The long-term consequences of oil companies’ interest in the charging industry remain to be seen, but they’re moving in, and they’re buying hardware. Australian EVSE manufacturer Tritium (Nasdaq: DCFC) has entered into a multi-year contract with bp to supply chargers and related services to the bp pulse charging network. bp has placed an initial order… Read more »
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Electrify America delivers 1.45 million charging sessions in 2021—up from 268,000 in 2020
Charging network Electrify America provided 1.45 million customer charging sessions in 2021—a colossal increase from the 268,000 it recorded in 2020. The company dispensed 41 GWh of energy in 2021, and estimates that this represents more than 145 million EV miles driven, and 5.7 million gallons of gas saved. Electrify America currently has 800 EV… Read more »
Infineon releases a new series of battery management ICs
Infineon has introduced a new series of battery management ICs designed for battery modules, cell-to-pack topologies and cell-to-car topologies in EVs, hybrids and energy storage systems. The TLE9012DQU is a multichannel battery monitoring and balancing system that measures battery voltage for state of charge and state of health calculations, and can be controlled directly by… Read more »
Formula E reveals third-generation electric race car at Monaco E-Prix
Formula E officially unveiled its third-generation Formula E race car at the recent Monaco E-Prix (where Stoffel Vandoorne, driving for Mercedes-EQ, saw the checkered flag). The new Gen3 will make its racing debut in Season 9 of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship. Pre-season testing will take place this winter, and seven of the… Read more »
Heliox to deliver mobile DC chargers to PACCAR EVs in North America
Heliox, a provider of DC charging systems for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, has signed a supply agreement with PACCAR Parts to support the rollout of PACCAR’s electric vehicles in North America. PACCAR Parts provides aftermarket parts to DAF, Kenworth and Peterbilt dealerships and TRP stores around the world. Heliox will supply mobile 25 kW and… Read more »
NI to purchase Kratzer’s test systems business
NI (formerly National Instruments) has agreed to purchase the test systems business of Kratzer Automation, and expects the purchase to close in Q2 of 2022. The acquisition will combine NI’s flexible EV hardware and software test platform with Kratzer’s application-specific EV software and integration capabilities. About 200 Kratzer employees will join NI. “The addition of… Read more »
Electreon and partners to demonstrate in-road dynamic wireless charging
Wireless charging specialist Electreon, together with the ASPIRE Engineering Research Center, truck-maker Kenworth and project management firm Kiewit, plan to demonstrate a dynamic wireless charging system. Electreon’s in-motion dynamic wireless charging technology will be installed at ASPIRE’s research test track in North Logan, Utah in the summer of 2022. Kenworth supplied a Class 8 T680… Read more »
Mack’s Range Calculator helps refuse truck customers plan routes for electrification
Mack Trucks, part of the Volvo Group, has introduced a new Range Calculator for Electric Vehicles to help customers simulate real-world collection routes for the Mack LR Electric refuse truck. The Range Calculator uses GPS data collected from a customer’s current routes to predict the number of starts and stops the Mack LR Electric can… Read more »
Global Li-ion battery production capacity could reach 6 TWh by 2030
Global lithium-ion battery production capacity could reach over 6,000 GWh (6 TWh) by the end of the decade, according to lithium industry authority Benchmark Mineral Intelligence. Battery manufacturing facilities (now invariably referred to as “gigafactories”) are being built by automakers and battery suppliers around the world. Total lithium-ion capacity (existing or under construction) has doubled… Read more »
Frito-Lay to deploy 40 Ford eTransit electric trucks in Texas
Frito-Lay plans to deploy a new electric fleet to serve its processing plant in Carrollton, Texas, a suburb of the Dallas/Fort Worth metro area. One Ford eTransit electric truck has been delivered, and 39 more are to arrive later this summer. The trucks will be used for local delivery. Frito-Lay expects the new e-fleet to… Read more »