New Flyer is one of North America’s largest bus builders, and zero-emission buses (ZEBs) are a growing part of its business. In 2016, the company delivered 213 “equivalent units” as zero-emission buses (one standard transit bus or motor coach equals one equivalent unit, one articulated bus equals two). This represents 8.3% of New Flyer’s total… Read more »
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Formula E battery power increasing to 170 kW for season two
Williams Advanced Engineering, the supplier of the battery packs for the Formula E electric racing series, has announced that the maximum power output of the racers’ batteries will increase to 170 kW for season two of the Championship. The battery packs use cells from XALT Energy, and have maximum usable energy of 28 kWh. The… Read more »
ZeroTruck: Electric fleet vehicles offer compelling cost savings
Medium-duty trucks make perfect candidates for electrification, and the market would seem to be full of opportunities for small companies that build powertrains and components. It’s treacherous territory, however – several startups targeting this space have foundered. ZeroTruck founder Tedd Abramson told Charged about his company’s strategy to hang on for the long haul. Abramson… Read more »
Electrical Insulation Materials In E-Drives: Sustainability. Performance. Efficiency.
The electric industry has seen a wave of new development during the past decade. E-mobility and energy transition towards renewable resources have been key drivers to this evolution without any doubt. Yet new advances allow improving the sustainability of e-drives even further, be it through new motor designs or materials that allow for less copper… Read more »
Maximize motor windings fill factor with a unique new tooling concept (Webinar)
There are many innovations to improve power density in stator windings at the moment, with technologies like axial flux motors gaining momentum. On the other side, radial flux motors with hairpin windings are getting pushed to new limits in terms of efficiency and industrialization. WAFIOS is the world leader in wire bending for almost 130… Read more »
Managing Temperature And Partial Discharge With Insulation Materials In E-Motors
Rising operating voltage, new semiconductor inverters, and higher operating temperatures are key topics in the next generation e-motor design for EVs. This presentation will outline how these challenges interact and affect electrical insulation materials as well as possible ways of how to overcome the challenges in new motor designs using state-of-the-art insulation. Presented by: CHRISTOPH… Read more »
Over 50 free EV engineering sessions confirmed: Charged Virtual Conference starts in two weeks
The Spring 2021 sessions list for the Charged Virtual Conference on EV Engineering is out now. Just like the content Charged brings you every day, conference topics will span the entire EV engineering supply chain and ecosystem including motor and power electronics design and manufacturing, cell development, battery systems, testing, powertrains, thermal management, circuit protection,… Read more »
ARBOC’s Equess CHARGE is a fully accessible, low-floor battery-electric bus
Bus manufacturer ARBOC Specialty Vehicles has introduced a new battery-electric low-floor purpose-built bus. The Equess CHARGE, which is available in 30-foot and 35-foot models, builds on ARBOC’s proven Equess transit bus platform, and uses EV technology from fellow NFI Group subsidiary New Flyer of America. The Equess platform offers an enhanced level of accessibility—it has… Read more »
Charged Jobs: Pure Watercraft is hiring Senior Electrical Engineer to design electric boats
The electromobility revolution will not stop at the water’s edge. Large commercial vessels such as ferries are already going electric in Scandinavia. Meanwhile, some European countries are banning gas-burning motors on environmentally sensitive lakes and rivers, creating a demand for small and medium-size electric outboards. One company hoping to lead the electrification of the world’s… Read more »