Now that almost every other electric car got a battery upgrade, it’s time for the Fiat 500e to get its own. Let’s see the possibilities for upgrades.
Currently the Fiat 500e has a Bosch battery pack made with 97 Samsung SDI cells, each with…
More details on the Samsung SDI 94 Ah battery cell
It’s not the first time that we found Samsung SDI 94 Ah battery cells on sale at online stores, but it’s the first time it happens at a reputable and well known source.
The price at ev-power.eu isn’t very friendly (162,69 € without VA…
Volkswagen replaces its battery cell supplier
Starting this month – with the new 35,8 kWh battery for the 2017 Volkswagen e-Golf – Volkswagen will begin to use Samsung SDI as its supplier for battery cells.
This means that Panasonic/Sanyo loses a big customer for their battery cells, but it doesn&…
Renault Zoe charging time and efficiency
It’s not a secret that the Q90 powertrain built by Continental for the Renault Zoe has low charge and discharge efficiency. While the low discharge efficiency results in lower range than we have with the R90 powertrain – designed and developed in…
Electric cars: range and efficiency comparison
In order to help you compare some of the most popular electric cars currently available, I made a table with EPA range and efficiency figures.
It might help you decide which electric car is the best for you.
Electric carRangeEfficiencyCombinedCit…
Tesla Model 3 with solar roof option
Once Elon Musk was the CEO of a company called Tesla Motors, that built amazing electric cars. Now that company is just Tesla. No longer produces only electric cars, it also makes energy storage systems, with solar panels and tiles to be added to Tesla…
Renault Zoe ZE 40 battery details
Before going to the new battery, let’s see the characteristics of the older one.
You’ll find this video lecture from Renault very interesting.
First generation battery:
Total weight is 290 kg (280 kg are quoted in the video, bu…
Volkswagen’s strategy for batteries
Volkswagen’s strategy for batteries could be resumed to using the same cells for BEVs and PHEVs. It has its pros and cons. But we’ll look into it ahead.
Volkswagen currently uses 25 Ah NMC cells made by Sanyo (owned by Panasonic) to make th…
43 kWh battery for the Renault Zoe
The 43 kWh battery for the Renault Zoe was built by Imecar Elektronik Turkey in cooperation with Renault Turkey.
The 18650 format cells used appear to be the popular green cells made by Panasonic, the NCR18650B (3.400 mAh). We’re talking of more …
GS Yuasa new cells
Since 2013, GS Yuasa, Mitsubishi and Bosch are working together in a joint venture named Lithium Energy and Power with the purpose to develop better batteries for electric cars. But despite some claims from time to time about a future battery with doub…
