Jesse Crosse

1 week ago | buff.ly | Jesse Crosse

A battery charging from 0% to 100% capacity in one hour is charging at 1C but at 10C that would drop to six minutes. For an electric car in the real world, that would depend on a charger being able to deliver enough power and other factors such as how effectively the temperature of the battery is managed. To achieve that, the Super e-Platform has a 1000V architecture that includes not just the battery but also the motor, power supply and air conditioning.

1 month ago | autocar.co.uk | Jesse Crosse

In-car audio is as much about relaying information to the occupants as it is listening to music. With that in mind, one of the latest ideas to emerge from Continental is an instrument display that doubles as a sound chamber to transmit sound without the need for separate speakers. The display is based on the company’s Ac2ated Sound Technology, which it began developing a number of years ago with audio specialist Sennheiser.

1 month ago | rb.gy | Jesse Crosse

New kit allows testers to deflate a tyre by remote control – critical in testing autonomous vehicles. By Jesse Crosse, Autocar UK 08 May 2025 61 Views Autonomous and semi-autonomous cars bring with them new methods of safety testing. What happens, for example, if a tyre deflates suddenly when the car is doing the driving rather than the human and how well will it cope?

1 month ago | autocar.co.uk | Jesse Crosse

Autonomous and semi-autonomous cars bring with them new methods of safety testing. What happens, for example, if a tyre deflates suddenly when the car is doing the driving rather than the human and how well will it cope? US firm Koala Technologies has developed a new piece of equipment that enables a road tester to deflate a tyre by remote control from within the car. The kit meets the requirements of existing regulations, including the FMVSS 110 US federal standard.

1 month ago | t.ly | Jesse Crosse |Shahkar Abidi

New immersion cooling battery tech has improved Renault Megane EV’s range and charging times. By Jesse Crosse, Autocar UK 06 May 2025 354 Views Total Energies Lubrifiants, the lubricants arm of French energy giant Total, has fitted a Renault Megane E-Tech with an immersion-cooled battery that uses a new fluid called Cell Shield – and is claimed to have halved the EV’s charging times and extended its range by 6 percent.