Connector and sensor company TE Connectivity has launched a new automotive connector that combines signal, power and data connectivity into a single connector. It’s designed for applications in which low-voltage power, signal and data connectors for cameras, displays, antenna connections and sensors are running alongside each other. The Generation Y 68P Sealed Hybrid Inline Connector… Read more »
Huge amounts of misinformation about EVs are churned out each day—and some of this has been coming from the UK’s top environmental official. Environment Secretary George Eustice, who said last November that he doesn’t own an EV or a heat pump, because “the technology is not quite there yet,” recently told members of a parliamentary… Read more »
4 Gen Logistics, a provider of drayage services at ports and logistics terminals in California, has placed an order for 20 Kenworth T680E electric trucks. David Duncan is an owner of 4 Gen Logistics and a VP of Phoenix-based Duncan and Son Lines. The two companies currently operate a combined 147 Kenworth T680s. He decided… Read more »
Charger manufacturer and public charging provider Pod Point, in partnership with Volkswagen and UK grocery chain Tesco, plans to install free charging points at 600 supermarkets around the UK. Pod Point’s network, which the company says uses only renewable energy, now includes 1,000 chargers at 500 Tesco supermarkets in the UK. 100 of these are… Read more »
EV test stand designer and manufacturer Mustang Advanced Engineering (MAE) has delivered the first of three test stands to an undisclosed EV manufacturer. The MAE AC-4000 is a CAN-communication-compatible chassis dynamometer that runs MAE’s PowerDyne software. Four independent AC motors located on the rollers provide independent load control to each wheel. The stand supports different… Read more »
In a new study, researchers from South Korea’s Institute for Basic Science (IBS) explore quantum physics as a possible mechanism to increase the charging rate of batteries. The concept of a quantum battery was first proposed in a paper, “Extractable work from ensembles of quantum batteries,” that was published in 2012. It was theorized that… Read more »
GreenPower Motor Company (NASDAQ: GP), a manufacturer and distributor of electric medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, has launched the Nano BEAST: a purpose-built, battery-electric Type A school bus with a range of up to 150 miles. The Nano BEAST (Battery Electric Automotive School Transportation) features a clean-sheet design that “facilitates optimal battery pack placement and weight… Read more »
As demand for EVs soars, US and European automakers are racing to establish localized battery production, and break the long-standing reliance on supply chains originating in Asia. There are currently at least a dozen battery “gigafactories” under construction or planned in Europe. LG Energy Solution claims that its battery cell factory in Wrocław, Poland, is… Read more »
EV charger and DC converter maker Green Watt Power has introduced a 3,000-watt DC-DC converter product line for EVs. Each of the new IP67 and IP54 models of the EVD3000 product line offers a working temperature range from -40 to 85 degrees Celsius, as well as protection features against over-voltage, short circuits, input reverse polarity… Read more »
The rebooted electric Hummer is an absurd vehicle, in some ways, but it’s an extremely well-executed absurdity. How do you review a 5-ton electric truck that accelerates from 0 to 60 mph in about 3 seconds? No other vehicle on the market is even close to direct competition. And comparing it to mass-market EVs like… Read more »
