Electric and Electrified Vehicles

New YASA electric motor promises more power from less mass

YASA electric motor It turns out that the YASA axial flux electric motor has been in development for about 20…

3 months ago

Latest Niro re-charge produces only a small range gain

Range gain A week of generally warmer weather and a re-charge added only a modest amount of range gain in…

3 months ago

How to increase your EV’s battery life

EV's battery life In assembling yesterday's post on an EV's battery life, I ran across this piece from Recurrent. It…

3 months ago

New study answers the question of EV battery longevity

EV battery longevity A new study from Canada's Geotab finds that EV battery longevity should not be a concern when…

3 months ago

Is Donut Lab’s power pack a battery or capacitor — Part II

Battery or capacitor Only a few hours after yesterday's post asking whether Donut Lab's power pack was a battery or…

3 months ago

Is Donut Lab’s power pack a battery or capacitor? Does it matter??

Battery or capacitor? Verge Motorcycles announced in January that it would have an electric motorcycle available in the U.S. in…

3 months ago

Well, we got it wrong — the U.S. EV market in serious trouble

U.S. EV market in serious trouble Back in September when the $7,500 federal tax credit on electric vehicles (EVs) ran…

3 months ago

Charging hot and cold — a tale of two Niros

Tale of two Niros A New Year's day travel itinerary took the Kia Niro to temperatures as low as 12°F.…

4 months ago

New charge player drops the signage ball

The signage ball We made a 600 mile trip over the New Year holiday offering up a first Level 3…

4 months ago

Ford turns the F-150 Lightning into an instant classic

F-150 Lightning There are varying definitions of classic when it comes to motor vehicles, and Ford may have turned the…

4 months ago