Gigafactory + Europe + Electricity Crisis = Problems Ahead…
The price of Electricity in Europe is going to heavily impact the cost of production in Gigafactories in Europe. With a cost of electricity x10 in Germany, the cost of Electricity needed to manufacture 1GWh of Battery capacity is going to jump by several thousand of euros per Battery Pack…
Why no Full Electric Car Races at Le Mans?
Despite all the Hype around Battery Electric Vehicles, the fact is that in 2022, there is still not a single BEV car engaged at the 24h of Le Mans. Why? Where is the Technology? Power? Range? Fast Charging? Weight? What is the problem and what Engineers and Chemists are busy developing to be able to enter a EV HyperCar at Le Mans in a near Future
Analysis of the Ferrari Battery Patent
In preparation of their 1st full Electric car, Ferrari is developing a special Battery Pack on which several elements have been revealed in a recent Patent. Which cells? What is this special bi-shape? All details and more!
The Sono Motors vs the Volkswagen ID.3 Batteries
Sono Motors is one of this new start-up in Electric Vehicle. Their innovation is their solar-roof panel that can reach the Battery. Nevertheless, as any EV, it is interesting to analyse its Battery Pack that compared here to a VW ID.3 Battery…
Analysis of the AUDI Dakar RS Q e-tron Battery
How was made the AUDI Dakar RS Q e-tron Battery? Discover the complete analysis of the Battery: its Battery housing, its cooling, the cells, its architecture and much more details…
Automotive 2021 Top10 News
What are the Top 10 most important highlights in the Automotive Business in 2021? Tesla valued $1 billion USD, the chip shortage and all the key information you need to prepare your 2022 strategy…
Battery Show Europe 2021
Battery Show Europe 2021 Complete summary: trends, Technologies, major players, car manufacturers and suppliers strategy…from Cells to Pack including Thermal Management, Sensors, Power Electronics, Connectivity and Tools for Gigafactories
How is Shell oriented towards emobility and Electric Vehicle business?
You believe Petroleum companies are going to disappear as Electric Vehicles are ramping up? Discover how Shell as already a large business in EV charges, Battery Swapping technologies or cooling for e-motors, inverters, Batteries…
EV Battery Warranty: What Risk for Car Manufacturers?
From a legal point of view, Car Manufacturers need to offer a warranty on their Batteries. What is the current status and the future legislation? What are the reasons and the potential risks of Battery ageing?
Truck OEM Cooperation for Future Commercial Vehicles
Commercial Vehicles and more generally Transport are preparing themselves to more stringent pollutant constrains as well as fast decarbonisation. Between future Powertrain with complex Engine, Hydrogen, Fuel Cells and full Electric options, there are a lot of uncertainties
To face the cost of development, we see more and more announcements of alliances and partnerships between Truck Manufacturers such as (Daimler AG and Volvo Trucks ) or (Navistar and Cummins)
NIO Day 2020 - Technical Review (Battery, Autonomous…)
The NIO Day is the equivalent of the Tesla Battery Day. Their new Electric Sedan car (ET7) gathers most advanced technologies in terms of EV, Battery Technology, Connectivity and ADAS. It offers a new 150 kWh Solid-state Battery using Silicon Anode and an energy density of 360 Wh/kg. The ADAS system can highly competes with Tesla thanks to 8MP Cameras, LiDAR and a SuperComputer of 1.016 TOPS
Tesla Battery Day 2020
Summary of Tesla Battery Day. Elon Musk’s objectives are to reduce Battery cost and to propose more affordable EVs. He presented not only new Battery but also new EV technologies, manufacturing optimisation, recycling, local supplying, sustainability, etc.
Tesla’s strategy is based on 5 key technologies: (1) New Battery Cell design; (2) Rethinking the Cell factory process; (3) New Silicon Anode material; (4) New Cathode material Cobalt-free; (5) New Integration of the battery in the vehicle structure