In this session, we will explore bonding and assembly sciences for electric vehicles and the diversification of the bonding continuum with speakers Joey Benson and Susanne Rieder-Otterburg. Joey Benson is an Application Engineer at 3M supporting adhesives and the electrical vehicles market. Joey works with key players in automotive electrification to implement adhesive solutions into… Read more »
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Selecting Cells And Batteries For EVs: Design And Manufacturing Considerations
This presentation will discuss a variety of design and manufacturing elements that one should consider when selecting cells/batteries for EV applications. Presented by: Tom O’Hara, Senior Battery Specialist, Intertek
Li-Ion Manufacturing: How To Optimize Raw Materials, Product Quality, And Uniformity
High Resolution, Real-Time Measurement Of Basis Weight To Assure Coating Uniformity During Lithium Battery Electrode Production Today, scientists are developing new lithium-ion battery designs for electric vehicles, energy systems and other innovative applications. The safety and efficiency of these designs rely on well-controlled manufacturing processes. Variations to the coating thickness can limit energy output or… Read more »
Hino speeds production timeline for its Class 4-8 electric trucks
Hino Trucks, a subsidiary of Toyota, is accelerating the production timeline for its suite of battery-electric vehicles. The new Class 4-8 electric trucks are now slated to go into low-volume production in Q4 2022 and full production by the end of 2023. The company originally planned to have its BEV range in production by 2024,… Read more »
Blue Bird delivers electric school bus equipped with Nuvve V2G tech
Iconic school bus manufacturer Blue Bird has delivered an electric school bus equipped with V2G (vehicle-to-grid) technology from Nuvve, one of two Blue Bird Type C electric buses delivered to two school districts in Illinois. The e-buses are powered by the Cummins PowerDrive EV system. Nuvve’s V2G platform allows the bus batteries to store energy,… Read more »
Chinese phone maker Xiaomi rings into booming EV market
Everybody wants to get into the EV racket—Chinese hopefuls include search engine provider Baidu, e-commerce giant Alibaba and ride-hailing app DiDi Chuxing. Even vacuum cleaner vendor Dyson set out to suck up some coins from the electric carpet before conceding that it couldn’t see a way to commercial viability. The latest entrant to the crowded… Read more »
President Biden’s infrastructure plan includes $174 billion for EV programs
President Biden’s next priority is a massive infrastructure bill, and e-mobility is very much a part of the plan to upgrade and modernize the country’s transportation system. The administration is going big. “The American Jobs Plan will invest in America in a way we have not invested since we built the interstate highways and won… Read more »
New Chinese Mini EV flying off the lots
Bring the prices of EVs down, and people will buy. That’s the latest lesson from China, where customers took delivery of an astonishing 200,000 Wuling Hongguang Mini EVs in the vehicle’s first 200 days of production. According to the Asian auto industry gurus at ZoZo Go, it’s the strongest product debut in the history of… Read more »
Kia reveals first images of its new EV6 ahead of this month’s launch
Kia has revealed the first images of the exterior and interior design of EV6, the automaker’s first dedicated battery electric vehicle, ahead of the car’s world premiere scheduled for later this month. The new model is based on Kia’s new Electric-Global Modular Platform (E-GMP), and features “a distinctive crossover-inspired design.” It’s the result of a… Read more »
Florida legislature proposes a yearly tax on EV owners—again
A bill that would impose a yearly tax on EV owners is quietly making its way through the Florida legislature. The bill (actually a pair of bills, Senate Bill 140 and House Bill 819) appears to be similar to one that was proposed during last year’s legislative session, but did not pass. It would impose… Read more »