Evatran, the developer of the Plugless wireless Level 2 charging system, has received a strategic investment of $1.6 million from Zhejiang VIE, a Chinese Tier 1 auto parts supplier. The investment is the first phase of a partnership between the two companies to introduce wireless charging to China, potentially the world’s largest EV market. Evatran… Read more »
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Infineon to acquire International Rectifier, pioneer in wide-bandgap semiconductors
Infineon Technologies (OTC: IFNNF), Germany’s largest chipmaker, will acquire California-based International Rectifier (NYSE: IRF) for $40 per share in a $3 billion deal. International Rectifier specializes in power-management semiconductors. Particularly attractive to Infineon is IRF’s expertise in gallium nitride on silicon (GaN) semiconductors. According to Bloomberg, the acquisition will solidify Infineon’s position in GaN discretes… Read more »
Lean and mean: The EV charging pioneers at ClipperCreek
A straightforward look at the EVSE market from the charging pioneers at ClipperCreek In a charging station industry filled with multinational conglomerates and 100-year-old automotive suppliers, the independent company ClipperCreek stands out. Relatively speaking, it has had a long history in the EVSE industry – a history that has shaped some definite views of the… Read more »
$200 million more for EV pioneer Better Place
Better Place, the startup that aims to build a worldwide network of EV charging and battery-switching stations, announced Friday that it has scored $200 million in additional equity financing, bringing the company’s valuation to $2.25 billion.
Farewell to electric car pioneer Bob Beaumont
Bob Beaumont, the creator of the CitiCar, passed away Monday at the age of 79. As the owner of an auto dealership in the 1960s, Mr. Beaumont wondered why a country that could build a battery-powered lunar rover was so dependent on gasoline that an OPEC oil embargo could cripple its economy. He founded a… Read more »
Redwood Materials introduces open-air grid storage batteries
Lots of things go better in the open air: picnics, concerts, sports. But battery farms? At a pilot program near Reno, battery recycling pioneer Redwood Materials has mounted rows of second-life battery packs in the open air on above-ground cable trays. Spreading packs out in the open air helps avoid the need for active refrigeration,… Read more »
Electreon completes acquisition of wireless charging provider InductEV
Electreon Wireless has closed the acquisition of InductEV, a US-based provider of stationary wireless charging for heavy-duty transit and freight vehicles. Integrating InductEV’s assets and intellectual property enables Electreon to offer a comprehensive wireless EV charging portfolio spanning passenger vehicles, light delivery vans and heavy-duty Class 8 trucks. The combined company will offer operators a… Read more »
Dry electrode battery manufacturing: LiCAP says its solvent-free process can cut costs up to 50%
Drying out the EV battery manufacturing process. Reducing the cost of batteries is imperative #1 in today’s EV market. Battery costs have plummeted over the past few years, but by some estimates, the battery still accounts for roughly 40% of an EV’s total cost—and the higher upfront cost of EVs is the main impediment to broader adoption…. Read more »
Minespider launches digital marketplace for second-life EV batteries and recycled materials
Berlin-based traceability firm Minespider has launched Recircle.market, a digital marketplace designed to connect companies across the EV battery reuse, refurbishment and recycling value chain. The platform enables listing and trading of second-life batteries with verified technical and lifecycle data, sourcing of recycled battery materials and components, and connecting with service providers for testing, diagnostics, logistics,… Read more »
it’s electric to install 16 curbside EV charging stations in Washington DC pilot
Curbside charging is the solution for urban drivers who want to go electric, but who lack private parking spaces and can’t install their own chargers. A pioneer in this space is it’s electric, which we profiled in our July-September 2024 issue. Now Washington DC’s District Department of Transportation (DDOT) has partnered with it’s electric on… Read more »