Torqued

Kia Niro through the Frozen Tundra, EP Tender, and Maxing Batteries


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This episode, Kendall and Laura discuss a few recent articles that caught our eyes, including a report on maximizing battery life, driving a Kia Niro through the Canadian winter, and a new French start-up with an interesting idea for range extension. 


Maximizing Battery Life-

Mashable article: https://mashable.com/article/maximize-electric-vehicle-li-ion-battery-life/

Direct link to UM Report: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2352152X19314227?dgcid=author#fig0006

Additional article from Electrek: https://electrek.co/2020/02/21/journal-of-energy-storage-studies-ev-owners-manuals-compiles-best-practices-for-batteries/


The Drive covers a Kia Niro's drive through extremely cold temps: https://www.thedrive.com/new-cars/32340/a-frozen-500-mile-mad-dash-through-quebec-shows-what-the-kia-niro-ev-can-and-cant-do

Jalopnik covers EP Tender's new solution for range extension: https://jalopnik.com/this-french-start-up-has-a-solution-to-range-anxiety-1841894084

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