A couple of years ago, e-truck expert Rustam Kocher told Charged that the Tesla Semi was “a great product,” but that the company might struggle to compete against more established OEMs. Since then, the EV market in the US has changed radically—the Tesla Semi is moving into volume production, and Chinese upstart Windrose has started… Read more »
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Nouveau Monde Graphite secures $297 million to advance Canadian graphite mine project
Canadian graphite mine developer Nouveau Monde Graphite (NMG) has received a commitment of $297 million in financing to support its Phase 2 Matawinie Mine project. The company will receive an equity investment of $82 million from Canada Growth Fund, $61 million from the Government of Québec through Investissement Québec, and $70 million from Italian oil… Read more »
Migrating a charging network to a new software platform: case studies from AMPECO
AMPECO provides a crucial layer of the EV charging stack: software. The company often finds that a new customer needs to migrate their charging network to a new software platform. This is a complex process that affects every aspect of a CPO’s business, from driver-facing services and payment flows to hardware integrations and partner relationships…. Read more »
HPQ Silicon’s industrial GEN4 21700 cells surpass 7,000 mAh
Battery technology developer HPQ Silicon has announced that 21700 cylindrical cells manufactured using Novacium SAS’s GEN4 silicon-based anode material have surpassed 7,000 mAh of discharge capacity. The cells reached 7,030 mAh, which HPQ said could represent one of the highest capacities reported to date in an industrial 21700 format, based on publicly available data. Commercially… Read more »
ABB’s new OM M-Series EV chargers: a distributed system that optimizes power delivery
A split is developing in the EVSE world. Industry experts have been telling us that distributed (or split) systems, in which a single power cabinet serves multiple dispensers, represent the wave of the future. The latest news from splitsville comes from industry behemoth ABB, which has just introduced a new modular, air-cooled split system that… Read more »
Sow Good, a candy maker, acquires Tanzania’s Nachu graphite project to pivot battery materials
Sow Good Inc., a Nasdaq-listed freeze-dried candy and snack company, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the Nachu Graphite Project in Tanzania in an all-stock deal valued at approximately $107 million. If it closes, the transaction would pivot the company into critical minerals and battery anode materials. The Nachu Project is an advanced-stage open-pit… Read more »
ChargePoint’s new Express Solo EV charger delivers 600 kW
ChargePoint has introduced a new standalone EV charger that’s capable of delivering power at levels of up to 600 kW. The new Express Solo incorporates ChargePoint’s next-generation DC fast charging architecture, and was codeveloped by ChargePoint and intelligent power management company Eaton. It will be the company’s first DC charger to be sold in Europe… Read more »
This week’s electric truck news—Einride, Range Energy, Volvo, Tesla, Windrose
Sweden’s Einride to deploy 75 electric trucks for Amazon Swedish electric truck provider Einride will deploy 75 electric heavy-duty trucks and supporting charging infrastructure for retail oligopoly Amazon at five US locations. Reuters reports that Amazon is increasingly relying on truck-as-a-service operators such as Einride, which provide vehicles, charging infrastructure and fleet-management software, allowing the… Read more »
CATL unveils six battery innovations including 350 Wh/kg condensed cells
CATL held its Super Technology Day in Beijing, unveiling six battery technologies spanning fast charging, energy density records, hybrid systems, sodium-ion industrialization and an integrated charging and swapping network. Chief Scientist Wu Kai framed the strategy as deliberately multi-chemistry: LFP is approaching its theoretical energy density limit and is best suited for extreme fast charging;… Read more »
Everged’s Zero Cost Deployment Program helps contractors and solar companies enter the EV charging market
Energy technology company Everged has launched a new partner initiative designed to help electrical contractors (ECs), engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) firms, and commercial solar companies expand into the EV charging market. Everged’s Zero Cost Deployment Program is designed to enable partners to integrate EV charging into their existing offerings while minimizing financial and operational… Read more »