Electric motors are everywhere: in household appliances, in hand tools, in buildings, in consumer electronics, and increasingly in automobiles. Motors are used in windshield wipers, power windows, throttle controllers, and, more and more, in the drivetrains of electrified vehicles. Electric motors abound, and Odawara Engineering knows how to make them. Charged spoke with Odawara’s Chris… Read more »
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Volkswagen invests in eRoaming provider Hubject
Hubject is a Berlin-based company that provides a solution for the exchange of data among charging networks. Hubject’s eRoaming platform is analogous to the networks that enable ATMs, mobile phones and other conveniences of modern life to work together smoothly. Hubject was founded in 2012 by a group of companies including BMW, Daimler, Bosch and… Read more »
Fastned installs first urban fast charging station in The Hague
Dutch charging network operator Fastned has installed a fast charging station in the historic city of The Hague, next to the Huis ten Bosch Royal Palace. It is the first of five stations planned for the city. Fastned already has 55 fast charging stations along Dutch highways, and is now expanding its network to urban… Read more »
Deutsche Post may sell electric delivery vans to other companies – VW is not pleased
With their regular routes, central depots and constant start-stop operation, postal delivery vans are a perfect candidate for electrification. Posten, the Norwegian postal service, recently ordered 240 Renault Kangoo Z.E.s to add to its existing fleet of 900 EVs). France’s La Poste operates a fleet of several thousand Kangoo Z.E.s. Deutsche Post DHL, the privately-operated… Read more »
Testing second-life EV batteries for grid stabilization
Battery storage is essential to compensate for natural fluctuations in output from solar power plants and wind turbines, ensuring a stable electricity supply. Swedish electric utility Vattenfall is working with BMW and Bosch to test a system that uses second-life EV batteries for this purpose. The companies operate a 2 MW, 2,800 kWh electricity storage… Read more »
A dealership perspective: How we can sell millions of EVs
Sales of EVs and PHEVs are growing at what seems like an impressive pace, but are still tiny in relation to the larger auto market. Total new vehicle sales reached an all-time high of over 17 million in 2015, but plug-in sales just cracked the one-percent mark in Europe, and are still well under one… Read more »
German automaker Borgward launches PHEV in China, plans to sell EVs in Europe
Borgward Group AG, the reincarnation of a German automaker that ceased operations in 1961, has formed partnerships with SAP, LG Electronics and Robert Bosch to support its plan to launch a line of EVs and PHEVs in Europe. LG Electronics will work with Borgward to develop batteries and other EV components such as electric air-conditioning… Read more »
EVoReel cable management system allows safe and convenient charging
Auto dealers and service technicians need quick and easy access to EV charging cables. EVoCharge’s new EVoReel cable management system offers a 50-foot retractable cable for Level 2 charging stations that’s designed to keep cables off the ground and reduce tripping hazards. EVoReel can be installed overhead in the rafters of a service bay, similar… Read more »
New electrolyte for solid-state batteries combines polymer and glass
Scientists at the DOE’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have developed a novel electrolyte that addresses many of the problems of solid electrolytes by combining the two primary types – polymer and glass. There are two kinds of solid electrolytes – polymer and glass or ceramic – and each has its own set of challenges. Polymer… Read more »
DINA consortium develops standards for EV diagnosis and repair
A consortium led by the Bosch Group aims to establish standards for the diagnosis and repair of high-voltage systems in EVs. The DINA group, which also includes several German automotive firms and research institutes, has developed a standardized diagnostic system designed to enable service techs to clearly identify defects in an electrical powertrain, from the… Read more »