American Battery Solutions (ABS) has formed a strategic partnership with SCAG Power Equipment, a division of Wisconsin-based Metalcraft of Mayville, to provide lithium-ion battery technology for the Scag RC Extreme Slope Mower. The partnership is set up to run through 2027. Deliveries of ABS’s Alliance Intelligent Battery Series systems are already underway from the company’s… Read more »
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Amprius launches SiCore 450 Wh/kg high-energy battery cell
Amprius Technologies, which is developing lithium-ion batteries with its silicon anode Platform, has launched its 450 Wh/kg and 950 Wh/L SiCore lithium-ion battery for aviation and electric mobility platforms. The company expects to move to mass production in the near term through its global manufacturing partners. The compact, lightweight SiCore cell delivers up to 80%… Read more »
Volvo sells 35 electric trucks to Swedish waste management company
PreZero, part of the international environmental company PreZero International, which operates in ten European countries, has ordered 35 battery-electric trucks from Volvo. PreZero is also investing in EV charging equipment at the company’s depots in the Stockholm area. PreZero has ordered 24 units of the Volvo FM Low Entry, Volvo’s first truck model developed exclusively… Read more »
John Deere and Kreisel Electric prepare for “a new era in power” as off-highway vehicle electrification accelerates
John Deere Power Systems used its presence at the 2025 bauma trade show in Munich to usher in what it termed “a new era in power.” The new adage means “developing technologies that not only meet today’s needs but also anticipate the challenges our industry will face in the years to come,” said Nick Block,… Read more »
Stampable dielectric tape solutions for battery packs
Sponsored by Avery Dennison. A conformable dielectric tape solution EV battery pack voltages are increasing, resulting in greater pack energy density and improved vehicle performance. With this increase, however, comes a greater need for dielectric solutions that are not only reliable and durable, but complement modern pack design and the needs of manufacturing processes. The… Read more »
Hyperdrives selects CISSOID’s inverter control modules for electric motors
Electric motor technology developer Hyperdrives has chosen CISSOID’s silicon carbide (SiC) Inverter Control Modules (ICMs) to power its hollow conductor-cooled electric motors. Hyperdrives’ approach uses a direct cooling system that dissipates heat at its source by channeling cooling fluid through hollow conductor windings. This design enhances heat dissipation by a factor of 10, the company… Read more »
Video: Volvo CE’s electric construction equipment—practical considerations, successes and challenges
Charged recently chatted with Fredrik Tjernström from Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) to learn about the OEM’s electrification journey. Tjernström detailed Volvo CE’s gradual and strategic progression in electrifying its equipment lineup, starting four years ago with compact machines such as fully electric compact excavators and wheel loaders. He highlighted recent advancements, including launching electric… Read more »
ZAPI GROUP, Technotrans, Moog and ZQuip target the off-highway electric vehicle market at bauma
The bauma construction trade show in Munich, Germany presented an opportunity for a number of companies to showcase their off-highway electric vehicle (OHEV) products, including ZAPI GROUP, Technotrans, Moog Construction and ZQuip. ZAPI GROUP, headquartered in Poviglio, Italy, introduced its next-generation solutions for vehicle electrification and fleet management, debuting the DCC3, a rugged, compact DC/DC… Read more »
Made in the USA: Amsted Automotive announces new products for off-highway EV manufacturers
Amsted Automotive has added new capacity and product offerings to serve the off-highway electric vehicle (OHEV) market in the US. “It has always been Amsted’s strategy to manufacture in the customer’s region,” said Bill Kerfin, President of Amsted Automotive. “Having local engineering teams and manufacturing facilities improves efficiencies and minimizes costs, which is especially true… Read more »
A closer look at purpose-built power analyzers for precise EV test and measurement
Q&A with EV measurement engineering experts Coty Harrison and Cristian Loris of Yokogawa Test&Measurement. When tasked with measuring the electrical power of complex systems like EVs, an inexperienced engineer may first reach for general instrumentation like oscilloscopes, data acquisition (DAQ) systems and digital multimeters (DMMs). While these instruments serve useful roles in electrical testing—oscilloscopes analyze… Read more »
