US grid controls provider PXiSE Energy Solutions has announced that its patented-technology Microgrid Controller has been selected by Southern California charging center operator Rove to manage power flow at its dozens of planned full-service EV charging centers, which are scheduled to begin opening later in 2023. The PXiSE controller will manage the point of interconnection… Read more »
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Volvo launches electric truck safety app with AR technology for first responders
Volvo Group has launched an Augmented Reality (AR) safety app for electric trucks, designed specifically to support first responders in an emergency. The app is developed to deliver instant, valuable information from the truck to the emergency services team arriving on the scene to guide them in real-time and ensure safe rescue conditions. By using… Read more »
Iveco Group opens plant in Italy for electric bus production
Tourism bus brand Iveco Group opened its new Foggia plant dedicated to the production of zero- and low-emission buses. The new facility will reportedly employ one hundred workers, and will produce 1,000 electric buses annually. According to the company, the plant emits zero CO2 emissions., All its energy comes from renewable sources, including over 1,000… Read more »
CharIN North America issues call for partners to establish EV charger testing sites
The Charging Interface Initiative (CharIN) is a global alliance of EV and EVSE providers, including 60 members headquartered in the US. It promotes universal charging standards such as CCS, MCS and ISO 15118. For the past seven years, the organization has hosted bi-annual testing events, including the recent Vehicle Interoperability Testing Symposium (VOLTS) in Long… Read more »
Ample unveils next-generation battery-swapping station
Yes, battery swapping is alive, and it’s in commercial use in San Francisco, where a company called Ample provides swapping services to fleet partners such as Uber and Sally. Ample made its public debut in 2021 after 7 years in stealth mode, and has tested its technology with fleet drivers to understand the suitability of… Read more »
2025 Volkswagen ID.Buzz: Electric microbus for North America appears, at last
Iconic design, two-tone paint, three rows, AWD—whatever you call it, the Buzz won’t be cheap. The 2025 Volkswagen ID.Buzz electric minivan has been coming to North America for a long, long time. The concept for an all-EV reboot of the classic Type 2 Microbus appeared in 2016 and was confirmed for production in August 2017…. Read more »
JOLT rolls out ADS-TEC’s battery-buffered fast chargers in city centers
ADS-TEC Energy, an international manufacturer of battery storage-based solutions, and Munich-based charge point operator JOLT Energy will collaborate to deploy fast EV charging stations in major cities in Europe and the US. JOLT has already ordered “a high double-digit number of systems” for 2023, and more orders are expected. ADS-TEC’s battery-buffered charging solutions are designed… Read more »
EV charge management isn’t just for fleet depots: Q&A with Qmerit founder and CEO
Q&A with Qmerit founder and CEO Tracy K. Price EV chargers aren’t the kind of hardware that’s typically installed by the customer—whether that customer is a homeowner who’s charging one EV, or a company with dozens of charging sites. An EV charger deployment generally requires the services of an installer (and larger projects sometimes involve… Read more »
IBC demonstrates high-yield lithium extraction from Chilean brine
IBC, a manufacturer and supplier of metal separation products, has demonstrated high efficiency in the initial Phase 1 operation of its Direct Lithium to Product (DLP) pilot plant in Salar de Maricunga, Chile. SIMCO Lithium, a 55-45% joint venture (JV) between Grupo Errazuriz and Taiwanese Simbalik Group, and Japanese business Chori are supporting the pilot… Read more »
Using Artificial Intelligence To Inspect Batteries With 3D X-ray Microscopy And Computed Tomography
This presentation shows how to use artificial intelligence technologies to inspect batteries with 3D X-ray microscopy (XRM) and computed tomography (CT). More specifically, it illustrates how deep learning-based algorithms for CT reconstruction can be integrated into 3D X-ray inspection workflows for batteries. In addition, artificial intelligence (AI) provides a wide range of tools for automated… Read more »