The Ford Focus Electric is green from its non-existent tailpipe to its sustainable seat covers. Ford announced Thursday that the new compact EV will be the company’s first car to feature 100 percent sustainable clean technologies in interior materials, including seat fabrics with REPREVE fiber. REPREVE, made by North Carolina-based firm Unifi, is a polyester… Read more »
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Saarland researchers use 3D-printed metallic glass motor parts to cut iron losses
Researchers at Saarland University say they have developed iron-rich amorphous alloys for electric motor components that can reduce remagnetization losses by eliminating the crystalline microstructure that causes internal friction and heat buildup in conventional soft-magnetic materials. The project focuses on replacing coarse-grained crystalline iron alloys used in stators and rotors with metallic glasses containing 70%… Read more »
Electric neighborhood vehicles are paying off faster than most HOAs expect
Sponsored by Burns Industrial Equipment. Electric vehicles are becoming integrated more and more in a variety of settings, including in neighborhoods with low-speed vehicles. Unlike traditional golf carts, these EVs can be a sustainable way to improve operational efficiency and boost resident satisfaction while offering the same transportational convenience. On top of that, it’s a… Read more »
AYK Energy’s 16 MWh Pisces+ battery will power Germany’s next Polarstern ice-class research ship
Marine battery maker AYK Energy has won a contract to supply what it calls the largest battery ever installed on an ice-class vessel: a 16 MWh Pisces+ system for Germany’s next-generation Polarstern polar research ship. AYK says the battery system will weigh 131 tonnes, be delivered in 2028, and support a vessel scheduled to enter… Read more »
E-mobility companies in Nigeria and Kenya are assembling electric vans and taxis from Chinese EV kits
E-mobility companies in Africa are beginning to assemble electric vans and taxis locally, using Chinese-made kits, the Associated Press reports. Kenya and Nigeria, two of Africa’s largest economies, are leading the push for local EV assembly. Lagos-based SAGLEV has begun assembling 18-seater electric passenger vans using imported kits supplied by Chinese automaker Dongfeng. The company… Read more »
New report: Managed EV charging can double the number of EVs the electrical grid can support
A favorite trope of the anti-EV crowd is that EVs will “crash the grid.” None of the utility execs we’ve spoken to share that fear, but it is true that unmanaged charging can exacerbate the problem of peak power demand. The answer is managed charging, which schedules charging for off-peak times. EnergyHub, a provider of… Read more »
Whale Logistics buys 1,000 battery-swapping electric truck tractors from U Power
Chinese battery swapping technology firm U Power has entered a strategic partnership agreement with Whale Logistics in Thailand through its U SWAP subsidiary to promote the deployment of commercial battery-swapping electric trucks in Thailand. Whale Logistics is an integrated logistics service provider offering warehousing, yard operations and end-to-end logistics solutions. It has ordered 1,000 battery-swapping… Read more »
Harbinger’s plan to conquer an underserved segment of the electric truck market
If you build it at price parity, they will buy Charged has been covering the electric truck market for a decade, and we’ve seen a lot of startup truckmakers come and go. The market is developing at a painfully slow pace—lots of pilots, but few large-scale deployments. The major OEMs haven’t fared any better with… Read more »
How to make the leap to 48 V electrical architectures
Sponsored by TTI. Even without taking the transition from internal combustion engines to battery electric vehicles into account, the electrical power requirements of today’s vehicles have become daunting. Every device within a vehicle—from the air conditioner and seat heaters to the lighting and infotainment systems — requires power, and the wires supplying that power must… Read more »
BHP and Rio Tinto bring Caterpillar electric haul trucks to the Pilbara
Metal and mining giant BHP’s Jimblebar iron ore mine in the Pilbara, Western Australia has started on-site testing of Caterpillar’s Cat 793 XE Early Learner electric haul trucks in collaboration with Rio Tinto. Once commissioned, the trials will begin to test the viability of electric trucks as an alternative to diesel in large-scale iron ore… Read more »