The revamped federal EV tax credit is the most-discussed part of the Inflation Reduction Act, and there’s plenty to talk about. Like most government programs, it is complex, and like many, it aims to advance more than one goal. The main objective is of course to boost EV adoption from the demand side by making… Read more »
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New California rule could increase participation in time-of-use rate programs
An increasing number of utilities are offering time-of-use (TOU) rate plans, which incentivize EV owners to schedule charging at off-peak times. However, as Canary Media reports, some utilities require customers to install redundant separate electrical meters at their own expense in order to take part in TOU programs, even though many EV charging stations can… Read more »
Dodge to retire gas-powered Challenger and Charger
What will be the “EV tipping point” that marks the beginning of the end of the Oil Age? Of course, there won’t be any one dramatic tipping point, but rather a long series of milestones, and some of the most visible of these will be the end of production of iconic gas-powered models. Dodge parent… Read more »
Study examines dynamic wireless charging combined with energy storage
Dynamic wireless charging—charging a vehicle as it travels down a specially-equipped road—could someday make charging effortless and transparent. A new paper by Cornell researchers examines the possibilities of wireless charging roads equipped with energy storage systems. The new work, “Efficient energy management of wireless charging roads with energy storage for coupled transportation–power systems,” was published… Read more »
Electrify America to deploy public and fleet charging stations at 25 IKEA locations
IKEA has announced a collaboration with Electrify America and Electrify Commercial to bring ultra-fast public charging stations and delivery fleet vehicle charging to over 25 IKEA retail locations throughout the US. IKEA US aims to achieve zero-emission home deliveries by 2025, and to halve tailpipe emissions from customer and co-worker travel by 2030. The new… Read more »
The EV raw materials crunch: How bad, how long, how to solve it?
This article originally appeared in Issue 60: April-June 2022 Subscribe now Every new technology must overcome a series of temporary constraints on its way to widespread adoption. Since modern EVs appeared a decade ago, they’ve motored past many of these bottlenecks, (or hurdles, or roadblocks—pick your preferred metaphor). Range has increased, access to charging infrastructure has expanded,… Read more »
Pay-as-you-go electric truck making deliveries on Rwanda’s dirt roads
At first glance, the rugged hills of Rwanda present an unlikely use case for EVs—bicycles and motorcycles are the most common vehicles, and farmers often use them to bring their produce to market. A British-Rwandan startup called OX Delivers is looking to change that, using electric trucks specially designed to negotiate dirt roads while carrying… Read more »
The Proxima Powered by REE—a newly-designed electric walk-in step van
EAVX, Morgan Olson and REE Automotive (Nasdaq: REE) recently hosted live demonstrations and customer evaluations for the Proxima Powered by REE, a new drive-by-wire walk-in step van, which features a body designed by EAVX and Morgan Olson, paired with REE’s flat, modular P7 chassis and x-by-wire technology. “These events are an opportunity for delivery companies… Read more »
A closer look at brushed AC motors in EVs
Everything old is new again: BMW’s fifth-generation eDrive features a wound-field synchronous AC motor Brushed DC (and AC/DC universal) motors are much maligned for a number of reasons, but one of the chief—if, perhaps, somewhat exaggerated—complaints is that the graphite brushes, and the segmented copper commutator they ride on, wear out over time, all the while producing… Read more »
Gap fillers for thermal management in electric vehicles
Sponsored by Parker Lord The article will be valuable for Electric Vehicle (EV) battery manufacturers as well as battery module and pack designers to help choose the right thermal interface material for battery pack needs. Two-component (2K) gap fillers provide customers with a variety of thermal conductivities and chemistries to choose from, which provide high… Read more »