Graphite is a critical mineral for battery anodes, and surging demand for EVs is colliding with a limited global graphite supply. George Miller, an Analyst at data provider Benchmark Mineral Intelligence, recently told the South China Morning Post that global EV sales are widely expected to reach up to 11 million units in 2022, and… Read more »
In the latest installment of “As the Postal Service Turns,” 16 US states, 4 environmental groups and the United Auto Workers union have filed lawsuits seeking to block the US Postal Service’s plan to buy mostly gas-powered next-generation delivery vehicles, arguing that the agency failed to comply with environmental regulations. Reuters reports that three separate… Read more »
The long-term consequences of oil companies’ interest in the charging industry remain to be seen, but they’re moving in, and they’re buying hardware. Australian EVSE manufacturer Tritium (Nasdaq: DCFC) has entered into a multi-year contract with bp to supply chargers and related services to the bp pulse charging network. bp has placed an initial order… Read more »
Vietnamese EV-maker VinFast has designs on the US auto market—the company recently began building a factory in North Carolina, and now it has filed for an initial public offering on the US stock market. VinFast is also planning a funding round that could raise up to $1 billion ahead of the IPO. At this point,… Read more »
German chemical company Henkel has introduced two new coatings designed to protect battery housings from heat and fire in case of a thermal runaway event. The company says, “When applied to battery packs, the coatings help to inhibit and delay the spread of fires to protect the passengers as they evacuate the vehicle.” Loctite EA… Read more »
Battery analytics software company TWAICE has raised $30 million in additional Series B funding, in addition to the $26 million in Series B financing raised in May of 2021. The funding round extension includes existing investors. TWAICE will use the funding to further optimize its cloud analytics platform and grow in Europe, North America, and… Read more »
Charging network Electrify America provided 1.45 million customer charging sessions in 2021—a colossal increase from the 268,000 it recorded in 2020. The company dispensed 41 GWh of energy in 2021, and estimates that this represents more than 145 million EV miles driven, and 5.7 million gallons of gas saved. Electrify America currently has 800 EV… Read more »
Exro Technologies has agreed to provide up to 2,500 of its Coil Drive Systems to electric bus manufacturer Vicinity Motor. Exro’s Coil Drive System includes an electric motor and a Coil Driver, a dynamic smart controller that’s designed to eliminate the need for multiple motors. Vicinity Motor supplies shuttle transportation vehicles for public and commercial… Read more »
The Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA), which provides public transit in the greater Columbus and central Ohio region, has exercised options for eight battery-electric Xcelsior CHARGE NG 40-foot heavy-duty transit buses from New Flyer of America, a subsidiary of the NFI Group. The order also includes four ABB depot chargers from NFI Infrastructure Solutions. Supported… Read more »
Infineon has introduced a new series of battery management ICs designed for battery modules, cell-to-pack topologies and cell-to-car topologies in EVs, hybrids and energy storage systems. The TLE9012DQU is a multichannel battery monitoring and balancing system that measures battery voltage for state of charge and state of health calculations, and can be controlled directly by… Read more »
