If there’s one thing that will make a greenie see red, it’s pulling up to a public charging stall only to find that it’s been ICEd out by a gas-burning vehicle (which always seems to be a giant truck or SUV with bellicose bumper stickers). In 2019, Tesla began testing anti-ICEing devices that pop up… Read more »
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Renault acquires 21% stake in electric motor company Whylot
Renault has acquired a 21% minority stake in electric motor company Whylot. Renault previously signed a partnership with Whylot to develop a large-scale axial-flow e-motor. This technology will be applied to electrified powertrains with the objective of reducing costs and emissions. “We are delighted to take a further step in our relationship with Whylot, a… Read more »
Keysight partners with Proventia to create battery testing systems
Keysight Technologies is partnering with environmental technology company Proventia to develop battery testing systems. Each company is contributing key features to the jointly-developed test lab infrastructure. Keysight’s Scienlab battery testing system is designed for batteries up to 1,500 V. It uses high-voltage silicon carbide (SiC) technology, and achieves an energy recovery capability of 96%. Keysight’s… Read more »
SCHURTER’s new thermal fuse has a lower trip temperature of 175° C
SCHURTER’s new reflowable thermal switch (RTS) has a trip temperature of >175° C, lower than their current offering’s >210° C. The RTS is a compact over-temperature protection device for power semiconductors. Prior to mechanical activation, the new thermal fuse can be soldered on conventional reflow soldering machines with profiles up to 260° C. The lower… Read more »
Mitsubishi unveils new version of Outlander PHEV
Mitsubishi has revealed a new fourth generation of its Outlander PHEV crossover SUV. Sales will commence in Japan in December, followed by Australia and New Zealand in the first half of 2022 and North America in the second half. The redesigned Outlander is built on a newly developed platform, and features several updates. The newly… Read more »
NI and D&V Electronics partner to test EV traction inverters
NI, formerly National Instruments, has announced two new projects for EV traction inverter validation: a new Inverter Test System (ITS) and a collaboration agreement with D&V Electronics for power-level inverter testing. Both projects are designed to accelerate innovation for EVs by integrating tests earlier in the product development lifecycle. By simulating EV powertrains to perform… Read more »
US House passes public works bill with $7.5 billion for EV charging infrastructure
Finally! After much inter- and intra-party wrangling, the US House passed an infrastructure package that authorizes $550 billion of new investment over several years, including $7.5 billion for EV charging infrastructure and several other EV- and clean energy-related items. The total price tag for the package comes to over $1.2 trillion when routine funding for… Read more »
Book review—Power Play: Tesla, Elon Musk, and the Bet of the Century
Considering the massive media coverage of Tesla over the last decade, it may seem surprising that there aren’t more books about the company. When I first released my history of Tesla in 2014, I expected to have a short window of exclusivity before a “real” book—one with a hard cover and celebrity blurbs on the… Read more »
Eaton’s new EVK series Bussman fuses rated up to 1,000 VDC
Eaton has introduced the EVK Series, a new line of Bussmann series fuses. The high-voltage fuses are designed for high-powered EVs, and offer ratings up to 1,000 VDC and 600 amps. Eaton says it can verify proper fuse-life performance and reliability for the lifetime of the vehicle. When severe short circuits occur due to a… Read more »
Gillig produces its 100th battery-electric bus, with Cummins battery system
Cummins and Gillig have announced the production of the 100th Gillig battery-electric bus built since the two companies began their collaboration on transit vehicles in 2019. The milestone bus will be delivered to Metro Transit in St. Louis, Missouri. “We’re thrilled that our 100th electric bus is going to Metro, an agency that we have… Read more »