New York-based alpha-En has won an award of $750,000 from the DOE’s Office of Technology Transition Technology Commercialization Fund. The funding will be used to commercialize Argonne National Laboratory’s proprietary highly conductive solid-state electrolyte coating for alpha-En’s lithium metal anodes. alpha-En says its lithium metal is purer than what is currently available on the market,… Read more »
Georgia-based Green4U Technologies showed its first all-electric vehicles – the MTU-6 and Enova SUVs – at two recent US trade shows. The developmental prototypes on display feature all-electric powertrains that will deliver up to 230 miles of range. Both vehicles, which are designed primarily for fleet use, will share an in-house-designed modular aluminum chassis. Both… Read more »
Sponsored by Dana. Today, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) are looking for cooling solutions that reduce costs and enhance efficiency. Long® double-sided insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) cooling systems produced by Dana enable electrified vehicles to achieve consistent operation and long-lasting performance. As OEMs design electrified vehicles that compete with traditional combustion engines, the need for… Read more »
Efacec has developed a mobile fast charger that’s built into a towable 20-foot container. The system can charge three vehicles simultaneously, and can be fed through the local electrical grid or by a generator. The container includes three HV350 charger units, as well as a power management system. It provides output voltage up to 920… Read more »
Jaguar Land Rover, which recently announced that it will add electrification to all its vehicles by 2020, has now released a few details of its first PHEV, which it plans to offer as a 2019 model. The Range Rover P400e combines a 296 hp 2.0-liter four-cylinder Ingenium gasoline engine with a 114 hp (85 kW)… Read more »
BorgWarner has announced that it will supply its high-voltage positive temperature coefficient (PTC) cabin heating technology for an unspecified new EV model from a global automaker. BorgWarner’s technology is designed to provide rapid cabin heating while making the most efficient possible use of energy in order to conserve battery power. Unlike legacy vehicles, EVs don’t… Read more »
Motor maker UQM Technologies and Chinese truck builder Sinotruk recently announced a stock purchase and joint venture agreement under which the companies will join forces to manufacture and sell electric propulsion systems in China. Now Sinotruk has made an initial purchase of UQM’s PowerPhase DT systems for implementation and evaluation in its commercial vehicles. This… Read more »
The California state legislature has passed a pair of bills (AB 134 and AB 109) that provide $1.5 billion for programs to cut emissions, including $895 million to reduce air pollution from mobile sources, which are responsible for 40% of the state’s greenhouse gas emissions. The bills, which have been dubbed the “California Clean Air… Read more »
Swiss battery-maker Leclanché will develop a battery storage solution for Fastned’s charging stations, starting with a pilot at two locations. Fastned operates a network of 63 fast charging stations in the Netherlands, and is in the process of expanding to London and Germany. Fastned’s highway charging stations have up to eight fast chargers, and its… Read more »
The Alliance of Renault, Nissan and Mitsubishi has announced a new six-year plan under which the three automakers will accelerate their collaboration on common platforms, powertrains and electric, autonomous and connected technologies. The three automakers plan to launch 12 new EV models by 2022, using new common platforms and components for multiple segments. The alliance… Read more »
