Events in the EV industry are moving so fast that, even with the best will in the world, we journalists can publish things that turn out to be out of date or just plain wrong—when we do, a correction and a mea culpa are in order. In my latest Charging Forward column, which appears in… Read more »
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Escalent’s Fleet Advisory Hub highlights funding assistance for fleet electrification
According to US data analytics and advisory firm Escalent, nearly six in ten EV fleet decision-makers are not fully aware of the financial assistance available, and, although they expect to learn about EV grants from dealerships, the leading source of information is actually word of mouth. Escalent established its Fleet Advisory Hub to offer product… Read more »
Cummins tests new ePowertrain on track at Millbrook Proving Ground
Cummins, which has been building diesel engines for heavy-duty vehicles since 1919, is methodically moving into the electric age. Now the company has successfully demonstrated a new ePowertrain for heavy-duty vehicles, using a test truck at Millbrook Proving Ground in Bedfordshire, England. The integrated 17Xe ePowertrain, developed by Meritor (now part of Cummins) with Advanced… Read more »
Enphase Energy demonstrates bidirectional EV charger technology
Enphase Energy, a supplier of microinverter-based solar and battery systems, has successfully demonstrated a bidirectional EV charger that enables vehicle-to-home (V2H) and vehicle-to-grid (V2G) functionality. It also allows energy generated from solar panels to be sent directly to the EV battery. The new product uses Enphase’s grid-forming IQ8 Microinverters and Ensemble energy management technology to… Read more »
New report: over 5,000 e-buses now on US streets
Electric transit buses are becoming increasingly common sights on US streets. A new report from clean transport consultancy CALSTART found that there are some 5,480 full-size zero-emission buses in operation in the US—an increase of 66 percent since 2021—and another 859 in Canada. The entire US fleet of full-size transit buses numbered about 72,700 in… Read more »
New York City to require rideshare fleets to use 100 percent EVs by 2030
Electrifying rideshare vehicles has the potential to deliver outsize emissions reductions, as they log many more miles than personal vehicles. In his recent State of the City speech, New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced that rideshare fleets operating in the city will be required to go zero-emission by 2030. The Big Apple is one… Read more »
Porsche fine-tunes Taycan EV braking for better recuperation without reduced comfort
A new article from Porsche highlights a technical challenge in chassis development for EVs: blending, which is when regenerative and hydraulic braking are combined. “The driver must not feel the transition between the systems,” says Martin Reichenecker, Senior Manager of Chassis Testing at Porsche Engineering. Guaranteeing a smooth transition places great demands on the technology,… Read more »
Generator-maker Generac expands into residential EV charging stations
Generac Power Systems (NYSE: GNRC) makes a variety of power products, but is probably best-known as a manufacturer of backup generators. As bidirectional EV charging, which allows an EV battery to be used as a source of backup power, moves into the mainstream, demand for generators seems likely to dwindle, and some stock analysts have… Read more »
Retailer Meijer demonstrates Freightliner electric Class 8 trucks in frigid Michigan winter
Meijer, a Michigan-based retailer with 499 stores in six Midwestern states, operates a fleet of 250 semitrucks. The company has deployed two Freightliner eCascadia electric semitrucks, and is tracking their performance in a cold-weather environment as part of a DOE-funded project. The two semis will operate out of the retailer’s Lansing Distribution Center, which is… Read more »
Stellantis and Qinomic to develop EV retrofit solution for light commercial vans
Stellantis and Qinomic, a sustainable mobility and retrofitting equipment manufacturer, have partnered to develop a retrofit solution to convert fossil-powered commercial vans (LCVs to our British mates) to electric drivetrains. The electric retrofit solution aims to protect freedom of mobility with an affordable option that meets customer needs to extend the lives of their vehicles… Read more »