ElDorado National (ENC), a subsidiary of REV Group, showed its new Axess EVO-BE electric bus at the recent Zero-emission Bus Conference (ZEB Con). The Axess EVO-BE is a low-floor bus designed for transit and shuttle applications. It’s available in 32-foot, 35-foot and 40-foot versions, and multiple configurations for passenger seating and wheelchair accommodations. It features… Read more »
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Proposed Ohio bill would ban local EV mandates
Republicans in the Ohio House of Representatives have sent legislation to the floor that would bar the state Environmental Protection Agency or local governments from blocking the sale of gasoline-powered vehicles. House Bill 201 would prohibit any state agency, county or township from restricting the sale or use of a motor vehicle based on its… Read more »
IRS Commercial Clean Vehicle Credit plus other incentives can make a commercial EV “nearly free”
The IRS Commercial Clean Vehicle Credit offers a tax credit of up to $40,000 for US businesses and tax-exempt organizations that buy a qualified commercial clean vehicle (an EV, PHEV or fuel cell vehicle). The IRS’s list of eligible manufacturers includes some 60 vehicle brands. But wait, there’s more. As Lightning eMotors, whose medium-duty commercial… Read more »
Challenges in EV Testing: Data Acquisition for Battery Testing, Vehicle Dynamics & Acoustics
This webinar is divided into three different topics for EV testing tasks. First, we speak about challenges in HV component and battery testing and present solutions including electrical, mechanical and thermal tests. Then we look at challenges and higher demands on measurement technology to record vehicle dynamics parameters and present sensor solutions. At last, we… Read more »
EA Elektro-Automatik’s new battery test system accommodates higher power and voltage levels
EA Elektro-Automatik, a manufacturer of DC programmable power supplies, bidirectional power supplies and regenerative electronic loads, has unveiled a compact, automated battery cycler and test system designed to enable manufacturers to better test EV batteries as the industry evolves to higher-power technologies. The 10300 Series ATE system offers 300 kW of power in a single… Read more »
Today’s EV engineering webinar schedule: Wednesday, October 4th
Charged is hosting a virtual conference on EV engineering that’s free to attend, and it starts today. The conference includes live webinar sessions with interactive Q&As and on-demand webinars. View the daily session schedule online here. All of the live sessions will be recorded and available to view after the broadcasts. You can access the… Read more »
Accelerating the Time to Market of Lithium-ion Batteries with Confidence
Up to 40% of the total expense of a battery electric vehicle (BEV) is attributed to the battery itself. A significant portion of this cost is directly related to the pace of development and the duration it takes to introduce the vehicle to the market. Starting from the initial phases of battery development, assessing and… Read more »
Testing Charging Equipment with HIL Simulation
Testing charging stations is a critical component of ensuring their reliability and functionality in the rapidly evolving EV ecosystem. Using HIL simulators for these tests provides a controlled and efficient environment for assessing various aspects of the charging station performance. These simulations can replicate real-world scenarios such as various EV models, the evaluation of charging… Read more »
Honeywell supports American Battery Factory’s new Gigafactory
Honeywell has announced that American Battery Factory (ABF), a lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery cell manufacturer, is integrating Honeywell’s automation and process safety solutions in its new gigafactory located in Tucson, Arizona. ABF will streamline its production process and workflow with Honeywell’s Experion Batch manufacturing platform and integrated remote operations at the two-million-square-foot facility. ABF… Read more »
Simplify Your Early-Stage Thermal Simulation
SimScale has reduced the entire analysis workflow from days and weeks to hours, enabling engineers to explore the full design space and reduce the need for costly physical prototyping and testing. Engineers globally are using SimScale at the early-stage to evaluate the thermal behavior in their products and calibrate digital twin models, which gives them… Read more »