Does an electric car need a special type of tire? German tire maker Continental AG seems to think so, or at least that British buyers think so. It recently introduced the Conti.eContact, which features new dimensions optimized for EVs, to the UK market. According to the company, “the Conti.eContact has a larger outer diameter, such… Read more »
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Testing Bi-Directional Power Electronics
Bidirectional electronics have been around us for years, tracing back to transcontinental, bidirectional communication lines laid under our oceans that utilize in-line amplifiers and repeaters. Bidirectional components have grown to affect our everyday lives, and this technology is now contributing to the development of sustainable, power-independent microgrid communities. Bidirectional power electronics are making a significant… Read more »
Testing bi-directional power electronics (Webinar)
Bidirectional electronics have been around us for years, tracing back to transcontinental, bidirectional communication lines laid under our oceans that utilize in-line amplifiers and repeaters. Bidirectional components have grown to affect our everyday lives, and this technology is now contributing to the development of sustainable, power-independent microgrid communities. Bidirectional power electronics are making a significant… Read more »
DeepDrive unveils new dual-rotor, radial flux drive unit for EVs
DeepDrive, a Munich-based tech company backed by BMW and Continental, has unveiled a new central drive unit that it plans to deploy in 2027. DeepDrive has developed a dual-rotor, radial flux machine that has an inner and outer rotor with two air gaps to maximize material usage and minimize iron losses, along with a new… Read more »
Amprius supplies batteries for solar cars competing in cross-Australia race
Amprius Technologies, maker of the Silicon Anode Platform for lithium-ion batteries, is supplying battery cells to the Astrum solar car, which a team from the University of Michigan will race in the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge in October. The Bridgestone World Solar Challenge requires teams to design, develop and pilot a solar-powered vehicle along a… Read more »
Requirements and assembly solutions for E-mobility
Sponsored by Nordson Sealant Equipment. The current supply chain situation of semiconductors and also many other, much simpler components shows how important the local production actually is. Not only car manufacturers but also suppliers, which after relocating production sites abroad or even continental relocation, are now experiencing delivery difficulties, some of them considerable. Companies like… Read more »
BMW i Ventures invests in new DeepDrive’s e-motor technology
BMW i Ventures has co-led startup DeepDrive’s $16.1 million Series A e-motor deal. UVC Partners and Bayern Kapital participated alongside Wachstumsfonds Bayern and Continental’s Corporate Venture Capital Unit. DeepDrive’s radial flux dual-rotor electric motor can be placed as a central drive or in-wheel drive in any vehicle. According to the startup, the patented method boosts… BMW i Ventures, DeepDrive, EV Motors
Requirements and assembly solutions for E-mobility
Sponsored by Nordson Sealant Equipment The current supply chain situation of semiconductors and also many other, much simpler components shows how important the local production actually is. Not only car manufacturers but also suppliers, which after relocating production sites abroad or even continental relocation, are now experiencing delivery difficulties, some of them considerable. Companies like… Read more »
Futuricum’s electric delivery truck makes record-setting 1,000-kilometer drive
Of all the world records in the automotive world, there’s probably none more glamorous than that of the longest range for an electric commercial truck. The Swiss delivery firm DPD, together with vehicle manufacturer Futuricum and tire-maker Continental, recently claimed that coveted title, driving a Futuricum electric truck 1,099 kilometers on a single charge, within… Read more »
JB Straubel talks Tesla, Redwood and the massive challenge of building an EV supply chain in new video
When I was a kid, everyone had a favorite Beatle (mine was George). Now I have a favorite Tesla co-founder: JB Straubel. He’s a visionary who converted a Porsche to electric drive and built a solar-powered racer, long before EVs were cool. He’s the engineering genius who personally went through and redesigned almost every component… Read more »