner of Model Y That Caught Fire To Tow It to Service Center
20 May 2023, 08:48 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Bishal Malla is still trying to have an explanation from Tesla about why his electric crossover caught fire but heard nothing back from the company
Teslas Can Be Armored, But That Doesn't Mean It's a Good Idea
19 May 2023, 10:01 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / It also sounds an alarm about how other BEVs may also be affected by armoring, which increases weight and reduces range.
Dacia Spring EV Catches Fire – Owner Claims Battery Pack at Fault
16 May 2023, 13:59 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The owner said he did not want negative publicity or malicious comments, but it is inevitable to ask what happened with such a new BEV.
Lawsuit Compares Tesla OTA Updates to Hacker Attacks That Cause BMS_u029 Errors
13 May 2023, 14:48 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The complaint evokes California's Computer Fraud and Abuse Act to equate what Tesla did to a hacker attack, but that was not the real issue.
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.
Who Is Pushing the EV Shift – Climate Change or China?
9 May 2023, 15:49 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / China has the world's largest car market and controls most raw materials for batteries and cell makers. Its support is crucial for electric cars to work.