Electric airplane manufacturer Archer Aviation has signed an agreement with Soracle, a joint venture of Japan Airlines and global general trading company Sumitomo, to sell up to 100 Midnight aircraft, totaling approximately $500 million. Soracle plans to offer electric air taxi flights in cities with traffic constraints or geographic barriers. Locations could include Tokyo, Osaka,… Read more »
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Solaris to sell 14 electric buses to the city of Szczecin, Poland
The City of Szczecinin, Poland has signed an agreement with Polish electric bus manufacturer Solaris to purchase four 12-meter Urbino 12 and 10 articulated Urbino 18 electric buses. The vehicles will increase Szczecin’s fleet of Solaris buses to a total of 30. They will be operated by the city’s public transport company, Szczecińskie Przedsiębiorstwo Autobusowe…. Read more »
Charging management software provider AMPECO raises $26 million in Series B funding
AMPECO offers a white-label, hardware-agnostic EV charging management platform that covers public, private and home charging and currently serves over 160 clients across 60 markets and powers some 120,000 charging stations on all 6 continents. The customer list includes (in Europe) E.ON Drive Infrastructure, ChargeGuru, INDIGO Group, Wattif and Elaway; as well as (in the… Read more »
CGD and IFPEN demo 800 VDC multi-level GaN inverter
UK-based fabless semiconductor company Cambridge GaN Devices (CGD) and French public research and training organization IFP Energies nouvelles (IFPEN) have developed a demonstration that confirms the suitability of CGD’s ICeGaN650 V gallium nitride (GaN) integrated circuits (ICs) in a multi-level, 800 VDC inverter. The demo delivers high power density of 30 kW/l, which is greater… Read more »
NREL’s free analysis tool helps fleets calculate TCO for EVs
Commercial vehicle fleets will electrify sooner or later—the savings from lower maintenance and energy costs are substantial, and growing. However, the math behind a transition to EVs can be quite complicated. EVs are less standardized than diesel vehicles, and their total cost of ownership (TCO) can vary based on a wide array of factors, from… Read more »
2026 Hyundai Ioniq 9 joins growing group of electric 3-row crossover SUVs
With 300 miles of range in every model and US-built, Hyundai’s biggest EV takes it upmarket. On Wednesday, just before the Los Angeles auto show, the 2026 Hyundai Ioniq 9 battery-electric crossover made its global debut. The premiere was held at the Goldstein Residence, an early 1960s residence with expansive views set into a hillside… Read more »
Argonne develops technique using magnetic fields to probe long-term battery aging
Researchers at the DOE’)’s Argonne National Laboratory have demonstrated a novel method that uses nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy to characterize the chemical evolution inside battery cells over years of operation. The technique characterizes chemical degradation in commercial-grade pouch battery cells while they operate for long periods. NMR spectroscopy relies on magnetic properties of atomic… Read more »
BMW Group posts 19% YTD growth in EV sales
Munich-headquartered BMW Group, manufacturer of vehicles under the BMW, MINI, Rolls-Royce and BMW Motorrad brands, says that sales of its fully electric vehicles increased by 19.1% in the first nine months of 2024. A total of 294,054 vehicles were delivered. During this period, sales of fully electric BMW models rose by 22.6% to 266,151 vehicles… Read more »
ZF sells over 250 million electric parking brake units
German mobility products manufacturer ZF announces that it has produced a total of 250 million units of its electric parking brake (EPB), a technology that the company pioneered nearly 25 years ago by introducing the motor-on-caliper brake. ZF says the EPB improves fuel economy by reducing weight in the brake system and enables advanced functions when… Read more »
VDE uses Yokogawa power meter to ensure EV charging point accuracy
German standardization, testing and certification organization VDE has used Yokogawa Test & Measurement’s WT3000E power meter to provide a measurement setup for manufacturers to calibrate metering products for the EV charging market. Creating a measurement system that complies with the EU Measuring Instruments Directive and Germany’s Measurement and Calibration Act was challenging, as the law… Read more »