Automaker produces the world's first sodium-ion battery electric vehicle
Chinese automaker JAC Motors has made history by unveiling the world's first electric vehicle (EV) powered by a sodium-ion battery.
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Joseph Shavit
- Mar 6
Groundbreaking study links electric vehicle use to health and the environment
Study documents the actual impact of electric vehicle adoption in the first study to use data to link electric cars, pollution and health.
Joseph Shavit
- Feb 28
Overnight car charging at home is wrong, Stanford researchers find
The vast majority of electric vehicle owners charge their cars at home in the evening or overnight. We’re doing it wrong, study finds.
Joseph Shavit
- Feb 26
Electrifying new research dispels EV 'range anxiety'
A nagging concern U.S. consumers have about electric vehicles is the ability of these battery-operated cars to get you where you want to go.
Joseph Shavit
- Feb 6
First real-world study links electric vehicle use to health and the environment
The first-ever study showed that electric cars are associated with real-world reductions in both air pollution and respiratory problems.
Joseph Shavit
- Jan 29
Charging cars at home at night is wrong, according to Stanford research
The vast majority of electric vehicle owners charge their cars at home in the evening or overnight. We’re doing it wrong, according to study
Joseph Shavit
- Jan 26
Groundbreaking solid state lithium metal EV battery charges in just 15 minutes
They claim that they can increase the autonomy of an electric car by up to 80%, and it that it can charge from 0 to 80% in just 15 minutes.
Joseph Shavit
- Dec 29, 2022
Charging EVs at home at night is wrong, according to Stanford research
The vast majority of electric vehicle owners charge their cars at home in the evening or overnight and are doing it wrong.
Joseph Shavit
- Dec 26, 2022
Novel solid state lithium metal battery can charge an EV in just 15 minutes
By using a solid electrolyte instead of the typical liquid solution, solid-state batteries can store considerably more energy by weight.
Joseph Shavit
- Nov 29, 2022
Charging cars at home at night is wrong, Stanford research finds
The vast majority of electric vehicle owners charge their cars at home in the evening or overnight are doing it wrong according to study.
Joseph Shavit
- Nov 11, 2022
MIT researchers made implantable batteries lighter, safer and 50% longer lasting
Pacemakers and other medical devices, as well as long-distance drones and remote sensors, would require fewer battery replacements.
Joseph Shavit
- Oct 31, 2022
Quantum charging cuts electric vehicle charging time from 10 hours to 3 minutes
The electric car market is one of the most rapidly growing sectors, and it helped propel Elon Musk to become the wealthiest man in the world
Joseph Shavit
- Oct 29, 2022
Charging cars at home at night is wrong, according to Stanford research
The vast majority of electric vehicle owners charge their cars at home in the evening or overnight. We’re doing it wrong, according to study
Joseph Shavit
- Oct 15, 2022
17-year-old develops award-winning, Earth-friendly, electric motor
I have a natural interest in electric motors. With that sustainability issue, I wanted to tackle it, and try and design a different motor.
Joseph Shavit
- Oct 14, 2022
Breakthrough paves way for 10-minute charge time for a typical EV battery
EV batteries need to overcome two major drawbacks: they are too slow to recharge and too large to be efficient and affordable.
Joseph Shavit
- Sep 29, 2022
Charging cars at home at night is not the way to go, Stanford study finds
In a little over a decade, the research team found, rapid EV growth alone could increase peak electricity demand by up to 25 percent.
Joseph Shavit
- Sep 23, 2022
Quantum charging will fully charge an electric vehicle in 3 minutes
Whether it's photovoltaics or fusion, sooner or later, human civilization must turn to renewable energies. This is deemed inevitable.
Joseph Shavit
- Aug 24, 2022
Quantum charging technology cuts EV charging time to 3 minutes
Research has been pursued in order to develop alternative sources of energy, most of which utilize electricity as the main energy carrier.
Joseph Shavit
- Aug 15, 2022
17-year-old designs award-winning electric motor without rare-earth elements
Robert Sansone’s research could pave the way for the sustainable manufacturing of electric vehicles that do not require rare-earth magnets.
Joseph Shavit
- Jul 20, 2022
Quantum charging electric cars as fast as pumping gas
Whether it's photovoltaics or fusion, sooner or later, human civilization must turn to renewable energies. This is deemed inevitable.
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