Cracking the carbon code Graphite, a crystalline form of carbon, is a critical ingredient in EV battery anodes, but it comes with some baggage. Most graphite is made from fossil fuels, and what’s worse, the vast majority of it comes from China, and establishing reliable sources of supply elsewhere is a long and complicated process…. Read more »
Public EV charging has a reliability problem. A constant stream of reports about chargers that are difficult to use, buggy, or just plain broken has surely affected the rate of EV adoption, especially among frequent road-trippers. Fortunately, charging operators are well aware of the problems, and by all accounts, reliability is gradually improving. Automotive data… Read more »
GOEVIN (Go Electric Vehicle Indiana), an Indiana public-private partnership supported by several electric utilities, has selected 36 EV charging projects from a pool of over 95 applicants to receive funding from a pool of $3.3 million. The funding round will support 18 DC fast charging projects and 18 Level 2 charging projects. The 18 awarded… Read more »
Xi’an ActionPower Electric, a Chinese manufacturer and supplier of automated testing systems and programmable power supplies, has released a new series of PCL electronic loads among its categories of power supply and automatic test equipment (ATE) systems. The new PCL programmable electronic load delivers modular power up to 6 kW and is available in a… Read more »
The Charging Interface Initiative (CharIN), a global association focused on the electrification of transportation, plans to launch a new task force in October 2025 to support the electrification of two-wheel and three-wheel vehicles. Industry stakeholders—including OEMs, electric two- and three-wheeler manufacturers, EVSE providers, testing centers, EV associations and governmental bodies—are invited to participate in discussing… Read more »
One of the primary issues the power electronics engineer must address is the removal of waste heat—the well-known Arrhenius equation from chemistry/physics tells us that the operational life of any given electronic component will roughly double for every 10-11° C drop in its temperature. Power electronics devices on EVs are also under considerable pressure to… Read more »
BRUSA HyPower has announced the series launch of its OBC7 and BSC7 product families, both certified for automotive use. The company reports that these products have been developed for modern electric vehicles, including passenger cars, commercial vehicles and off-highway applications, with a focus on high performance, durability and sustainability. The OBC7 is a high-performance on-board… Read more »
Whether you’re an OEM, Tier 1 or innovation leader in the EV space, this presentation will demonstrate how manufacturers can tackle challenges and achieve dependable, scalable MegaWatt Charging System implementation using Schaltbau’s advanced DC contactor technology. In this webinar at our September Virtual Conference on EV Engineering, we will explore: September 16, 2025, 1:15 pm EDTRegister… Read more »
Sponsored by Lumafield. EV-battery engineers wrestle with defects they can’t see until a pack fails. The Engineer’s Guide to Battery Defects lays out how industrial CT surfaces those threats in minutes. As the paper states, “Industrial CT scanning allows battery engineers to visualize and analyze specific issues related to anodes and cathodes that are otherwise… Read more »
BorgWarner has announced that it has secured contracts to supply its high-voltage coolant heater (HVCH) technology to two major OEMs for use in plug-in hybrid vehicle platforms. The HVCH units will operate at both 400 volt and 800 volt, covering a range of light-duty PHEV platforms, including pickup trucks. Production for both contracts is scheduled… Read more »
