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621 Miles of EV Range? You'll Need This Chinese Company's Solid State Battery
07.08.2023 - 18:17 / pcmag.com / Miles
A Chinese company seems to have quietly cracked the code on commercializing what it calls "semi-solid state" EV batteries, which increase the range on electric vehicles significantly.
Most EVs on the market today can travel anywhere from 200-350 miles on a single charge, but a new battery from Beijing WeLion New Energy Technology (WeLion) can go up to 621 miles, the company says. WeLion was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Beijing. It holds a "series of core patents and technologies" and says it is the "only industrialization platform of solid-state battery technologies," according to its website(Opens in a new window).
While solid state batteries have long been dismissed as vaporware that's "always just around the corner," WeLion batteries are now available to consumers in a mass market EV: The Nio ES6.
The Nio ES6 debuted in May 2023 with a traditional lithium ion battery pack made by Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Limited (CATL), the same Chinese company Ford is partnering with on its $3.5 billion battery plant in Michigan. As of July 2023, the ES6 is available with the upgraded WeLion "semi-solid state" battery, according(Opens in a new window) to CnEVPost and as reflected by the Nio ES6 website(Opens in a new window).
With the WeLion battery, the Nio ES6 achieves a 578-mile range, according to the Chinese version of EPA range tests (the CLTC). That's slightly less than the 621-mile max WeLion says its battery can achieve, possibly because an SUV tends to be less aerodynamic than a sedan, but it's higher than any EV sold in the US today. The ES6 is also compatible with Nio's battery-swapping program.
Nio EVs are primarily sold in China, but drivers in other regions may eventually experience WeLion's technology in vehicles from other automakers. So far, it has garnered interest from Volkswagen, Ford, Mercedes-Benz, and Geely (Volvo), the South China Morning Post reports(Opens in a new window). None have announced any vehicles with the batteries, but WeLion said this week that it plans to IPO in 2025 and increase its battery pack sales twenty-fold, Bloomberg reports(Opens in a new window).
To meet its ambitious goals, the company is building four more battery plants in China, boosting its annual capacity from 6GWh to 30GWh by 2025. In addition to EVs, WeLion offers batteries for use in medical equipment, robots, drones, and other electronic devices.
Although most new technologies tend to be expensive to produce, a WeLion YouTube video says its products are "low cost" and require "zero increase in battery cost." The Nio ES6 debuted at a relatively low $52,000 starting price with the traditional lithium ion battery, breaking Nio sales record(Opens in a new window) for a single model in a
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20.08.2023 / 11:39
Chandrayaan-3 landing date and time unveiled: Here's what you need to know
India's eagerly awaited Chandrayaan-3 mission is poised to achieve a historic lunar touchdown. Now, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has officially declared that the spacecraft is scheduled to make its soft landing on the Moon's south pole. Chandrayaan-3 landing date and time is August 23, 2023, at approximately 18:04 IST.
pcmag.com
18.08.2023 / 16:19
EV Fast-Charging Breakthrough? China's New Battery Gets 250 Miles in 10 Minutes
A Chinese company is looking to speed up EV charging times with a new battery technology that it says can achieve 248 miles of range (400km) in just 10 minutes.
pcmag.com
18.08.2023 / 12:16
These States Are the Most Tech-Obsessed, Can't Get Enough of ChatGPT, AI
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gamesradar.com
16.08.2023 / 16:57
I couldn't be more excited for American Truck Simulator to finally add the most boring states in the US
American Truck Simulator's next few rounds of DLC are recreating some of the most boring places in the US, and I for one could not be more excited to drive through the flyover states.
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14.08.2023 / 10:49
Solar Eclipse 2023: Know When and where you can watch this rare phenomenon
Have you ever witnessed a ring of fire in the sky? It happens because of the solar eclipse. A solar eclipse occurs when the Sun, the Moon, and Earth line up, either fully or partially. Depending on how they align, eclipses provide a unique, exciting view of either the Sun or the Moon. According to NASA, "A solar eclipse happens when the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth, casting a shadow on Earth that either fully or partially blocks the Sun's light in some areas,"
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13.08.2023 / 11:39
MrBeast, the YouTuber who bit more burger than he could chew
It's September 4, 2022, and around 10,000 people are shouting "Beast, Beast, Beast" in a shopping mall in New Jersey: YouTuber MrBeast is on his way to launch his first burger restaurant, and the crowd is hysterical.
pcgamer.com
11.08.2023 / 15:49
AMD rolls out limited edition Starfield 7800X3D CPUs and 7900 XTX GPUs but you can't buy one
Bethesda's space-themed role-playing epic is just weeks away from launch. So, what better time to wheel out some Starfield-branded PC clobber? AMD clearly thinks so. We give you the AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Starfield Limited Edition CPU and AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX Starfield Limited Edition graphics card.
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10.08.2023 / 05:45
Silicate asteroid bigger than Empire State Building racing towards Earth
Every year on June 30, we celebrate World Asteroid Day. This day commemorates the anniversary of the Tunguska event, which is the largest asteroid strike in recorded history. On June 30, 1908, a carbonaceous asteroid crashed in Yeniseysk Governorate, Russia, and it decimated nearly 2150 square kilometers of forest area and scored the ground. This resulting explosion was recorded at almost 12 megatons. David Morrison, a planetary science researcher at the NASA Ames Research Center termed it as the “largest cosmic event ever witnessed by humans”.
pcmag.com
09.08.2023 / 16:13
2025 Cadillac Escalade IQ Is an EV With 450 Miles of Range, 55-Inch Dash
The Cadillac Escalade SUV is back in with a luxurious, all-electric version. The 2025 Escalade IQ comes with all the bells and whistles you'd expect on an EV that's most likely to be purchased by deep-pocketed executives and celebrities and used for presidential motorcades.
gamesradar.com
09.08.2023 / 12:15
Stranger Things star swaps demogorgons for demons in creepy All Fun and Games trailer
The first trailer for new horror movie All Fun and Games is here – and it sees The Haunting of Bly Manor's Benjamin Evan Ainsworth and Stranger Things star Natalia Dyer face off against a possessed Asa Butterfield.
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09.08.2023 / 04:51
Paise vasool! Indian creators start receiving payouts from Twitter
On July 29, X (formerly Twitter) owner Elon Musk rolled out Ads Revenue Sharing, a program that will share a portion of the money the company makes from the advertisers from the impressions on posts and profiles, back with the community and the content creators of the platform. Over the days, users in the US and Europe have been sharing screenshots of emails from the company telling them the amount they will receive soon. Now, yesterday, Indian creators finally began receiving similar emails, and many of them took to the microblogging platform to share screenshots of the amount they have been earning off the platform.