Energy
Global sales for Electric Vehicles are on the rise, hence, the companies may soon or later face a shortage of batteries from the EV manufacturers. It is predicted that by 2025 the global demand for lithium will double
Electric Vehicles
If you love small cars that you can use to run your errands, a Japanese automaker that produces gas cars introduced its first electric car the Mazda MX-30 electric crossover.
Electric Vehicles
Fully Charged took the Mercedes EQC for a road test. EQC is a luxurious EV that is a little bit expensive compared to the other available EVs in the market. There are few improvements in the car such as the range which is 417 km can be equivalent to 259 miles.
Energy
Sun plays an important role, not only supplying energy and light but also can be used to power electric cars.
Market Analysis
As the world is gearing up towards a clean transportation system, Kenya is not being left behind. We have few companies which have started the EV journey, some of the companies deal with conversion of ICEs to EVs, Electric Taxi, Electric and motorcycles
Global Issues
When designing EV batteries, engineers consider charging times, degradation, and safety. Energy and density are important when coming with Electric Vehicles. Regardless of Lithium-ion battery cell and module sizes, the high-voltage battery systems
Global Issues
Lithium-ion batteries consist of cobalt which is now a very expensive material. As a result of this Tesla announce in September 2020, they intend to produce EV batteries that are cobalt-free cathodes
Energy
As the demand for all to be environmentally conscious keeps growing the demand for electric cars keeps going up. Apart from the electricity that powers the Electric Vehicles, there is a need to have a storage system.
Electric Vehicles
Electric cars get their juice from electricity while hybrid get its power from convectional gas. The price of purchasing and maintaining a vehicle is the largest distinguisher for many.
Global Issues
For the world to be fully electrified, there is a need to produce huge amounts of lithium-ion batteries. However, for this to happen we need new sources and technology to cushion this, they include extract and process battery materials such as lithium, cobalt, and nickel.
Global Issues
It is delusional to try separate health and environmental policies because each affects the other. Our health majorly depends on the climate and other organisms that we share on planet Earth.
Electric Vehicles
Tesla has the Cybertruck, GM a $113,000 Hummer, and Ford an electric F-150. Other startups include the Rivian R1T, the Lordstown Endurance the Bollinger B2; and the Nikola Badger.