German automotive manufacturer Rheinmetall has received a double-digit-million-euro order from a North American truck manufacturer for a mid-six-figure quantity of CWA 2000 high-voltage coolant pumps to be used in the manufacturer’s battery-powered medium- and heavy-duty trucks. Rheinmetall will supply the customer directly from 2028 to 2035. The CWA 2000 is designed for a range of… Read more »
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MACBETH project aims to establish a comprehensive European MCS charging network for electric trucks
A consortium of 19 European companies, universities and research centers aims to develop and demonstrate charging hubs for heavy-duty EVs. The ultimate goal is to establish a comprehensive European charging network for electric trucks by 2030. The MACBETH (Multipoint megAwatt Charging for Battery Electric Truck Hubs) project is led by the VTT Technical Research Centre… Read more »
Clearing the electrical service bottleneck for EV charger installation
Power Innovations International’s new line of DC fast chargers can accept a wide range of input voltages. There are three things everyone in the EV industry seems to agree on: (1) we need more charging infrastructure; (2) it needs to be more reliable; and (3) installation often takes much too long. Project delays very often… Read more »
Candela’s C-8 electric boat “flies” across the Strait of Gibraltar
Candela, the company that designs and builds electric hydrofoil ferries, including the P-12, has announced that a crew from the company broke new ground by piloting an electric hydrofoiling Candela C-8 between Europe and North Africa. The voyage marked the first-ever intercontinental journey by an electric vessel, the company said. “This week, we flew across… Read more »
Daimler Buses to build a new electric bus depot for German transit agency
Daimler Buses has won a contract to plan and construct a complete electric bus depot and associated charging infrastructure as a general contractor. The client is the newly founded transit agency MOIN (Mobilitätsinfrastruktur und -betriebs Landkreis Lüneburg) in Lüneburg, Germany. The depot will be built on a greenfield site in the industrial area at the… Read more »
Oakland Airport commissions first electric buses in parking shuttle fleet
Oakland Airport (OAK) in California has introduced the first electric shuttle buses to its parking shuttle fleet. Five electric buses, sourced from RIDE—the US spinoff of BYD that focuses on transit solutions—will serve passenger and employee parking lots at the airport. The buses will help OAK meet California’s electrification regulations and represent a step towards… Read more »
Syensqo signs €150 million in Solef PVDF contracts for battery binder materials
Belgian multinational materials company Syensqo signed long-term contracts worth 150 million euros during the first quarter of the year for the supply of its battery-grade Solef Polyvinylidene Fluoride (PVDF) to automotive original equipment manufacturers and battery makers. Solef PVDF, a thermoplastic fluoropolymer, provides superior separator-electrode adhesion and binder performance, delivering durable, high-performance and safe batteries… Read more »
American Textile Maintenance orders 12 Evolectric CircularEV Class 5 electric trucks
American Textile Maintenance, the parent company of Republic Master Chefs and Medico Professional Linen Service, has committed to purchasing 12 CircularEV Class 5 electric trucks from Evolectric, beginning with an initial delivery of 5 units. The purchase is American Textile’s first electric fleet deployment. It follows an eight-day pilot at the company’s South-Central Los Angeles… Read more »
Paramount Unified School District chooses Willdan for $17.7 million EV charging and solar contract
Consulting services provider Willdan has been selected for a $17.7-million contract to provide engineering and construction oversight services for Paramount Unified School District (USD). The project includes 2.2 MW of solar arrays and 44 Level 2 electric vehicle charging stations across 11 sites within the district. “This project builds on Willdan’s 50-year working relationship with… Read more »
Daimler supplies 5 next-gen eCitaro electric buses to transport company in Darmstadt, Germany
Darmstadt, Germany-based public transport operator HEAG mobilo operates over 150 buses and trams, and transports almost 50 million passengers per year. The company began electrifying in 2020 and now has 55 electric buses in its fleet, 46 of them Mercedes models. The latest addition to HEAG’s fleet consists of five battery-electric Mercedes‑Benz eCitaro 12‑meter solo… Read more »