It stacks up well against the Model Y Performance and Ford Mustang Mach-E GT Performance. But it does cost more than either.
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Optiphase and Opal-RT collaborate on real-time simulation for 5-phase EV motors
Optiphase Drive Systems and OPAL-RT, a specialist in simulation and hardware-in-the-loop testing, have formed a strategic alliance to offer real-time simulation capabilities for vehicle designers that integrate Optiphase’s 5-phase electric motor and drive system.
Optiphase says it developed its 5-phase electric power and control technologies to overcome the limitations and workarounds inherent to 3-phase systems. “When you look at the research and testing data, 5 phases provide the optimal balance of power and reliability with minimized cost and complexity,” said Siavash Sadeghi, CTO for Optiphase. “Even the most innovative 3-phase systems in the market today still use technology from the last century and require redundancy, stacking, or other workarounds to meet the demanding requirements of advanced vehicles.”
Optiphase designs offer outputs from <5 kW to over +1 MW, specific power in excess of 8 kW/kg, and shaft speeds from 1,000 RPM to over 100,000 RPM.
“This collaboration unlocks greater access for advanced vehicle designers to the groundbreaking advantages of 5-phase electric motor technology,” said Daniel Vicario, CEO of Optiphase.
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BMW's Neue Klasse EVs Aim To Be Profitable As Gas Engines Get More Expensive
At “high volume,” BMW’s new crop of EVs aim to make just as much money as ICE vehicles—which are not getting cheaper to build.
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Tesla Launches Cybertruck-Inspired CyberHammer
Tesla will only make 800 of the cyberpunk sledgehammers. They’ll be available through the automaker’s referral program.
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Early Chevy Blazer EV Buyers Can Get Reimbursed Up To $6,520
Chevrolet dropped the price of its Blazer EV. Now it’s offering early buyers some money to make up the difference.
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What Biden’s New Car Emissions Rules Mean For You
The EPA’s tighter tailpipe emissions standards should save consumers billions in fueling and maintenance costs each year.
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World's First Tesla Cybertruck Teardown Shows Botched Door Hinge Install
Caresoft Global found plenty of cool details about the Cybertruck’s battery pack, steer-by-wire system, giga castings, and more.
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NIO's New ONVO And Firefly Brands Aim For Mass Volume In Europe
NIO’s CEO stressed that ONVO is a medium-tier brand meant for families.
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Thomas Built Buses delivers its 1,000th electric school bus
US school bus manufacturer Thomas Built Buses, a brand of the Daimler Group, has delivered its 1,000th Saf-T-Liner C2 Jouley battery-electric school bus as part of an order for eight of the buses placed by Meriwether County School System (MCSS) in Georgia.
The new buses are fully funded through the EPA’s Clean School Bus grant program. They are MCSS’s first electric models and will replace some of its current diesel fleet of 46 buses.
The Saf-T-Liner C2 Jouley has a maximum passenger capacity of 81. It delivers 295 peak horsepower, has a standard battery capacity of 244 kWh, and has a range of up to 150 miles.
“Jouley was a natural choice because of the available long-term battery energy, access to fast DC charging and safety-first construction,” said Robert Griffin, MCSS superintendent.
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Volvo Cars invests in Breathe Battery Technologies fast charging software
Volvo Cars has partnered with UK-based EV charging management software developer Breathe to become the first automaker to access the latest version of its Breathe Charge software, for use in its new generation of electric cars.
Volvo will integrate the software with its own in-house-developed battery management platform to optimize performance and reduce charging times. Based on tests, Volvo says that the time to charge from a 10% to an 80% charging state is reduced by between 15% and 30% across the full life cycle of the battery, without affecting its health status.
Volvo says Breathe’s software uses adaptive charging to control the battery in real time, rather than traditional stepped charging based on predetermined rules, reducing charging times. Algorithms manage the charging process in accordance with battery health and help avoid the risk of harmful lithium plating.
“Faster charging times, in the range where customers typically fast charge, represent a major step in the right direction as we continue to boost electric mobility and make it available to more people,” says Volvo Cars Tech Fund CEO Ann-Sofie Ekberg.
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