Camping in the great outdoors involves getting close to nature, and—aside from walking or biking—nothing helps keep the world’s resplendent parks, beaches, and mountains free from damage from pollutants more than traveling to see them while driving an electric vehicle. Now, Hipcamp, an online marketplace for campsites, glampsites and RV spaces, and Subaru of America… Read more »
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New study finds fleet owners more satisfied with EVs than legacy ICE vehicles
Lately, EV boo-birds have been trumpeting some surveys that found that substantial numbers of EV owners would consider going back to burning gas. New research by Cox Automotive found that the opposite sentiment prevailed among fleet owners operating both EVs and legacy vehicles. The Future of Fleets: Path to EV Adoption found that, compared to… Read more »
Tektronix launches high-power EA BTS 10300 battery testing system
Power supply specialist EA Elektro-Automatik, a business unit of Tektronix, has launched an enhanced version of its EA BTS 10300 Battery Test System. The EA BTS 10300 is “specifically designed to meet the rapidly evolving demands for higher power battery technologies in the EV industry and beyond.” It features a compact design with high power… Read more »
Volvo, ZF, Cummins win $441 million in DOE funding to accelerate heavy-duty electric truck production
The US DOE has awarded nearly half a billion bucks to three companies under the Domestic Manufacturing Conversion grant program to help accelerate the production of heavy-duty electric trucks and related powertrain components. Volvo Technology of America will receive $208 to upgrade facilities at the Volvo Group’s Lehigh Valley Operations truck assembly site in Macungie,… Read more »
European consortium’s COBRA project develops cobalt-free EV battery system
A European consortium of 18 entities from the automotive, research and technology sectors has developed a new cobalt-free lithium-ion battery system for EVs. After four years of development, the COBRA project, which has a budget of €12 million co-financed by the European Commission, has demonstrated the new system, which incorporates sensors, algorithms and communications for… Read more »
Study finds deploying EVs isn’t enough—reaching emission goals requires early retirement of polluting trucks
Various countries and US states have set target dates for ending the sale of new ICE vehicles. California has developed what is perhaps the world’s most comprehensive plan. The state’s Advanced Clean Cars II legislation requires that all passenger vehicles and light trucks sold in the state be ZEVs by 2035, with interim sales targets… Read more »
DOE announces $1.7 billion in grants to convert facilities for EV production and support US auto workers
Some folks fear that the transition to EVs will lead to major job losses in the auto industry—and not without reason, as EVs require different (and fewer) components than legacy ICE vehicles. Auto plants around the country are in danger of downsizing or shutting down altogether, and helping these facilities to retool for EV production… Read more »
EU imposes hefty provisional tariff increase on subsidized Chinese EVs
The European Union has taken steps to raise tariffs on electric vehicles manufactured in China with provisional duties. The European Commission, the EU’s executive arm, said that the provisional results of its investigation into Chinese EV subsidies had found that the country’s value chain “benefits from unfair subsidization.” Such subsidization, in turn, is causing a… Read more »
Texas Instruments and Delta Electronics partner to develop EV power systems
Delta Electronics, a supplier of power components, and Texas Instruments, a semiconductor company, have established a joint innovation laboratory for EV power systems. Delta aims to leverage TI’s experience and technology as well as its subject matter expertise in GaN, or gallium nitride, to enhance the power density and performance of its EV power systems… Read more »
GÖPEL introduces NG+ upgraded tester for automotive technologies
GÖPEL Electronic, which provides systems for validating the network compliance of control units, has released its updated network tester, NG+. The new NG+ system architecture supports classic bus systems, such as CAN-FD, CAN-SIG, LIN and FlexRay, as well as the latest Automotive Ethernet (AETH) standards—10BASE-T1S, 100BASE-T1, and 1000BASE-T1. The system is also prepared for future… Read more »