How well do electric school buses do in extreme cold? One anecdotal answer comes from Gerald Blackard, co-owner of Tok Transportation, which operates a single electric bus for the Alaska Gateway School District in the small village of Tok in eastern Alaska. The bus, which was manufactured by Thomas Built Buses, and features a battery… Read more »
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Carbon Counter charts emissions and price of all US auto models
How green is an EV? A PHEV? A hybrid? Most Charged readers understand that the answer depends on many factors, including the efficiency of a particular model, the region in which it operates, and the type of driving it’s used for. The clever folks at MIT have devised the ingenious Carbon Counter, an online tool… Read more »
Rivian becomes one of the world’s most valuable automakers—with no revenue
Are investors farsighted or foolhardy? A little of both, in our view—but there’s no question that Wall Street believes in an electric future. EV startup Rivian went public last week, raising nearly $12 billion to give the company a valuation of around $77 billion. Since then, RIVN stock has soared, making the company one of… Read more »
DOE announces $209 million in funding for battery research projects
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 »
Book review—Power Play: Tesla, Elon Musk, and the Bet of the Century
Considering the massive media coverage of Tesla over the last decade, it may seem surprising that there aren’t more books about the company. When I first released my history of Tesla in 2014, I expected to have a short window of exclusivity before a “real” book—one with a hard cover and celebrity blurbs on the… Read more »
How to choose the right dry room dehumidification solution for lithium-ion battery production
Sponsored by Munters In the past year, electric mobility and the demand for lithium-ion batteries has surged beyond expectations and this trend is set to continue. This is leading to a boom in lithium-ion cell production facilities all over the world. As countries look to reduce or ban vehicle-related emissions, some as early as 2030,… Read more »
HIU researchers develop high-energy-density lithium metal cell with good stability
Researchers at the Helmholtz Institute Ulm (HIU) have developed a new lithium metal battery that they say offers an extremely high specific energy of 560 watt-hours per kilogram (Wh/kg) based on the total weight of the active materials. The team used a nickel-rich cathode that allows a large amount of energy to be stored, and… Read more »
EV Motor Production Testing: How to Address High-Speed and High-Power Challenges
Electric motors, eAxles and EV power components have a unique set of production challenges for the automotive industry. Electric motors require more than standard electrical networks can provide. To test these components safely, a system needs to produce enough energy capable of spinning at extremely high RPMs and efficient enough to maintain it. The same… Read more »
Enable the Best Efficiency of EV Power Electronics Using Advanced Real-Time Control Solutions
OLEA T222 FPCU is a safe and real-time automotive control solution. OLEA FPCU T-222 is the industry’s first Field Programmable Control Unit (FPCU), a unique semiconductor architecture defined as a combination of accelerated parallel processing and hardware flexibility for critical real-time control and ASIL D level functional safety. OLEA FPCU is designed to process critical… Read more »
Flow Factors: Liquid Cooling For EV Charging
Learn about all of the various factors that influence flow rates and subsequently, liquid cooling performance for fast and extreme-fast charging. Coolant selection, component size, quick disconnect style/configuration and environment can all affect flow. Attend this session to learn about all of the flow factors and their impact(s.) Discover how flow network modeling works and… Read more »