The future's here, and it's shaping up to be a wild ride!
The path to more widespread adoption of EVs is fraught with many daunting challenges. Right now, OEMs are largely living up to that challenge, pumping out new EV designs and models at an eye-watering pace. We’ll have no shortage of choice, it seems, if and when the day comes that battery electric vehicles (BEVs) are … Read more
In an increasingly electrifying automotive world, the issue of battery cooling is becoming a hot-button issue. The temperature of an EV battery has tremendous bearing on how safe it is to charge it. Car makers advise their customers to allow the car batteries adequate time to cool down before they start charging. But, when you’re … Read more
Since arriving on the scene back in late 2010, the Nissan Leaf has become a popular choice in the world of electric cars. With almost 150,000 units sold in the US since release, thousands of drivers have gotten to grips with the Nissan electric driving experience. The somewhat limited range of the Leaf is one … Read more
Mobile phone batteries are rubbish after 2 years, and laptop batteries need changing every 4-5 years. So are electric car batteries any better? After all, the cost of replacing the battery in a Nissan Leaf can be $5,000 or more, and the cost of replacing a Tesla battery (outside of the 8 year battery warranty) … Read more
Electric car batteries can last for a decade or more before their efficiency starts to falter, but EV adoption has only really ramped up in the past 5+ years. So this poses the question of what will happen to the potential flood of unwanted, half-tonne battery packs in old electric cars. The Problem The battery … Read more