Battery-swapping electrical vehicles, Stellantis simplified EV tech, Google Maps’ emissions good points: Immediately’s Automotive Information

Eco-routing has prevented a major quantity of carbon emissions, Google claims because it crunches the numbers. Stellantis sees a future with out standalone inverters and onboard chargers in EVs. And is battery swapping tech prepared for fleets of electrical supply vehicles? This and extra, right here at Inexperienced Automotive Reviews.

The California battery-swapping agency Ample has introduced a partnership with Mitsubishi Fuso and goals to combine Ample’s second-generation battery swapping in its vehicles “on a world scale.” Initially it’s set to be delivered in Fuso eCanter electrical vehicles, and the businesses word the potential for fast five-minute swaps of last-mile supply vehicles.

Stellantis and the battery firm Saft have revealed a challenge that would assist consolidate among the main {hardware} parts in EVs—making the onboard charger and energy inverter a part of battery modules, reasonably than standalone parts. The implementation, which could not arrive till 2030, has the potential to additional reduce weight and ease packaging.

Google claims in its newest environmental report that the eco-friendly routing in Maps has prevented as a lot carbon emissions as taking 250,000 vehicles off the street. Its routing options apply to EVs and charging, too.

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