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BMW’s Gen6 battery wins technology award in China
BMW's Gen6 high-voltage battery, the foundation of the Neue Klasse, has been recognised at the World New Energy Vehicle Congress in China.
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Stellantis patents a way for burning EVs to drop their battery and drive away
Stellantis has patented a system that would use explosive bolts to drop a burning EV's battery onto the road, then move the car clear on 12-volt power to save it from becoming a total loss.
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BYD’s luxury arm builds its own Phantom, and it may carry the first solid-state battery
BYD's Yangwang brand has revealed a Phantom-sized flagship sedan with coach doors, and Chinese reports say it is the likeliest candidate for the company's first solid-state battery, due in a vehicle in 2027.
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High-mileage EVs fail fewer roadworthiness tests, but the battery is not checked
A UK study of 47.4 million roadworthiness tests found higher-mileage EVs fail less often than petrol cars of the same age, though the test does not measure battery health.
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A free car if it burns, and solid-state in production: the battery race’s busy week
Xiaomi will replace the car if its new Dragonscale battery catches fire through a defect, and ProLogium has started mass-producing a 381Wh/kg solid-state cell, in a busy week for battery technology.
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Largest used EV battery study finds 13.5% gap between best and worst of the same model
AVILOO's 500,000-test study finds used EV batteries ageing well but varying by up to 13.5% between cars of the same model, with the 40kWh Nissan Leaf, a New Zealand used-import staple, the outlier.
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One in 85 used EVs hides a battery fault the health figure can’t see
Analysis of 10,000 used EV battery tests finds one in 85 carries a hidden cell imbalance invisible to state of health figures, though the typical battery remains tightly balanced.
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Contact and CDC eye 250MW data centre for retired Taranaki gas plant site
Contact Energy and CDC Data Centres will seek consent for a 250MW data centre at Stratford on the retired TCC gas plant site, powered by new renewables and backed by battery storage.
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LDV expecting to move ‘hundreds’ of all-electric people mover in NZ
LDV distributors Great Lake Motor Company have launched the all-electric Mifa9 people mover in Auckland today, expecting to significantly boost what has been an otherwise minor market segment.…
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Scandinavian EV disruptor arrives
The Scandinavian Polestar electric performance brand has officially arrived in New Zealand with a business to consumer direct digital retail model similar to that employed by Tesla Motors.…