The Biden administration backs NACS, and VW lastly caves to the Tesla commonplace. Nio goes 650 miles on a cost to indicate off its semi-solid-state battery tech. And the way good is the electrical model of BMW’s 5-Sequence? This and extra, right here at Inexperienced Automotive Studies.
In a first drive of the BMW i5 EV, we discovered this electrical sport sedan to be higher throughout than its BMW 5-Sequence gasoline equal. With quicker acceleration plus extra smoothness and calm the remainder of the time, it’s a superior driving expertise.
A Nio ET7 went 650 miles on its 150-kwh semi-solid-state battery, the Chinese language automaker claimed earlier this week—with 3% of its cost remaining. It is likely to be a sign extra fashions would possibly quickly be catching as much as Lucid in effectivity, though this prime model of the ET7 prices about the identical as an Air.
And with standardization paperwork from SAE Worldwide, the Tesla NACS connector turns into—true to its title—the EV charging commonplace for North America. That prompted official backing by the Biden administration, a sign that NACS is native, at the very least partly, for the federal charging community taking type. And finally, VW, Audi, Porsche, and Scout took the cue and confirmed they’ll additionally use the Tesla-based connector.
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