As the global mobility industry accelerates toward full electrification, the performance demands placed on electrical connection systems have intensified. Automotive and commercial vehicle OEMs, along with suppliers, engineers, and procurement professionals, are under pressure to deliver higher power density and uncompromising reliability within smaller, more constrained packaging environments—all while maintaining long-term performance in harsh, real-world… Read more »
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EVSE testing for safety and compliance
Sponsored by Advanced Test Equipment Corp. EVSE, or Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment, transfers electrical power from a power source to an electric vehicle. These devices can come in many different forms, such as charging stations, EV chargers, and charging points, but they all function under that basic principle. EVSEs today can differ depending on many… Read more »
InstaVolt adds battery storage to its EV charging site on UK’s M6 highway
Public EV charging network InstaVolt operates over 2,200 chargers across the UK, all powered by 100% renewable energy. Now the company has begun a major upgrade of its EV charging site on the M6 motorway. At the site, located at Welcome Break Corley Services between Junctions 3 and 3A on the M6, InstaVolt will install… Read more »
Webinar: Driving the future—high power density and reliable connection systems
As the global mobility industry accelerates toward full electrification, the performance demands placed on electrical connection systems have intensified. Automotive and commercial vehicle OEMs, along with suppliers, engineers, and procurement professionals, are under pressure to deliver higher power density and uncompromising reliability within smaller, more constrained packaging environments—all while maintaining long-term performance in harsh, real-world… Read more »
WattEV’s new Solid-State Transformer improves power conversion for heavy-duty electric truck charging
WattEV currently operates five truck charging depots in California, and has another 15 sites under development. The company is keen on the new Megawatt Charging System standard for heavy-duty EVs. Now WattEV has introduced a new compact medium-voltage power conversion system (MV-PCS) designed to accelerate deployment of MCS fast chargers. WattEV’s Solid-State Transformer (SST) was… Read more »
Dover Fueling Solutions adds NACS cable option to its fast EV chargers
Dover Fueling Solutions, a provider of energy dispensing equipment to gas stations and convenience stores, has added an NACS (SAE J3400) cable option to its Wayne PWR DC fast charger. The new NACS cable configuration allows DFS customers with Wayne PWR to select the setup that best meets their site needs, including CCS1, NACS or… Read more »
The charging infrastructure buildout key to commercial EV success
Sponsored by Hubbell. Learn how ruggedized charging cable management supports effective fleet EV deployment. The exploding growth in the popularity of electric vehicles brings the need for effective and safe charging infrastructure. The industry has already seen how the lack of charging infrastructure has restrained consumer EV acceptance, compounded by high failure rates of the… Read more »
Lilypad EV wins national EV charging contract from NACo
The National Association of Counties (NACo), through its Public Promise Procurement (PPP) cooperative purchasing program, has awarded Lilypad EV a national contract for EV charging equipment and related services. The cooperative contract simplifies the procurement process, ensuring that public agencies can acquire EV solutions at competitively bid pricing by satisfying lengthy RFP processes. “This national… Read more »
POSCO completes construction of EV drive motor core plant in Poland
South Korean steelmaker POSCO International has completed the European base for its global EV market strategy, building a drive motor core plant in Brzeg, Poland. The facility, in which the company invested a total of 94.1 billion won, is 100,000 square meters in size and has started trial production before entering full-scale mass production in… Read more »
Wallbox’s Quasar 2 bidirectional EV charger allows the Kia EV9 to power homes
EVSE manufacturer Wallbox has completed the first US residential installations of its Quasar 2 bidirectional EV charger. Six Quasar 2 units were deployed in Menifee, California, through a collaboration with Kia America and the University of California, Irvine. Bidirectional charging enables vehicle-to-home (V2H) applications, which offer several benefits for homeowners. Energy stored in an EV’s… Read more »