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Here's how in-wheel motors could cut EV cost, boost range 20%

Lightyear 0In-wheel motor maker Elaphe doesn't see issues with durability or unsprung mass "Vehicle-level" integration of tech could bring 20% cheaper vehicles, 20% efficiency boost Elaphe is targeting 95% efficiency on a battery-to-wheel basis by 2030 If you took a quick look at the display stand for Slovenia’s Elaphe Propulsion Technologies at CES...

Scout Harvester PHEV tows 50% less than EV, different battery chemistry

Scout Traveler and Terra prototypes on Jay Leno's GarageScout Harvester plug-in series hybrid will use LFP battery chemistry Harvester versions won't tow as much or accelerate as quickly as EVs Rear-mounted range-extender confirmed as a non-turbo 4-cylinder engine The Volkswagen Group's new Scout Motors brand isn't scheduled to deliver its first vehicles for another two years, but details continue to...

Here’s why modern EVs are more prepared for extreme temps

Nissan Ariya cold temperature testingModern EVs don't suffer the extreme-temp range lossβ€”or degradationβ€”that earlier models did Heat pumps and battery heaters have made a difference, as have new battery chemistries Automaker testing is part of it, as Nissan points to in Ariya EV Electric vehicle batteries perform best and last longest in a specific temperature window, but...
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