Electric transit buses enter the fast-follower market stage as the leaders work to remove the last barriers to adoption. Q&A with Proterra’s Ryan Popple and ABB’s Daan Nap on the state of the market and charging standards in North America and Europe. With each passing year, more decision makers are realizing that city buses are an… Read more »
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GM Exec: Low oil prices won’t stop our plans for electrification, MPG targets make it inevitable
How will low oil prices affect the growth in vehicle electrification? It’s a question we’ve heard a lot since the price of crude began to plummet about six months ago. A few studies have come out recently that find cheap oil has little or no effect on PEV sales. It seems that either buyers don’t… Read more »
EVgo and partners receive $3 million in NEVI funding to deploy EV charging stations
US EV charging network EVgo and its partners in the company’s eXtend white-label charging-management service received preliminary funding awards through the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) formula program from sources in California, Colorado and Pennsylvania during the third quarter. The funding sources include utilities, air districts, state energy offices and state departments of transportation. The… Read more »
Siemens unveils power distribution switchboard for EV fast chargers
Electronics giant Siemens has launched its RapidSBx switchboard, designed to address the need for power distribution to feed commercial switchboards for rapid EV charging station deployment. The UL891 switchboard offers a streamlined design for charging stations and various commercial electrical infrastructure anywhere an outdoor switchboard is needed to comply with green initiatives. This includes urban… Read more »
New York State receives $21 million in federal funding to expand EV charging infrastructure
Funded by a $21-million federal National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) grant, New York State’s new Upstate NEVI Direct Current Fast Charger (DCFC) program will expand DCFC infrastructure, initially at locations along and north of I-84, including areas north to the Canadian border and west to Buffalo. The competitive program is administered by the New York… Read more »
Dover Fueling Solutions’ new Wayne PWR DC fast EV charger
A sign of the times? Dover Fueling Solutions, a well-known manufacturer of gas pumps and related products, has launched a new EV fast charger. The Wayne PWR is designed and manufactured in Austin, Texas for the US market, and is NEVI-compliant. Wayne PWR’s cloud-based charge station management system allows owners to monitor the status of… Read more »
Removing roadblocks to vehicle electrification
Sponsored by TTI and Molex. The future is electric. Indeed, the electrification of products, systems, and processes is happening at an accelerated pace in countless industrial and consumer settings. These changes are driven by advanced electronic technologies in lieu of conventional methods such as hydraulics and pneumatics. Nowhere else is the acceleration of electrification more… Read more »
Increasing Battery Cooling System Reliability And Safety With Engineered Fluids And Polymers
How can science help OEMs to meet electric vehicle safety regulations and improve cooling system reliability? With new legislation and stricter emissions targets driving hardware development, there is inevitably going to be a more varied vehicle parc across the globe in the coming decades. This will include electrified vehicles such as battery electric vehicles and… Read more »
US government awards $521 million in EV charging grants
The Biden-Harris Administration has awarded $521 million in grants to build out EV charging infrastructure across 29 states, two Federally Recognized Tribes and the District of Columbia (DC), including the deployment of more than 9,200 charging ports, the US Department of Energy has announced. The grants are made possible through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s $2.5-billion… Read more »
MassDOT chooses Weston & Sampson and Rivermoor for EV charging stations
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) has selected Weston & Sampson and Rivermoor Energy to develop the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI)’s ultra-fast EV charging stations in Massachusetts. The MassDOT NEVI initiative will add ultra-fast EV charging facilities at least every 50 miles and within one mile of highway exits and entrances across the state’s… Read more »