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Under the skin: EVs are already helping to charge our grid

Large-scale vehicle-to-grid charging could reduce the need for additional power stations

Under the skin: EVs are already helping to charge our grid
Power to weight
As a way of judging performance, the power-to-weight ratio might not be the best option
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Under the Skin: The best scale to measure performance

Weight to power tells you more than power to weight

Under the Skin: The best scale to measure performance
Audi
Keeping a battery the right temperature improves performance
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Under the skin: How heat pumps improve electric cars

200-year-old heat pump technology is boosting the efficiency of the latest EVs

Under the skin: How heat pumps improve electric cars
EV battery pack
Ensuring EV battery packs can keep their cool is done in a number of different ways
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Under the skin: How heat management can cut EV charging times

Electric car battery packs heat up when charging, so innovative cooling systems are vital to improving usability

Under the skin: How heat management can cut EV charging times
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Under the skin: two reasons why EV charging times are set to plummet

800V EV charging is set to close the convenience gap with conventional cars

Under the skin: two reasons why EV charging times are set to plummet
News

Under the skin: how camless engines make 300bhp per litre with 20% less fuel

Koenigsegg's freevalve engine promises performance and economy, but how does it actually work?

Under the skin: how camless engines make 300bhp per litre with 20% less fuel
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Under the skin: a crash course in making electric cars collision-safe

EVs have different structures and safety technology to provide protection in a collision. We take a closer look

Under the skin: a crash course in making electric cars collision-safe
Equipmake inverter
Equipmake’s new inverter has a far better power-to-weight ratio than those in use today
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Under the skin: How better AC/DC inversion will boost EVs

More efficient inverters, such as UK firm Equipmake's, allow electric vehicles to get more from their batteries

Under the skin: How better AC/DC inversion will boost EVs
Opinion

How I fell in love with cars: Jesse Crosse

Our man's varied automotive history takes in combine harvesters, fast Fords and a Mini called Tinkerbelle

How I fell in love with cars: Jesse Crosse
Zenvo transmission
Zenvo's seven-speed gearbox
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Under the skin: The secret to rapid gearshifts in a road car

Supercar maker Zenvo's seven-speed transmission shifts faster with no synchromesh

Under the skin: The secret to rapid gearshifts in a road car
Aeristech e-booster
Aeristech e-booster
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Under the skin: How e-boosters can replace turbos

New electronic control system could consign turbochargers to history

Under the skin: How e-boosters can replace turbos

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