Tesla Cybertruck Gets an Efficiency Boost When Driving With the Tonneau Cover Closed
19 Mar 2024, 14:43 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / An experiment shows that a Tesla Cybertruck can benefit from having the tonneau cover closed, with 25 miles of range added when driving at 75 mph
Tesla MY2024 Updates: Less Range, New Colors, Different Steering Wheels, and No Creep Mode
5 Jan 2024, 13:10 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / For the 2024 model year, Tesla operated updates to its lineup, mainly due to changes in the EPA range calculations, which also mean less range for its EVs
Tesla Cybertruck's Most Important Technical Details Revealed in the EPA Documentation
5 Dec 2023, 11:26 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Documents submitted to the EPA reveal the Tesla Cybertruck's battery capacity, motor configuration, and other unknown details, but no EPA range data
Aerodynamic Simulation Shows That the Tesla Cybertruck Might Be As Efficient as a Brick
29 Nov 2023, 18:44 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / An aerodynamic simulation based on a Tesla Cybertruck 3D model reveals a 0.39-0.44 coefficient of drag, much higher than Rivian R1T and other pickup trucks
The Contradictions of the Battery Electric Car
21 Mar 2023, 14:43 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / New battery technology should help to fix them, but will that arrive in time to save the concept on which so many are betting?
Electric Motors Are More Efficient Than ICEs: The Aircore Mobility Motor Really Stands Out
13 Jan 2023, 09:42 UTC · By: Oraan Marc / It’s ten times more reliable, 10% more efficient, 50% smaller and lighter, and uses 66% less copper than a copper-wound iron stator traditional electric motor
What If We Are Wrong About Electric Cars? Part 5 – An Efficiency 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, so BEVs must make sense in efficiency terms. Do they?
There Are 17 EV Models Available To Buy With an EPA Combined Rating of 100 MPGe or Higher
27 Sep 2022, 09:03 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Department of Energy revealed that 17 electric models have an EPA combined rating of more than 100 MPGe, showing that EVs are more efficient than ICE cars
Volvo C40 Efficiency Test Concludes Rather Predictably
27 Jul 2022, 16:57 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / At 65 mph over 110 miles, the C40 Recharge used 31.7 kWh per 100 miles of driving. At 75 mph, consumption goes up to 36 kWh
Mercedes-Benz Shows You Can Do 700 Miles With One Battery Charge, Fine Print Follows
14 Apr 2022, 10:35 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Mercedes-Benz took the Vision EQXX concept on a 620-mile (1,000 km) journey, demonstrating record efficiency in real-world driving
This New EV Design Concept Could Offer Up to 30 Percent Longer Range
2 Jun 2021, 13:51 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Startup Page-Roberts has created an EV design that could improve efficiency and extended the range with up to 30 percent.
Magnet-Free Electric Motor Brings Formula E Efficiency to Electric Road Cars
13 May 2021, 09:56 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / German auto parts supplier Mahle is working on an electric motor with no magnet, promises 95-percent efficiency and wide applications
Tesla Model Y Proves Heat Pump Superiority Over Model 3 During Cold Weather
22 Oct 2020, 12:35 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Real-world testing of the Tesla Model Y crossover SUV has been spectacularly absent from discussions, but as winter approaches the story is changing
Thermal Camera Video Shows the Obvious: EVs Are More Energy-Efficient than ICE
18 Nov 2019, 16:11 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Diesel engines have an efficiency rating of around 40 percent whereas that of electric motors is over 80 percent and thermal imaging reveals the difference
What’s With All the Electric SUVs? Aren't EVs Supposed to Be Super Efficient?
28 Oct 2019, 15:50 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Automakers say they're moving to electric vehicles to reduce emissions yet are making these EVs SUVs and it somewhat negates some of the benefit
Tesla Model S Charged with Diesel Generator Still More Efficient Than Diesel Car
16 Feb 2018, 09:58 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / An independent (but not impartial) test shows a Model S P85D is more efficient than a diesel Volvo V40 even when charged with a diesel generator
Tesla Model S P100D Drives for Over 900 Km (560 Miles) on One Charge
21 Jun 2017, 11:11 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / It turns out that a 2.3-ton EV with two people onboard can travel as far as 901.2 km (563.25 miles) on a single charge if the conditions are right
EPA Finds Hyundai's Ioniq Sedan as the Most Efficient Electric Vehicle Tested
23 Nov 2016, 14:48 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / It may not have the biggest battery or the longest range, but Hyundai's Ioniq sedan offers the best efficiency among all EPA-tested electric vehicles
Model 3's 215 Miles Maximum Range Owes a Lot to Aerodynamics, and Here's Why
28 Apr 2016, 12:14 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / If things go as planned, the Model 3 will become the world's most aerodynamic mass production car, and that's a very big deal for the electric sedan
Autonomous Cars Might Actually Raise the Number of Vehicles on the Road
26 Feb 2016, 21:08 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / The self-driving cars aren't yet on the streets, and people are already starting to think about their energy consumption by 2050