Energy
As the shift to electric cars stiffens manufacturers are working day and night to improve the technology of EVs. Manufacturers such as Tesla, Toyota, Peugeot among others are coming up with autonomous driving for future Cars.
Market Analysis
The largest carmaker, Toyota, has released a concept electric car during the 2021 Shanghai Auto show. The electric SUV sits on its new e-TNGA platform, the e-TNGA platform is a similar approach to that Volkswagen is taking with the MEB car platform
Energy
Batteries are the most expensive thing in an EV, and a lot of research and development goes into ensuring they’ll be as efficient and long-lasting as possible.
Energy
There is an obvious difference between AC and DC charging, but not as diesel and petrol.AC stands for Alternating Current and DC stands for Direct Current. AC charges slowly while DC is fast.
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.