Vitesco Technologies, an electric powertrain supplier, and onsemi have announced a 10-year, $1.9-billion silicon carbide (SiC) supply deal for electrification technologies. Vitesco Technologies is investing $250 million in new SiC boule growth, wafer fabrication and epitaxy equipment for onsemi to assure its access to SiC capacity over the next 10 years and beyond. The equipment… Read more »
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California’s Green Raiteros use EVs to provide free rides to low-income and elderly residents
The benefits of new technology generally flow downward from the top of the income ladder, and lower-income communities tend to be the most affected by pollution and environmental damage. However, in one California town, low-income residents are breathing a little cleaner air and enjoying the benefits of e-mobility, thanks to a local community group called… Read more »
Winners and losers emerge as the Tesla charging bandwagon gathers speed
In a decade of covering the EV industry, I can’t recall ever seeing such immediate and near-universal praise for any development as I have for the news that Ford and GM will partner with Tesla to give their EVs access to the Supercharger network. The news broke in two waves, each of which swamped the… Read more »
Design considerations for interconnect technology used in EV powertrains
Sponsored by TTI. Electric vehicles are set to become the basis of future transport, and the transition is happening much more quickly than imagined. In recent months, EV uptake has increased dramatically, with the inflated oil prices currently being experienced likely to accelerate adoption still further. EV registrations are now getting close to one million… Read more »
Hyundai announces investment plans for EV production
The Hyundai Motor Group plans to invest $18 billion in its domestic EV industry by 2030. The funding will be used to increase production and exports and to foster EV-related industries. The Group announced plans to expand its annual EV production in Korea to 1.51 million units and global volume to 3.64 million units by… Read more »
Will EV adoption “crash the grid?”
One of the favorite tropes of the anti-EV crowd is that converting all vehicles to EVs will “crash the grid.” Those of us who regularly speak with execs at electric utilities and charging infrastructure providers aren’t too worried about this. However, as they say, the plural of anecdote is not data, so perhaps a mathematical… Read more »
Toyota to supply EV powertrain and actuation components to Joby Aviation
Electric aircraft developer Joby Aviation (NYSE: JOBY) has signed a long-term agreement with Toyota to supply key powertrain and actuation components for the production of Joby’s aircraft. Toyota is Joby’s largest external shareholder, having invested around $400 million in the company, and the automaker has collaborated on a variety of projects to support the production… Read more »
European HEFT project targets cheaper, more efficient, power-dense motor for EVs
In a €4-million HEFT research project directed by Mondragan University, eight EU partners including GKN Automotive will create a “lower-cost, more efficient and power-dense” permanent magnet motor for EVs. HEFT is an EU Horizon 2020 project focused on designing and manufacturing EV motors with reused and recycled permanent magnets. HEFT recommends energy-efficient rare earth synchronous… Read more »
Piedmont Lithium and partner Sayona to provide lithium to LG Chem and Tesla from Quebec mines
Lithium producers are hustling to establish production in North America, and that’s a positive thing. However, it’s not going to happen at Silicon Valley speed. The mining industry has its own complex product cycles, and its own terminology, complete with plenty of acronyms. Piedmont Lithium’s joint venture partner, Sayona Mining, has released a definitive feasibility… Read more »
EV charge management isn’t just for fleet depots: Q&A with Qmerit founder and CEO
Q&A with Qmerit founder and CEO Tracy K. Price EV chargers aren’t the kind of hardware that’s typically installed by the customer—whether that customer is a homeowner who’s charging one EV, or a company with dozens of charging sites. An EV charger deployment generally requires the services of an installer (and larger projects sometimes involve… Read more »
