Fleet EV charging installations need smart controllers, and as a handful of industry execs recently told Charged, these processors are increasingly located on-site rather than in the cloud. i-charging’s new e-flow is a local controller designed to seamlessly manage and optimize the operation of EV charging installations, especially those relying on satellite units or installed in… Read more »
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Financing EV fleets: a look inside International’s electrification tools
As commercial fleets work toward integrating electric vehicles, many are faced with uncertainties around planning, financing, and infrastructure. Charged spoke with Jim Nachtman from International Financial about how his team supports fleets through every stage of the electrification journey—from initial planning to vehicle delivery and long-term cost management. International offers a comprehensive consulting approach designed… Read more »
Enhancing EV reliability with advanced thermal management: a case study
Sponsored by Honeywell. A leading manufacturer of new energy vehicle inverters faced the heat dissipation problem caused by the inverter and needed a reliable solution to address this challenge. After diligently evaluating various options, they adopted Honeywell’s Phase Change Material (PCM) for its excellent thermal conductivity, high reliability, and suitability for thin gaps. As a… Read more »
Breathe raises $21 million, launches new battery software toolchain products
UK battery software developer Breathe Battery Technologies has raised $21 million in Series B funding and expanded its product portfolio from an embedded software program to a suite of battery simulation software, embedded software and battery services to support the full battery development process. The round brought in Swedish investment company Kinnevik, alongside previous investors… Read more »
VEV teams up with Maritime Transport to deploy electric truck charging
VEV, an electric fleet provider backed by oil company Vitol, has partnered with UK-based integrated road and rail freight logistics provider Maritime Transport to install high-powered electric truck chargers at three Maritime sites in Wakefield, Doncaster and Tilbury in the UK. The 17 chargers, which are scheduled to be commissioned by the end of May,… Read more »
Indium Corporation and Rio Tinto extract gallium for EVs at Canada refinery
Electronic materials producer Indium Corporation and mining giant Rio Tinto have successfully extracted gallium from feed sourced at Rio Tinto’s Vaudreuil alumina refinery in Saguenay, Quebec, Canada. The companies are working to provide a strategic North American supply of the metal, which is used in EVs, semiconductors, integrated circuits, high-performance radar, smartphones, and laptops and… Read more »
FEV develops new LFP EV battery system with Mahindra
Indian automaker Mahindra and German automotive equipment manufacturer FEV have developed a new lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery for Mahindra Electric Origin SUVs. The system has recently undergone an extensive series of tests, including fuel fire testing, nail penetration and rollover tests, to demonstrate its compliance with international safety standards. These tests were carried out… Read more »
ABB exec talks microgrids, switchgear and charger-agnostic systems
A public charging or fleet charging site—or pretty much any installation larger than one or two Level 2 chargers—consists of more than just the chargers that drivers interact with. Behind the scenes, you’ll find a transformer, a cabinet full of switchgear, and increasingly, microgrid elements such as battery storage and/or PV panels. ABB makes all… Read more »
Honeywell provides building automation for LG Energy’s Arizona EV battery plant
South Korean battery manufacturer LG Energy Solution has selected US engineering firm Honeywell to provide building automation for its cylindrical EV battery manufacturing facility under construction in Queen Creek, near Phoenix, Arizona. Honeywell’s building automation technologies will help maximize operational efficiency at the 1.3-million-square-foot standalone facility, the company said. Honeywell’s Enterprise Buildings Integrator platform will… Read more »
Power Integrations offers 1,700 V Switcher IC for 800-volt EVs
Power Integrations, which supplies high-voltage integrated circuits (ICs) for power conversion, is offering five new reference designs targeting 800 V automotive applications, based on its 1,700 V InnoSwitch3-AQ flyback switcher ICs. Spanning power levels from 16 W to 120 W, the designs use wound and low-profile planar transformers and target automotive applications such as DC-DC… Read more »