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2022 Ford F-150 Lightning First Drive: Ford’s most valued model is now electric
Ford knows trucks, and demand for its F-150 Lightning shows truck buyers may not be as afraid of EVs as many think. The 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning pickup truck may be the first real mass-market electric vehicle sold in the US. Used by individual owners and businesses alike, pickups are a massive part of the… Read more »
TWAICE raises additional $30 million Series B funding to expand battery simulation model library
Battery analytics software company TWAICE has raised $30 million in additional Series B funding, in addition to the $26 million in Series B financing raised in May of 2021. The funding round extension includes existing investors. TWAICE will use the funding to further optimize its cloud analytics platform and grow in Europe, North America, and… Read more »
Tesla’s Engineering Surprises: Model S Plaid Technology Deep Dive
In this session, Munro & Associates CEO Sandy Munro will discuss the latest findings of their Tesla Model S Plaid teardown. Munro’s team is currently in the process of deeply analyzing the car’s components, and he will present an overview of the engineering surprises including components like motors, batteries and electronics, as well as BIW,… Read more »
Modeling And Simulation Of Fuel Cells And Electrolyzers
In recent years, we have seen a reawakened interest in hydrogen fuel cell and water electrolyzer technology, with an important economical driver being the continuously lowered costs for intermittent renewal electricity generation from wind and solar. Modeling and simulation are important tools in the design and development of these electrochemical systems. The Fuel Cell &… Read more »
Volta Trucks raises $257 million in Series C funding for its Zero model line
Commercial vehicle manufacturer Volta Trucks has raised €230 million ($257 million) in Series C funding. The cash will be used to complete a fleet of design verification prototypes and a fleet of product verification vehicles for customer evaluation in London and Paris in mid-2022, as well as the continued development of the Volta Zero model… Read more »
Ford to spin off its EVs into separate “Model e” business unit
Ford has announced plans to spin off its EV efforts as a separate business unit called Model e. Automakers often seem to choose names that we pundits dislike (see Stellantis and the Chevy Bolt), and this one is doubly daffy because of a historical association with a certain California-born carmaker. Tesla originally wanted to call… Read more »
Nissan to build two new EV models at Mississippi assembly plant
Nissan says its Canton Vehicle Assembly Plant in Mississippi will become a center for US EV production. The company is updating the plant with EV manufacturing technology to support production of two all-new EVs. Canton Vehicle Assembly Plant, which opened in 2003, currently builds the Nissan Altima, Frontier and Titan. Nissan plans to invest $500… Read more »
Ford Mustang Mach-E dethrones Tesla Model 3 as Consumer Reports’ top EV recommendation
Has a legacy automaker finally produced an EV that can challenge mighty Tesla? Consumer Reports has named the Ford Mustang Mach-E as this year’s Top Pick in the EV category, dethroning Tesla’s Model 3, which held the honor for the past two years. The Ford earned the accolade based on its Overall Score, which incorporates… Read more »