Q&A with Charging Interface Initiative North America (CharIN) Executive Director Erika Myers. To the average EV driver, charging may seem to be a mundane, even boring, matter. You plug your EV in when you get home, and when you’re ready to drive again, it’s charged. And that’s the way it should be. But there’s a… Read more »
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How Irdeto is protecting EV charging infrastructure from cyber-attacks
Q&A with Irdeto’s Senior Vice President of New Markets and Senior Director of Electric Vehicles. Execs and experts across the EV infrastructure ecosystem agree on the importance of connectivity. Connecting EV charging stations to the cloud helps companies maintain reliability, provides valuable usage statistics, and enables cutting-edge features such as roaming, Plug & Charge and… Read more »
Versinetic integrates EVerest software into its charging station develop kit
UK charging consultancy Versinetic has integrated the EVerest open-source EV software framework into a modular, flexible software stack designed for charging station manufacturers and operators. Versinetic has ported EVerest for EV Charging to its standard Charging Blox—a modular framework of hardware and low-level firmware that does not require long-term subscription models. The EVerest framework allows… Read more »
New study describes a disconnected and fragmented public EV charging network, suggests improvements
Regular Charged readers are well aware of the parlous state of public EV charging. Fortunately, so is the industry at large, and efforts are underway at all levels to improve reliability and usability. ChargerHelp, an EVSE operations and maintenance service provider, has conducted a new analysis of EV public charging infrastructure in the US. ChargerHelp… Read more »
New technology platform pinpoints EV battery hotspots
Sponsored by Littelfuse. New technology platform enhances the performance and lifespan of EV batteries. Lithium batteries offer the highest power density compared with other battery chemistries. Lithium batteries can store more energy in a smaller, lightweight package than any other type of battery. As a result, Lithium-based batteries are the battery type of choice for… Read more »
Reliability, uptime and the next generation of EV chargers
Sponsored by Power Innovations International. As EVs continue increasing from a very small portion of the vehicles sold annually to a more mainstream presence on roads around the world, consumers and manufacturers are grappling with plenty of important questions. One set of these questions centers around a general “feeling” – that is, “How much does… Read more »
Emobi and Autocrypt collaborate to make Plug & Charge EV charging more secure
Emobi, an e-mobility roaming network provider, and Autocrypt, an automotive cybersecurity provider, have been working together since 2023 to develop a secure communication framework for EVs and charging stations based on ISO 15118-2 and ISO 15118-20 standards. The collaboration has focused on “building a robust Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) to address errors and data inconsistencies… Read more »
Toyota joins US public EV charging network IONNA
As regular Charged readers know, Toyota’s electrification strategy blows hot and cold—in Q2 2024, its EV share of total US brand sales was abysmal—below 2%, lower than any other major automaker save fellow laggard Honda/Acura. However, even as it continues to lobby against emissions standards and spread misinformation about EVs, the giant automaker is researching… Read more »
Wildcat Discovery Technologies is building a US plant to produce next-gen LFP cathode and battery materials
Q&A with Wildcat President and CEO Mark Gresser. EV battery technology is advancing rapidly—it seems like every few days we read about a scientific breakthrough that will enable safer, cheaper, smaller and more energy-dense batteries. However, the road from the lab to the auto dealership is a long one—it typically takes several years of testing… Read more »
HUBER+SUHNER’s new modular cable assemblies help speed up production of heavy-duty EVs
Cable and connector specialist HUBER+SUHNER has been making significant investments in its in-house production capability, and has expanded its high-voltage portfolio to deliver complete cable assemblies to customers. The company has launched a new purpose-built high-voltage modular cable assembly (mCAY). The solution has been designed to be simpler to assemble and to save development efforts… Read more »