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World premiere of the Mercedes VLE: How the electric van aims to escape its niche

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With the VLE, Mercedes-Benz Vans is launching the successor to the EQV while simultaneously debuting its new electric van platform, VAN.EA. The model features an 800-volt architecture, faster charging and extended range – all aimed at attracting more private customers to electric vans. We take a closer look at the new platform and the variants planned for launch. Read more…

Ride1Up turns popular e-bike into new platform with three models

Ride1Up is expanding one of its most successful e-bikes into an entire platform. The company has announced three new versions of its Vorsa electric bike, transforming what started as a single model into a family of bikes built around the same core ride system but tailored to different types of riders. The new lineup includes the lighter and more agile Vorsa Lite, the original Vorsa configuration, and the new fat-tire Vorsa FT. Read more…

Carrar says its immersion-cooled battery architecture stops thermal runaway even with a cell above 800 °C


Carrar says testing at its R&D lab showed its Two-Phase Immersion Architecture can prevent thermal propagation between high-energy NMC pouch cells even under extreme failure conditions. In the test, a 72 Ah pouch cell was driven into thermal failure with a temperature rise exceeding 15 °C per second, and the triggered cell rose above 800… Read more…