World EV Day was held yesterday (Sep 9th, 2020), some updates:
A selection of EV models and their celebrity early adopters [1 2]:
- Audi E-Tron - Harry & Meghan
- Opel Ampera - Gok Wan
- Chevy Bolt - Alex Ferguson
- Tesla Model S - Shakira, Katy Perry
- Tesla Roadster - Arnold S, Matt Damon
- Fisker Karma - Leonardo DiCarprio
- Baker Electric - Jay Leno
- Jaguar I-Pace - Prince Charles
- Nissan Leaf - Pep Guardiola, Alyssa Milano
- AMG One - Lewis Hamilton, Nico Rosberg
Battery 2030+
BATTERY 2030+ is an EU initiative to develop sustainable battery technologies. The first six projects selected under the initiative:
- Big-Map - Unites the R&D of 34 institutions from 15 EU counties
- Instabat - Fiber Bragg grating and luminescence probes
- Sensibat - SOC/SOH/SOE/SOP estimation algorithms
- Spartacus - Electrochem impedance measurement & temp sensors
- Hidden - Self-healing thermotropic liquid crystalline electrolytes
- Bat4ever - Si-Graphene anode, Nickel-Manganese-Cobalt cathode