UK-based electric fleet software developer FPS has received a combination of equity investment and a £1.49-million loan from national innovation agency InnovateUK to advance the commercialization of its FPS Operate EV and charger management platform for commercial vehicle fleets and expand its use range. FPS Operate was originally developed for the van and transport refrigeration… Read more »
Sponsored by Kikusui. Kikusui’s new solution to your need of high-capacity & wide-range DC power supply! Kikusui never stops! Just as they stole the show last year with highly acclaimed bi-directional DC power supply, PXB series, they are here to introduce yet another brand-new DC source. With its 20kW capacity and the selection of 1500V… Read more »
German chemical company LANXESS and battery materials manufacturer IBU-tec are collaborating on research aimed at developing iron oxides for lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cathode material and improving battery performance. The companies want to improve LFP battery energy density, charging speed and cycle life. European LFP demand is predicted to climb 20% per year until 2030…. Read more »
Daimler Truck North America (DTNA) has announced that its electric Freightliner eM2, which went into series production at its Portland, Oregon, facility at the end of last year, is now being distributed to US customers. PITT OHIO, a transportation and supply chain management company based in Pittsburgh, is the first to deploy the medium-duty EVs…. Read more »
Tektronix, a provider of test and measurement solutions, has released new features for its CAN XL protocol decoder, enabling engineers to incorporate the latest generation of CAN communications. The Tektronix CAN XL protocol decoder can decode signals representing data packets transmitted using CAN XL frames in a CAN network. It runs on today’s 4, 5… Read more »
The DOE’s Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program, which supports domestic manufacturing of fuel-efficient vehicles, components and materials, has given a conditional commitment to SK Siltron CSS for a $544-million loan to expand manufacturing of silicon carbide (SiC) wafers for EV power electronics at the company’s two Michigan manufacturing plants. SiC semiconductors potentially enable higher efficiency… Read more »
Transit bus giant GILLIG has announced a new five-year contract with King County Metro, which serves the greater Seattle area. GILLIG will deliver an initial order of 89 GILLIG Low Floor Battery Electric buses, with the option to purchase up to 306 more units. Built on GILLIG’s Low-Floor platform, the GILLIG Battery Electric Bus features… Read more »
The California Energy Commission (CEC) has awarded a $3-million grant to BorgWarner, Fermata Energy and Lion Electric to bring grid-supporting and cost-saving vehicle-to-grid (V2G) solutions to electric school buses. The companies will deploy V2G technology for the Conejo Valley Unified School District and the Los Angeles County Office of Education, in cooperation with school bus… Read more »
Vietnamese automaker VinFast has been on a roll lately—the company plans to expand to 50 countries in 2024, and is working on EV manufacturing plants in the US, India and Indonesia. Some boosters are calling the upstart “the next Hyundai.” Now VinFast founder Pham Nhat Vuong has announced the establishment of V-Green, a new company… Read more »
US truck maker Mack Trucks, a subsidiary of Volvo, has delivered a Mack LR Electric refuse vehicle to Florida-based Coastal Waste & Recycling. Nextran Truck Centers will provide service and support. Coastal Waste & Recycling is also piloting Volvo Construction Equipment’s CE EC230 Electric 23-ton excavator. The Mack LR Electric features two-stage regenerative braking and… Read more »
