The DOE has announced $209 million in funding for 26 new laboratory projects focusing on EVs, advanced batteries and connected vehicles. The DOE’s Argonne National Laboratory also announced the Li-Bridge, a new public-private partnership to bridge gaps in the domestic battery supply chain. The 26 national laboratory projects announced today will address four critical goals:… Read more »
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Qmerit to provide home charging installation for Ford Mustang Mach-E customers
EVSE installation specialist Qmerit has teamed up with Ford to offer home charging station installation services. Ford offers customers two options for at-home charging: the Ford Mobile Charger, a portable Level 1/Level 2 charger; and the Ford Connected Charge Station, a 48-amp hard-wired Level 2 charger with intelligent features and connectivity. Qmerit operates a network… Read more »
Gillig produces its 100th battery-electric bus, with Cummins battery system
Cummins and Gillig have announced the production of the 100th Gillig battery-electric bus built since the two companies began their collaboration on transit vehicles in 2019. The milestone bus will be delivered to Metro Transit in St. Louis, Missouri. “We’re thrilled that our 100th electric bus is going to Metro, an agency that we have… Read more »
There’s more! Hertz offers Teslas to Uber drivers for $299 per week
Hertz appears to be taking a page from Tesla’s marketing playbook, using the automaker’s classic “But wait, there’s more!” strategy. Just days after announcing that it would purchase 100,000 Teslas by the end of 2022, Hertz now says it will make up to 50,000 of these available for Uber drivers to rent. Uber and Hertz… Read more »
Ford sends out teams of Charge Angels to troubleshoot defective public chargers
“More chargers! More chargers!” That’s the chorus we hear on a daily basis. But those of us who make it our business to test existing public chargers might add another request: “More reliable chargers, please.” Public chargers are often out of order, and those that work often deliver less power than advertised, or require multiple… Read more »
Pickering Interfaces launches simulator for BMS validation
Signal switching and simulation company Pickering Interfaces has launched a new family of battery simulator modules for EV battery stack emulation in battery management system test applications. The 41-752A (PXI) and 43-752A (PXIe) modules enable direct voltage and current readback either through programming or using Pickering’s soft panel control. Accuracy of each cell simulator is… Read more »
Why is Hertz deploying a huge fleet of Teslas? Hint: it has little to do with emissions.
Are rental car customers ready for EVs? We’re going to find out. Rental giant Hertz theoretically began introducing EVs to its fleet in 2011, and competitors soon followed. However, they were offered only in select markets, sometimes at super-premium prices. Meanwhile, Teslas became popular on the peer-to-peer rental network Turo. Now Florida-based Hertz, which rents… Read more »
Material Solutions for High Reliability and High Temperature Power Electronics
Wide band gap semiconductors like silicon carbide (SiC) with superior performance have become the successors to traditional silicon devices for high performance power electronics. The state-of-the-art interconnection technologies are not anymore suitable to the demanding application requirements. The new generation power modules and systems require engineered matched materials as per the application. Heraeus provides innovative… Read more »
A Breakthrough Pyro Safety Module for Safe eMobility and Energy Storage Markets: An Introduction to PYTIC
Littelfuse, Inc. and Astotec Automotive created a joint venture resulting in a new company, PYTIC (Pyro Technology for Intelligent Circuit Disconnection). PYTIC is focused on the development and distribution of a new and innovative pyrotechnic-based separator—acting as a true galvanic cut-off device—for the eMobility market and other industrial electrical energy storage applications. As hybrid-electric vehicles… Read more »
Ultrasonic Metal Welding for Battery Production and Other E-Mobility Applications
In battery technology, Li-ion cells have become widely accepted today. Schunk Sonosystems covers the complete range of applications from cell production to interconnection and battery contacting. No matter whether you use your mobile phone in the morning, drive to work in your EV or boot up your laptop, metal welds on Schunk Sonosystems Li-ion cells… Read more »
