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[Steadfast]

Here is a very interesting conversion that they say can be done on any vehicle. They have done hundreds and have orders into 2027.

Australian EV Specialists Build 1,000km Electric Land Cruiser Ute With 800HP​

 

[Steadfast]

If this is true, it could help many with cheaper and better vehicles.

Ford CEO Claims New EV Platform Is 30% More Efficient Than BYD’s​

October 30, 2026/Sam Evans
Ford is aiming to take on Chinese automakers with its new Universal Electric Vehicle (UEV) platform, debuting in the Fathom pickup. According to CEO Jim Farley, Ford’s latest EV technology delivers a significant efficiency advantage over BYD, one of the world’s leading electric vehicle manufacturers.

Ford CEO Claims New EV Platform Is 30% More Efficient Than BYD's - The Electric Viking

Ford CEO Jim Farley says the company's new Universal Electric Vehicle platform is 30% more efficient than BYD's, debuting in the $28,350 Fathom pickup as Ford's direct answer to Chinese automakers.

theelectricviking.com

 

[insightman]

The ranges stated are and were not for the battery. It was for the vehicle.

Chery has announced major breakthroughs in its next-generation solid-state battery technology, revealing a cell with 400 watt hours per kilogram energy density and the potential for up to 1500 kilometers of range.

No vehicle is mentioned. I'm guessing Chery didn't believe 400 Wh/kg would make many people sit up and take notice, so the PR staff carefully calculated a number that substantially exceeds the range of current EVs without being implausible. I will stop being a tedious stickler.

 

[Steadfast]

No vehicle is mentioned. I'm guessing Chery didn't believe 400 Wh/kg would make many people sit up and take notice, so the PR staff carefully calculated a number that substantially exceeds the range of current EVs without being implausible. I will stop being a tedious stickler.

Well, that 400Wh/kg is a fairly standard threshold right now. I've seen a little higher, perhaps 456? They are aiming for 800 but the first thing they have to fix is being able to mass produce them and cure the degradation problem.

 

[Steadfast]

More Electric Trucks For Canada....And The USA?

Swarm Of Electric Trucks Coming To US (Battery Swapping Included?)​

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk famously ditched the idea of EV battery swapping back in 2015 after a brief experiment. That pretty much laid the idea to rest here in the US, but other EV stakeholders soldiered on. The latest example is the Australian firm Janus Electric, which is bringing its Class 8 heavy duty electric truck conversions to North America. Janus offers a battery-as-a-service model that includes both charging and swapping…so, is battery swapping finally coming here to the US?.

Swappable Batteries And The Diesel Truck Opportunity​

A Swarm Of Electric Trucks Is Coming To The US

The Australian firm Janus Electric has hooked up with Canada's Electrovaya to accelerate the electric truck conversion field in the US.

cleantechnica.com