California-headquartered warehousing and distribution provider Performance Team (a Maersk company) and California-headquartered logistics real estate leasing company Prologis have opened a 9 MW EV truck charging depot in Los Angeles. The Denker depot joins Performance Team’s other Southern California facilities in Santa Fe Springs and Commerce, which are also equipped with Prologis Mobility charging infrastructure… Read more »
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Performance Team orders 16 Volvo VNR Electric Class 8 trucks
Warehousing and distribution company Performance Team (a Maersk company) has placed an order for 16 Volvo VNR Electric Class 8 trucks—the largest order for the model to date. The Volvo VNR Electric is designed for local and regional freight distribution, and the new e-trucks will go into service carrying regional loads to customers across Southern… Read more »
Enhancing industrial EV battery performance in emerging non-automotive and off-highway markets
Sponsored by Parker. With the increasing push towards sustainability and efficiency, the electrification of industrial vehicles is not just a technological milestone but a necessity. As electric vehicles (EVs) revolutionize transportation and extend their reach into diverse industrial sectors, the demand for robust and reliable battery systems becomes ever more critical. Revolutionizing Industrial Battery Technology… Read more »
Electrada and Holman team with Red Bull to offer comprehensive fleet electrification
Cincinnati-based EV charging station developer and contractor Electrada has entered into an agreement with California-headquartered Red Bull Distribution, a subsidiary of Austrian energy drink maker Red Bull, to provide the charging infrastructure for electrification of Red Bull’s fleet. The program was initiated through Electrada’s partnership with Holman, a US-based automotive services company. The collaboration between… Read more »
Penn State team uses cold sintering to reprocess solid-state composite electrolytes
A team at Penn State has reported using cold sintering to reprocess solid-state composite electrolytes. According to research published in an open-access paper in the journal ChemSusChem, the technique was used to reprocess Mg- and Sr-doped Li7La3Zr2O12 with polypropylene carbonate (PPC) and lithium perchlorate (LLZO–PPC–LiClO4). The low sintering temperature allows co-sintering of ceramics, polymers, and… Read more »
Henkel’s high-performance battery sealing technology
Sponsored by Henkel. Delivering Innovtion, Expertise and Reliability For Battery Manufacturers Globally After decades building a reputation for performance and reliability among global OEMs and component suppliers, Henkel has expanded its broad portfolio of adhesives, sealants, and functional coatings to serve EV manufacturers with innovative solutions across the EV segment. When it comes to ensuring… Read more »
Formula E 2022-23 season hits record fan figures, sets new performance records
The ABB FIA Formula E World Championship electric racing series continues to go from strength to strength. Formula E reports that its international fanbase grew by 17% over the last year, to 344 million viewers, edging out NASCAR to become the world’s fourth-largest motorsport championship. More than 225 million viewers watched Formula E races live… Read more »
Laser treatment improves battery performance in Saudi study
Researchers at KAUST, a Saudi Arabian private research university, have used laser pulses to increase MXene’s energy capacity for enhancing next-generation battery anodes. The team, led by Husam N. Alshareef and Ph.D. student Zahra Bayhan, discovered that the chemical change that forms molybdenum oxide within the structure of an alternative electrode material known as MXene… Read more »
Enevate teams with Korea’s JR to build a battery electrode manufacturing facility in the US
Korean battery firms are hooking up with US companies to get in on the stateside EV battery gold rush. The latest partnership to be announced is between US-based Enevate and South Korea’s JR Energy Solution (JR ES). JR ES boasts a unique electrode and battery cell foundry model that enables cell manufacturers to produce tailor-made… Read more »
ABB’s new CogniEN delivers real-time data on EV charging station performance
The poor reliability of public chargers is an industry-wide scandal. Better access to real-time diagnostic data surely wouldn’t hurt, so we’re happy to hear about a new cloud-based digital monitoring platform called CogniEN, from ABB Electrification. CogniEN isn’t specifically designed for the charging industry—it’s also aimed at the utility, data center and renewable energy sectors…. Read more »