+2348177042673
Host A Charging Station
First commercial sodium-ion battery in production operates at -40°C with 90% capacity retention – NotebookCheck.net News
Battery, Electric Car, Electric Fleet January 23, 2026 Daniel Zlatev Comments: 0

First commercial sodium-ion battery in production operates at -40°C with 90% capacity retention – NotebookCheck.net News

Sodium-ion CATL battery. (Image source: CATL) CATL has added a sodium-ion battery capable of charging and operating at arctic temperatures to its commercial vehicle roster. The sodium battery’s energy density still compares to the popular LFP chemistry in mass market electric cars. The world’s biggest battery maker, CATL, unveiled the first commercial sodium-ion battery that will be produced at large scale. Advertised as the “low-temperature” solution for commercial vehic...
Read More
California is bringing electric vehicle tax credit back ‘despite federal interference’ – NotebookCheck.net News
Commercial EV, Electric Car, Electric Fleet January 11, 2026 Daniel Zlatev Comments: 0

California is bringing electric vehicle tax credit back ‘despite federal interference’ – NotebookCheck.net News

The new Tesla Model Y in Ultra Red (Image source: Tesla) Tesla sales are expected to take a significant hit because of the premature federal tax credit expiration set by the White House administration. The EV subsidy ball is now in the individual states’ court, and California will be leading the compensation game. Just as initially promised, California will be resurrecting the compensation for the federal EV tax credit that expired at the end of the third quarter. It intended to do so imme...
Read More
High solid-state battery costs finally addressed with electrolyte structure hack using cheaper materials – NotebookCheck.net News
Battery, Electric Car, Electric Fleet January 8, 2026 Daniel Zlatev Comments: 0

High solid-state battery costs finally addressed with electrolyte structure hack using cheaper materials – NotebookCheck.net News

The ET5 sedan costs as much as NIO’s 150 kWh battery with semi-solid electrolyte. (Image source: NIO) The first vehicle with a solid-state battery available for purchase in the US is the Verge TS Pro motorcycle, which costs as much as a Tesla Model 3. Solid-state batteries are expensive, but they can now be made with much cheaper materials. The TS Pro bike that got announced at the CES 2026 expo will be the first production vehicle with a solid-state battery available for purchase in the U...
Read More
Tesla misses delivery estimates as Musk still claims Model Y is the world’s top selling car – NotebookCheck.net News
Electric Car, Electric Fleet January 2, 2026 Daniel Zlatev Comments: 0

Tesla misses delivery estimates as Musk still claims Model Y is the world’s top selling car – NotebookCheck.net News

The 2026 Model Y. (Image source: Tesla) Tesla’s Q4 deliveries were a miss compared to the Wall Street analyst consensus and a big discrepancy in production and shipments. Still, Elon Musk claims that the Model Y remained the globe’s most popular vehicle. Tesla has announced its Q4 delivery numbers, and they aren’t pretty. The EV maker moved 418,227 vehicles, while the Wall Street analyst consensus was 422,850. The worse part is that Tesla made more than 16,000 more vehicles t...
Read More
Battery recycler Redwood revolutionizes old phone, laptop, earbuds or power tools disposal – NotebookCheck.net News
Battery, Electric Car, Electric Fleet December 18, 2025 Daniel Zlatev Comments: 0

Battery recycler Redwood revolutionizes old phone, laptop, earbuds or power tools disposal – NotebookCheck.net News

The Battery Bin deposit system. (Image source: Redwood Materials) The battery recycling company of Tesla founder JB Straubel has created an automated nationwide deposit system called Battery Bin. It makes getting rid of anything with Li-ion battery an effortless process. A system that can collect any common household device with a Li-ion battery inside for recycling has been created by America’s largest company in the field, Redwood Materials. Headed by Tesla co-founder JB Straubel, Redwoo...
Read More
Teslas have been manufactured as disposable vehicles as per used car reliability study – NotebookCheck.net News
Battery, Electric Car, Electric Fleet December 8, 2025 Daniel Zlatev Comments: 0

