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EV World: A learning experience

Auto Service World

Here’s what they’ve learned during the experience — and what they find customers are learning along the way Despite all the noise, the negative talk, the pullback from automakers and global trends, Canadians are still turning out to buy electric vehicles. per cent of all new vehicle registrations, while plug-in hybrids were another 3.5

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Automakers at Toronto show switch gears on focus

Auto Service World

Seemingly sensing waning confidence from the public despite record-setting highs in sales in the third quarter of 2024 automakers are offering more options for plug-in hybrid electric vehicles in addition to their current offerings of battery electrics and traditional hybrids.

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EV reduction gearbox service

Tire Review Magazine

As opposed to internal combustion engines, electric vehicles do not have transmissions that require frequent maintenance. This is still considered a transmission because it controls the direction of the car, but it does not have multiple gears of varying sizes for acceleration.

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EV reduction gearbox service

Tire Review Magazine

As opposed to internal combustion engines, electric vehicles do not have transmissions that require frequent maintenance. This is still considered a transmission because it controls the direction of the car, but it does not have multiple gears of varying sizes for acceleration.

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Comparing an EV to a Fuel Cell Vehicle (FCV) 

Tire Review Magazine

But how do these nearly silent, emission-free vehicles work? At the center of every electric car is its battery pack. Unlike the small battery that starts a gas engine, the EV battery powers the entire vehicle. While EV charging can take hours, hydrogen refueling takes just minutessimilar to gas-powered vehicles.

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Nokian Tyres Joins Polestar’s Climate-Neutral Car Project

Tire Review Magazine

Nokian Tyres has joined a Polestar 0 project to create a climate-neutral car by 2030. The electric vehicle manufacturer Polestar’s project targets to eliminate all greenhouse gas emissions stemming from the production and end-of-life of the car.

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Pirelli equips its P Zero Elect on the Hyundai IONIQ 5 N

Tire Review Magazine

To meet the specific characteristics of the Hyundai IONIQ 5 N, Pirelli said it equipped the bespoke P Zero with its Elect technology, developed by the company specifically for electric cars and plug-in hybrids. The tire can also withstand the high torque immediately applied by the electric motor, which increases its durability.