battery electricity
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You Can Swap an EV Battery in China for $7
If the future of automobiles is truly going to be electric — and at the moment that’s what it looks like — then batteries should be easily swappable. Period. I know most of the industry is loath to do this, with big-deal companies like Tesla coming out definitively against it, but the truth is even…
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Japan’s Biggest Bike Makers Are Determined to Make Battery Sharing Work
You know what they say about team work, right? Well, it makes the dream work. And, if your dream is swappable batteries in your swanky Japanese motorbike, then I’ve got great news for you: Japan’s four biggest bike makers — Honda, Yamaha, Kawasaki and Suzuki — have come together to finally make battery sharing work.
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The U.S. Has A Battery Problem That Could Turn Into A National Security Threat
The transition to electric vehicles is going to require a lot of EV batteries, which the U.S. doesn’t currently have. Our lack of batteries and the raw materials needed to make them is just another reason why the gradual transition to EVs has been a little too gradual in the U.S., and experts claim this…
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IKEA’s New $55 Sticky Wireless Charger May Be Its Easiest Build Ever
Buying furniture with a pre-installed Qi wireless charging pad helps minimise loose cables floating around, but it also means you don’t get to pick where you plop your devices down to charge. With IKEA’s new self-installed Sjömärke charger, you can add wireless charging to almost any table, and position it exactly where you need it.