Issue #116

Ferrari unveils new organization, top team to face electrification challenge >>

Ferrari's CEO, Benedetto Vigna, on Monday announced organization and leadership changes aimed at sharpening its technology focus and product exclusivity as the sports car maker embraces electrification. Bestinver analyst Andrea Trovarelli said in a report that Vigna was "turning to trusted allies to aid his turnaround and to put the iconic manufacturer on course for electrification."

Electric vehicles expected to make up 31% of the global fleet by 2050 >>

A growth of 1% per year until 2050 - that’s the prediction for light-duty electric vehicles made by the US Energy Information Administration. From 2020 to 2050, the segment is expected to explode from 0.7% to 31% growing to a whopping 672 million EVs. It also predicts that the global gas and diesel LDV fleet will hit its apex in 2038 as a result of the growth in EV sales.

Veolia to build battery recycling plant in the UK >>

Waste management company Veolia has announced its first EV battery-recycling plant in the UK. The factory in Minworth in the West Midlands is to have enough capacity to process 20% of the UK’s end-of-life electric vehicle batteries by 2024. The transnational company believes by 2040 there will be 350,000 tons of end-of-life EV batteries.

Why do so many US drivers want at least 300 miles of range before considering the purchase of an electric vehicle? >>

Almost every survey of US consumers that asks some form of the question: “What would it take for them to strongly consider buying an electric vehicle?” has a significant percentage of respondents requiring 300 or more miles of range. Thus, 300 miles of range along with $100 per kWh for the cost of batteries have become the EV adoption “magic numbers” in the US.

An in-depth look at StoreDot's patent for processing silicon-based nano-particles >>

Even though using silicon as an active anode material provides many advantages, including greater energy density, it is reactive and requires careful processing in a non-oxidizing environment. Thus StoreDot’s patent describes the formation of a mixture of silicon particles with nanoparticles and carbon-based binders and/or surfactants, enabling the use of significantly simplified anode-formation processes and materials

Rimac Nevera puts Ionity ultra-fast charger to the test: achieves 333 kW >>

The 21-minute session resulted in 91 kWh dispensed by the charger, which means that the average was above 260 kW with a peak of 333 kW. Although this was the fastest electric car-charging ever recorded, Mate Rimac pointed out that the Rimac Nevera is capable of accepting 500 kW.

Editor: Peter Els. Design: Meni Stern