European Commissioner for Trade Visits China Amidst Electric Car Concerns

2023-09-23 14:46:16 In a tense economic context, particularly around electric cars, the European Commissioner for Trade is in China for four days. In Shanghai, Valdis Dombrovskis, the Union’s trade commissioner, stressed that a number of shocks, notably the pandemic, the war in Ukraine and Sino-American tensions, have revealed the fragility of the global economy. ADVERTISEMENT … Read more

Rishi Sunak Softens British Climate Targets: Unacceptably High Costs and Postponed Deadlines

2023-09-20 17:47:00 “Unacceptably high costs” Prime Minister Sunak softens British climate targets September 20, 2023, 7:47 p.m. Listen to article This audio version was artificially generated. More info | Send feedback Around a year before the general election, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is toning down his climate policy. A turning point for the United … Read more

BMW expects to gain from new electric car models

2023-09-02 14:58:04 Auto industry executives have repeatedly complained that electric cars are not as profitable as their combustion engine counterparts; But Oliver Zipes, chief executive of BMW, says those days are over. Zipes said today, Saturday, that all new electric cars from “BMW” are profitable, and the “New Class” battery-powered model produced by the company, … Read more

Revolutionary Breakthrough: Preventing Lithium Plating for Safer and Faster Electric Car Charging

2023-08-26 23:00:00 Heba Al-Sayed wrote Sunday, August 27, 2023 02:00 AM Researchers have discovered a way to prevent harmful and potentially dangerous side effects that can occur during fast charging, which is known as “lithium plating”, in a major achievement for the electric car industry. This phenomenon occurs when lithium ions build up on the … Read more

Carrot and stick: China’s approach to the top of the electric vehicle market

2023-07-19 06:00:00 The boom isn’t just about buyers, manufacturing is also booming, with Chinese brands making up about half of electric vehicles sold globally, HSBC analysts said in a recent note. The availability of infrastructure certainly helps the adoption of electric cars. China, which has the largest charging network in the world, added 649,000 general … Read more

“Racing Monster”… A new technology that allows a fully electric car to be charged in less than four minutes

2023-07-14 19:04:03 Electric car users face some problems that have become obstacles to using this type of vehicle, including slow battery charging, which may require more than an hour at times. But students at Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands have developed a battery that recharges in less than four minutes. Yesterday, students of … Read more

Due to manufacturing defects, Nissan recalls 700,000 cars from the Japanese market, and large numbers abroad

2023-07-14 17:02:17 Nissan said that these various defects have not yet caused any accidents in Japan. It concerns the Note, Note Aura, Serena, Kicks and its electric car, the Leaf. Nissan, the Japanese automaker, announced on Friday that it had recalled about 700,000 cars in Japan, due to various manufacturing defects, and said that the … Read more

Norway’s Massive Phosphate Deposit: A Game Changer for Green Technologies and Sustainable Development

2023-07-13 15:15:23 A large mineral deposit was recently discovered in Norway. It could help the planet sustain its needs for batteries and solar panels for the next hundred years. Huge phosphate deposits discovered in southwestern Norway could make electric vehicles, solar panels and fertilizers for a hundred years. The precious ore was discovered in 2018 … Read more