Magnets could help clean up brake dust. Honda and Nissan ally for EVs. Nio and CATL go in on battery swapping together. And which is the greenest Volvo EX30? This and more, here at Green Automotive Reports.
In a lifetime carbon evaluation released Thursday, Volvo reported that the LFP version not offered within the U.S. is the greener pick of the EX30 lineup. Taking a look at the pack alone, the battery within the NMC version offered to America has nearly double the carbon impact while offering 35% more capability.
China’s Nio and CATL have allied for longer-life EV batteries, in addition to the used of Nio’s battery-swapping tech. It stems partly from concern from Nio that batteries last so long as vehicles—even though it reports that packs utilized in its battery-swapping are lasting a dozen years or more.
Honda and Nissan are studying a partnership that might apply to EVs, hybrids, and software. While the language stays tentative, such an answer might help each automakers with EV affordability.
And an electrical charge—and magnets—could help curb brake-dust emissions in heavier vehicles including trucks and EVs where the emissions have turn into a priority.
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