EV charging station manufacturer QCharge is actively pursuing the development of DC fast charging stations along major commercial routes from Washington State to Houston, Texas. The new charging stations will cater to heavy-duty electric trucks in addition to consumer vehicles. QCharge is set to establish fast charging stations along key Interstate corridors in Oregon, California,… Read more »
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Kia EV9 and Volvo EX30: Are they 2024’s most important EVs?
One’s a three-row midsize SUV under $60,000; the other’s a compact hatchback that starts in the mid-30s. Now we’ve driven both. Choosing “best of” or “most important” new cars is always dicey, and doubly so with electric vehicles. New entries are announced virtually every month, and picking the 2025 models that will be most important… Read more »
Rivian launches leasing for R1T electric pickup truck in 14 states
Rivian has launched a leasing program for its R1T electric pickup truck for customers in selected US states. Customers in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Nevada, Pennsylvania, Texas and Washington can now sign up to lease an R1T pickup from the automaker’s existing inventory. The $7,500 federal tax… Read more »
Honeywell supports American Battery Factory’s new Gigafactory
Honeywell has announced that American Battery Factory (ABF), a lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery cell manufacturer, is integrating Honeywell’s automation and process safety solutions in its new gigafactory located in Tucson, Arizona. ABF will streamline its production process and workflow with Honeywell’s Experion Batch manufacturing platform and integrated remote operations at the two-million-square-foot facility. ABF… Read more »
American Battery Factory and First Phosphate to produce LFP cathode active material in North America
American Battery Factory (ABF) has partnered with Canadian mineral development company First Phosphate to produce more than 40,000 tons of lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cathode active material (CAM) annually for the battery storage sector in North America. The agreement envisions LFP CAM manufacturing of $500 million to $1 billion annually at future raw material costs…. Read more »
Bullet EV launches as installer of EV chargers, solar panels and battery storage systems
Newly launched renewables services company Bullet EV, headquartered in Austin, Texas, has announced its goal of taking on the challenges of EV charger scarcity, a strained power grid and volatile electricity rates. “Current and projected demand for EV chargers is the catalyst for the formation of Bullet EV,” said COO Mark Vogel, citing data from… Read more »
Li-Cycle starts operations in Germany at its first battery recycling facility outside North America
Toronto-based battery recycling company Li-Cycle has begun operation of the first main processing line at its new Spoke recycling facility in Magdeburg, Germany. The second main line is expected to begin running later this year. The facility, including its two main lines and planned ancillary capacity, is expected to have a total annual processing capacity… Read more »
WattEV awarded $40.5 million to build truck charging depots in Northern California and Oregon
WattEV, a provider of charging infrastructure for commercial electric trucks, recently celebrated the opening of a massive public EV charging depot at the Port of Long Beach. Now the company has secured $40.5 million in grants to build two more electric truck stops in Northern California and Oregon. WattEV has been awarded two separate grants:… Read more »
Design considerations for interconnect technology used in EV powertrains
Sponsored by TTI. Electric vehicles are set to become the basis of future transport, and the transition is happening much more quickly than imagined. In recent months, EV uptake has increased dramatically, with the inflated oil prices currently being experienced likely to accelerate adoption still further. EV registrations are now getting close to one million… Read more »
WattEV opens heavy-duty electric truck charging depot at Port of Long Beach
California’s recent adoption of the ACF regulation, which will phase out diesel trucks over the next few years, has highlighted the pressing need for heavy-duty EV charging infrastructure. WattEV is doing its part. Construction of its 26-truck charging plaza at the Port of Long Beach is complete, and the company, along with charging standards organization… Read more »