Plugged In: Explaining Electric & Hybrid Vehicle Tech
15 Dec 2018 - Paul Tugwell discusses HEV Battery Technology.
Plugged In: Explaining Electric & Hybrid Vehicle Tech
9 Nov 2018 - Learn the characterisation of what batteries mean and terminology such as kilowatt (kW) specific energy, specific power, and the C rating. Grasping these definitions is very important in understanding how this power source will behave in our HEV/EV.
Plugged In: Explaining Electric & Hybrid Vehicle Tech (October)
9 Oct 2018 - With Hybrid Electric Vehicles (HEV) or Electric Vehicles (EV), it is important to have the right power source that will be acceptable to the operation of the design of the vehicle. In this article, I will explain the major types of accumulators that are used.
PLUGGED IN: Explaining Electric & Hybrid Vehicle Tech
08 Sep 2018 - Without batteries, our world would be a very different place. For starters, there would be no mobile phones and we’d have to crank start our cars - how important this remarkable bit of technology to the lives we lead today.
H/EV Newsletter (August 2018)
It appears that major vehicle manufacturers are starting to influence the public’s opinion on hybrid/ electric vehicles (H/EVs).
H/EV Newsletter (July 2018)
In an era of constant change and major technological disruption, staying up-to-date on the latest automotive industry news and remaining willing to adapt, evolve and accept is of upmost importance as we wait for the inevitable to happen… For Hybrid/Electric Vehicles (H/EV’s) to become mainstream.
HEV/EV Newsletter (June 2018)
Continuing on from my trip to the UK in 2017; black cabs are an iconic feature around London, starting as the Hackney carriage in 1662, and I would hate to see the demise of them.
From the end of 2017, the black diesel cab ceased production,…
HEV/EV Newsletter (May 2018)
May has proven to be a very exciting month for the MTA Institute and we’ve achieved something I’ve been pushing for, for a very long time.
HEV/EV Newsletter (April 2018)
Welcome to the April newsletter where I continue to explore the enormous difference in how Hybrid Electric Vehicles (HEVs) and Electric Vehicles (EVs) are perceived by the Australian public in comparison to the United Kingdom (UK) public.
HEV/EV Newsletter (March 2018)
I took it upon myself while in the UK to interview owners and taxi drivers who use and love HEV/EVs to understand how different the mindset is compared to your average Australian consumer.
