The US Department of Energy will make a $6.6-billion loan available to California-based Rivian Automotive to allow the startup EV maker to complete the construction of a factory in Georgia. Construction of the $5-billion battery and assembly plant, which was first announced in 2021 and which is 40 miles east of Atlanta, was paused in… Read more »
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Paraclete Energy shows that its SILO Silicon anode material can greatly reduce EV battery weight
Battery technology developer Paraclete Energy has released the results of a study on its SILO Silicon anode material demonstrating its potential to reduce battery weight by 50% while simultaneously doubling driving range. SILO Silicon allows a standard 80 kWh battery pack to be downsized from approximately 7,000 individual cells weighing 565 kg to fewer than 2,000… Read more »
Governor Newsom says California will step in if federal government kills $7,500 EV tax credit
The government of the state of California plans to provide rebates to residents who purchase electric vehicles if the next US administration ends the $7,500 federal EV tax credit. “We will intervene if the administration eliminates the federal tax credit, doubling down on our commitment to clean air and green jobs in California,” said Governor… Read more »
Donut Lab offers modular EV development platform
Donut Lab, a subsidiary of electric motorcycle company Verge Motorcycles, has created a modular electric vehicle development platform for applications on land, sea and air. The platform provides manufacturers with a library of compatible components they can use to produce EVs such as supercars, buses, drones or SUVs that are light and affordable to manufacture…. Read more »
Amprius ships A-Sample EV battery cells to USABC
Amprius Technologies, which produces lithium-ion batteries with silicon anodes, has shipped its SiMaxx A-Sample EV Cells to the United States Advanced Battery Consortium (USABC). Amprius’s internal testing of the A-Sample EV cell has shown specific energy of 360 Wh/kg at the beginning of its life—surpassing the USABC program target of 275 Wh/kg at end of… Read more »
Lectron cranks out 12,000 units per week of its NACS-to-CCS EV charging adapter
Since Tesla opened up its Supercharger network, demand from drivers of other brands of EVs has been massive. So massive that Lectron, a provider of portable chargers, adapters and charging stations for all charging standards, has ramped up production of its NACS-to-CCS adapter to as many as 12,000 units per week. “Our expanded production guarantees… Read more »
Software and maintenance—the keys to making fleet EV charging work?
Q&A with EO Charging’s John Walsh How is providing charging infrastructure for EV fleets like running a web site or a cell phone network? All of these worthy endeavors (among others) depend on a stack, which is a hip way of describing a system of interrelated hardware and software products that function together. Some layers… Read more »
SCAD students throw out traditional auto design ideas, create two fully functional EV concept cars
To design an automobile, a car designer does not merely just sit at a well-lighted desk, headphones firmly in place, an infinite cup of coffee nearby, sketching next year’s Any Car. No, to become a car designer, one must have a firm grasp of a number of subjects, including the history of the automobile, branding,… Read more »
Nigerian automaker Innoson launches EV lineup
Nigerian automaker Innoson Vehicles Manufacturing has introduced its first line of locally-produced EVs. The company offers four models, equipped with features like electric steering, front airbags and fully air-conditioned interiors, as well as automated rear-view mirrors and remote-control locking systems with sensors. The five-seater Innoson IVM Link offers an estimated 201-230 km of range on… Read more »
First Student and Con Edison demonstrate electric school bus V2X Smart Energy Hub in Brooklyn
Student transportation provider First Student is working with New York electric utility Con Edison to demonstrate a Smart Energy Hub that will support the electrification of school buses in Brooklyn. First Student has around 2,000 electric school buses under contract in school districts across the US, and more than 360 EVs deployed. The Brooklyn project… Read more »