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Volkswagen MEB details

Starting with NCM 712 battery cells made by LG Chem in Poland is a wise decision. Not only LG Chem has great battery cells, it also has the biggest production capacity in Europe.

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13/05/2020

Volkswagen expects to become global leader in e-mobility by 2025

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Volkswagen expects to become global leader in e-mobility by 2025

Volkswagen is putting the electric car on hold, at least until 2020.

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14/10/2017

Samsung SDI at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) 2017

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Volkswagen future battery upgrades

Samsung SDI shows us where its current battery cell technology is at.

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28/08/2017

Volkswagen marketing director admits: battery kWh cost is already at 200 €

Ricardo Tomaz Volkswagen marketing director

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Volkswagen marketing director admits: battery kWh cost is already at 200 €

With the kWh cost already at 200 €, why wait until 2020 to make affordable electric cars?

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31/03/2017

Volkswagen replaces its battery cell supplier

Worker holding a Samsung SDI battery cell

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Volkswagen replaces its battery cell supplier

Until now Volkswagen has been using Panasonic/Sanyo battery cells in its plug-in cars.

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09/01/2017

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Battery charging: Full versus Partial

Posted: 27/04/2018

What’s better for your electric car battery?

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Comparison of different EV batteries in 2020 (updated)

Posted: 04/04/2020

Now in 2020 the scenario is very different from what we had when I started this blog in 2015.

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Samsung SDI 94 Ah battery cell full specifications

Posted: 05/04/2018

Want to know more about the battery cells in the BMW i3?

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Nissan Leaf battery degradation data: 24 vs 30 kWh batteries

Posted: 20/03/2018

Interesting study showing the SoH (State of Health) of multiple 24 and 30 kWh batteries.

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BYD Han EV had its first deliveries last month

Posted: 08/08/2020

Last month BYD delivered 1.205 units of the Han EV in China.

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Leapmotor T03 is a great small electric car

Posted: 03/08/2020

With many safety features that are rare in small cars it seems perfect for the European electric car market.

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European BEV sales in H1 2020

Posted: 30/07/2020

The first half of this year was peculiar. Thanks to the COVID-19 lockdowns ICE car sales dropped a lot.

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Renault ends battery rental in Portugal and France (update)

Posted: 28/07/2020

Renault is now selling the ZOE in Portugal and France only with batteries included.

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Pedro Lima on BYD Han EV had its first deliveries last month: “That’s great news.” Aug 11, 19:51
Famlin on BYD Han EV had its first deliveries last month: “@Pedro Lima Tesla sold 11.041 Model 3 in China last month and this boosts the cumulative worldwide Model 3 sales…” Aug 11, 18:45
Lukas on Volkswagen MEB details: “Hi Pedro, thank you very much. I agree, assembly process with pouch and primsatic is probably a lot easier. What…” Aug 11, 17:36
dipole on Renault Twingo ZE is grossly overpriced: “With 10k rebate in Germany it is not that expensive but the Chinese L1 Smart Clone shows it is still…” Aug 9, 22:54
dipole on Renault ends battery rental in Portugal and France (update): “https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPTR3huuoCk German dealer confirms Battery rental stopped in Germany too.” Aug 9, 22:53
yogurt on BYD Han EV had its first deliveries last month: “This is a new battery product in a totally different form factor that would need new equipment to produce so…” Aug 9, 22:02