Swedish industrial technology company Hexagon has developed a new battery cell design suite that combines its multi-physics material simulation and metrology software and Fraunhofer ITWM’s electrochemical simulation technology. Hexagon’s new battery design software integrates Fraunhofer ITWM’s Battery and Electrochemistry Simulation Tool (BEST) solver into Hexagon’s Digimat material behavior modeling software, which is part of its… Read more »
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Washington University deploys GreenPower electric student transport vans
Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri has taken delivery of eight electric EV Star passenger vans manufactured by GreenPower Motor, a company that produces a variety of high-floor and low-floor electric medium- and heavy-duty buses, shuttles and vans. This more than doubles the august institution’s fleet of five EV Star vans, which it acquired two… Read more »
Renesas Electronics announces an 8-in-1 proof of concept EV eAxle
Renesas Electronics, a semiconductor solutions company, has unveiled an 8-in-1 proof of concept for electric vehicle eAxle systems. The proof of concept was developed in partnership with Nidec, a Japanese motor manufacturer that makes “everything that spins and moves.” An eAxle is a drive unit that integrates into an axle structure the main components necessary… Read more »
Video: Up to 90 percent of battery manufacturing data is wasted and Siemens plans to change that
As EV battery manufacturing ramps up worldwide, Siemens is working to address critical data challenges through a digital transformation. Charged recently chatted with Puneet Sinha—Senior Director, Global Head of Battery Industry at Siemens Digital Industries Software—to learn how it’s bringing a new level of precision and efficiency to the process. Traditional battery manufacturing is often… Read more »
Bolt opens EV charging hub for its rideshare drivers in Stockholm
Estonia-headquartered shared mobility company Bolt has launched a new EV charging hub in central Stockholm to service its rideshare drivers. Bolt says the hub’s four chargers are capable of adding 50 km of range in 10 minutes. Using the Monta app, operated in collaboration with JB Charge, drivers can further save time by accessing the… Read more »
ZF sells over 250 million electric parking brake units
German mobility products manufacturer ZF announces that it has produced a total of 250 million units of its electric parking brake (EPB), a technology that the company pioneered nearly 25 years ago by introducing the motor-on-caliper brake. ZF says the EPB improves fuel economy by reducing weight in the brake system and enables advanced functions when… Read more »
Volkswagen to close three factories in Germany, eliminate jobs and cut worker pay
Hurricane-force winds are blowing through the global auto industry, and we may just have seen the first roof fly off. German carmaker Volkswagen has announced that it plans to close at least three factories in Germany, for the first time in the company’s history. According to the company’s works council, VW is also expected to… Read more »
NuVant Systems launches diagnostic EV battery tool
Battery technology provider A3 Global’s NuVant Systems subsidiary has introduced its new LVc-40 tool for diagnosing, repairing, balancing and reconditioning hybrid and EV batteries. The LVc-40 features 40 individual channels and includes an integrated computer, enabling it to run NuVant’s Pack-Builder software and leverage AI-driven algorithms to maximize battery performance. The system provides key diagnostic… Read more »
BASF unveils new PPA housing material for IGBT semiconductors
The world’s largest chemical producer, Germany’s BASF, has developed a polyphthalamide (PPA) for manufacturing housings of insulated-gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) semiconductors for next-generation power electronics. The Ultramid Advanced N3U41 G6 is designed to meet the growing demand for high-performance, reliable electronic components for EVs, as well as high-speed trains, smart manufacturing and renewable electricity generation…. Read more »
Caterpillar designing Cat 793 mining truck platform with powertrain flexibility from diesel to electric
Caterpillar has announced that, to meet customers’ current and future needs, it is designing a modular Cat 793 large mining truck platform that will include diesel-mechanical, diesel-electric and battery-electric powertrain options. The company also plans to leverage expertise gained from its Early Learner battery electric large mining truck program to extend common platform benefits to… Read more »