Teslas have been manufactured as disposable vehicles as per used car reliability study – NotebookCheck.net News

The Model Y is Tesla’s most reliable vehicle. (Image source: Tesla) The times when scalpers used to buy Teslas and flip them for a profit are long gone, with used EV prices nosediving in the past two years. Legacy Tesla owners can’t expect a great deal of reliability from their cars, either. Tesla car owners have long complained about various issues with their vehicles as they age, ranging from underengineered suspension and interior assembly quality to expensive out-of-warranty batt...
Read More
Kia schools Tesla with PV5 cargo van range record delivering Model 3 efficiency – NotebookCheck.net News
Battery, Electric Car, Electric Fleet October 29, 2025 Daniel Zlatev Comments: 0

Kia schools Tesla with PV5 cargo van range record delivering Model 3 efficiency – NotebookCheck.net News

The Kia PV5 Cargo van that set the Guinness range record. (Image source: Kia) Hyundai or Kia electric vehicles already beat Tesla in charging speed and battery longevity. A Kia cargo van range record now puts Tesla’s power draw efficiency under scrutiny, too. The new Kia PV5 electric van managed to cover more than 430 miles on a single charge if its 71 kWh battery, establishing a Guinness world record for a fully loaded light cargo vehicle. Despite a nearly 1,500-pound payload, the Kia car...
Read More
GM prices Chevy Bolt with Tesla port and V2H as the cheapest electric vehicle in the US – NotebookCheck.net News
Commercial EV, Electric Car, Electric Fleet October 9, 2025 Daniel Zlatev Comments: 0

GM prices Chevy Bolt with Tesla port and V2H as the cheapest electric vehicle in the US – NotebookCheck.net News

The 2026 Chevy Bolt electric crossover. (Image source: GM) The new 2027 Chevy Bolt comes with a native NACS port that gives it direct access to the Tesla Supercharger network. Its range is rather decent for a sub-$30,000 electric vehicle, too, and the crossover SUV support bidirectional vehicle-to-home charging. Chevrolet has unveiled its 2027 Bolt EV that will be released in early 2026 at a $28,995 starting price that could make it the cheapest electric SUV in the US at the time of launch. The...
Read More
Model Y will inflate airbags ahead of collision when FSD cameras register a head-on crash as imminent – NotebookCheck.net News
Electric Car, Electric Fleet September 6, 2025 Daniel Zlatev Comments: 0

Model Y will inflate airbags ahead of collision when FSD cameras register a head-on crash as imminent – NotebookCheck.net News

Tesla Model Y earns a 5-star rating in crash safety test. (Image source: NHTSA) Tesla is including a forward-looking feature in its latest 2025.32.3 software update for the 2022 and later Model Y and Model 3. A new safety option will leverage the Tesla Vision camera set found all around its vehicles to increase the driver and passenger survivability in the case of an accident. Instead of using the traditional bumper and other sensors to deploy airbags in a split second when the vehicle gets into...
Read More
Tesla will allow daily 90% charging with new nickel battery tech – NotebookCheck.net News
Battery, Electric Car, Electric Fleet September 2, 2025 Daniel Zlatev Comments: 0

Tesla will allow daily 90% charging with new nickel battery tech – NotebookCheck.net News

The 2026 Tesla Model S Plaid in a new Frost Blue Metallic color. (Image source: Jay Leno Garage/YT) Tesla recommends keeping the nickel-based batteries in its vehicles between 20% to 80% state of charge for everyday driving to prolong their lifespan. It has now developed new cells that have narrowed the difference with LFP battery charging levels significantly. Tesla will soon start using new nickel cells that can be safely charged to 90% without affecting the battery pack’s lifespan, acco...
Read More
en_USEnglish
en_USEnglish