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May 05, 2022, 11:05 AM
On the podcast today:
• Fisker Teases Its Third Model, a Grand Tourer Called Ronin
• Porsche Bets Big on Silicon for Next-Gen EV Batteries
• Tesla Model S with motorized tilting screen spotted in the wild
• Cadillac Lyriq Promises 500 HP from Dual-Motor AWD Setup
• Ford Patent Filed For Portable High-Voltage EV Charging System
• Ex-Hyundai R&D Boss Albert Biermann Drives 2023 Ioniq 6 Prototype
• Conn. Unlikely to Allow Tesla to Sell Directly to Consumers
• 2022 Tesla Model 3 Performance Shines In 70 MPH Range Test
• Wuling Hongguang Mini EV Review: Cheap Electric City Car
Show #1456
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FISKER TEASES ITS THIRD MODEL, A GRAND TOURER CALLED RONIN
- Production of Fisker’s first new electric vehicle, the Ocean crossover, is set to begin this November, but before the Ocean officially arrives Fisker has already announced what it hopes will become its third model. Dubbed Project Ronin, the vehicle will be an electric sports car with seating for four and dramatic proportions, as revealed by the accompanying teaser image.
- Development of the grand touring sports car began last year, and Fisker’s lofty goal is for the Ronin to have “the world's longest range for a production EV.” That means it will have to beat the Lucid Air, which is rated to deliver up to 520 miles of range by the EPA. Fisker claims that Project Ronin will have “an innovative battery design” that incorporates the battery pack into the structure of the vehicle. The sports car will also feature active aerodynamics and lightweight materials.
- Fisker says that Project Ronin will be fully unveiled in August 2023, with production beginning in the second half of 2024. Before then, Fisker is expected to reveal its second crossover, the Pear, with sales also planned for 2024.
Original Source : https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a39904642/fisker-third-model-ronin/
PORSCHE BETS BIG ON SILICON FOR NEXT-GEN EV BATTERIES
- Porsche on Wednesday announced a $100 million investment in Group14 Technologies, a company working to manufacture silicon battery anodes. This is part of a larger Series C funding round, of which Porsche is the lead investor, totaling $400 million overall.
- Cellforce Group, a joint venture in which Porsche is a major partner, seeks to use Group14's silicon-anode technology and produce high-performance battery cells for electric vehicles.
- With production slated to begin in 2024, it'll start producing cells in small batches, enough for approximately 1,000 vehicles per year. Motorsports and other high-performance applications are Porsche's first targets to take advantage of Group14's tech. But silicon anodes have the potential to improve every EV.
- "The characteristic properties of the new cell chemistry -- fast charging, high performance and low weight -- pay dividends directly into the Porsche brand core," said Michael Steiner, Porsche's board member overseeing research and development, in a statement. "They are virtually in line with the development goals that we are writing in the specifications for our prospective electric sports cars."
TESLA MODEL S WITH MOTORIZED TILTING SCREEN SPOTTED IN THE WILD
- A Model S with a factory-equipped motorized, swiveling center screen has been spotted in the wild thanks to a video posted to Twitter by Larry Li. In it, Li can be seen tilting the display from center, to left, and then to right, with the tap of a button on the screen
- A swiveling center screen represents a small quality-of-life improvement for Tesla owners. Rather than the display being static, and positioned so that both the driver and passengers can see it, it can be moved for optimum visibility by the driver when operating the vehicle, or by a passenger when parked, for example.
- Even more perplexing, a recent teardown showed that the Model S already has most of the hardware required to offer a swiveling screen, but without the motor to actually move it. It’s led to speculation that parts shortages have until now prevented Tesla from offering the feature in its cars.
- In replies to his original tweet, Li confirmed that the swiveling display is not an aftermarket mod but was “from [the] Tesla factory” and that the Model S shown in the video was delivered on April 29th. Host of the Tesla podcast Ride the Lightning Ryan McCaffrey recently tweeted that the latest Model S and Model X cars rolling off Tesla’s factory lines are equipped with the hardware to support the feature.
Original Source : https://www.theverge.com/2022/5/4/23056503/tesla-tilt-screen-model-s-x-motorized-parts-shortages
CADILLAC LYRIQ PROMISES 500 HP FROM DUAL-MOTOR AWD SETUP
- Cadillac has only detailed the base single-motor powertrain for the new 2023 Lyriq electric SUV so far. But now we know that the dual-motor, all-wheel-drive version will offer an estimated 500 horsepower, as Cadillac shared that figure on an Instagram Q&A session today.
- While the base 340-hp single-motor Lyriq RWD starts at $59,990, we assume that the dual-motor variant will cost a fair bit more than that to start.
- Cadillac will open orders for the 2023 Lyriq starting May 19, but the initial production run will include only the single-motor Lyriq Debut Edition form that comes only in silver or black and doesn't offer many option choices.
FORD PATENT FILED FOR PORTABLE HIGH-VOLTAGE EV CHARGING SYSTEM
- Ford Motor Company has filed a patent for a portable high-voltage EV charging system, Ford Authority has learned.
- As Ford notes in the patent, EVs can run out of energy in the middle of a trip, much like an ICE-powered vehicle can run out of gas. However, while ICE vehicles can be refueled via a gas can, no simple solution currently exists for all-electric vehicles, which are generally towed to a charging station in the event that they run out of energy in a remote location.
- This new Ford patent details a potential solution for that problem – a portage charging system that can provide enough energy for an EV to reach the next charging location, whether that be a charging station or their home. The system itself is designed to be light enough that someone can pick it up and put it in the back of a truck or another vehicle – or, at the very least, move it with a dolly or hand cart.
Original Source : https://fordauthority.com/2022/05/ford-patent-filed-for-portable-high-voltage-ev-charging-system/
EX-HYUNDAI R&D BOSS ALBERT BIERMANN DRIVES 2023 IONIQ 6 PROTOTYPE
Original Source : https://www.motor1.com/news/583640/hyundai-albert-biermann-ioniq-6/
CONN. UNLIKELY TO ALLOW TESLA TO SELL DIRECTLY TO CONSUMERS
Original Source : https://www.govtech.com/policy/conn-unlikely-to-allow-tesla-to-sell-directly-to-consumers
2022 TESLA MODEL 3 PERFORMANCE SHINES IN 70 MPH RANGE TEST
WULING HONGGUANG MINI EV REVIEW: CHEAP ELECTRIC CITY CAR
Original Source : https://www.wired.com/story/review-wuling-hongguang-mini-ev/
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