Cheap Lithium Ion Plug-in 
Cars That Think
AUGUST 20, 2021
Terrafirma Technology , a company started by an engineer named Michael House who has gone into business supplying 3D-printed adapters to people who want to repurpose lithium-ion power-tool batteries. In 2009, I wrote in these pages about my efforts to. Fast forward a dozen years. If anything, it's gone up. So I bought an outrunner.
EV Central
SEPTEMBER 1, 2024
Under the new-looking bodywork is a 64kWh lithium-ion battery that promises 400km in WLTP range. Again, that’s supercar-levels of performance, delivered via a relatively cheap, city-friendly EV. Think Nissan with its Warrior by Premcar program. And it could be the beginning of a broader tuning program. Incredible.
EV Central
OCTOBER 20, 2022
Now an eight-year veteran on the Australian scene, the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV was the world’s first plug-in hybrid SUV. litre combustion petrol engine allied with twin electric motors, a 20kWh lithium-ion battery pack and all-wheel-drive. But it’s had a chunky price rise over the old model. Is it good value?
Cars That Think
AUGUST 20, 2021
Terrafirma Technology , a company started by an engineer named Michael House who has gone into business supplying 3D-printed adapters to people who want to repurpose lithium-ion power-tool batteries. In 2009, I wrote in these pages about my efforts to. Fast forward a dozen years. If anything, it's gone up. So I bought an outrunner.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 1, 2019
A study by a team of researchers from Germany and South Africa forsees the gradual replacement of lead-acid SLI (starter, lighting and ignition) batteries with Li-ion batteries over the next couple of years. That will see an uptake of more hybrid-, plug-in hybrids and BEVs in the EU. —Ferg et al. Ferg, F.
EV Connect
NOVEMBER 8, 2021
EV Batteries: The Basics Electric cars are powered by rechargeable lithium-ion batteries, which are more energy dense than the lead-acid batteries found in internal combustion engines or rechargeable nickel-cadmium batteries found in some hybrids. How Do EV Batteries Degrade? Instead, you can save money by simply replacing dead cells.
The Truth About Cars
OCTOBER 30, 2023
For ages, this writer used a gasoline-powered pressure washer, firm in the belief it ran better and more reliably than any cheap electric plug-in unit ever would. It is estimated recharging takes about twice as long as discharging, though I tend to just simply plug the thing in overnight; it’s always full the next time it is needed.
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