China Evergrande New Energy Vehicle Group, a Hong Kong-listed unit of the real-estate giant Evergrande Group, has raised HK$26 billion ($3.35 billion US) in an offering of 952 million new shares. The company will use the new funding for R&D, vehicle production, and to retire older debt. China Evergrande NEV is controlled by Hui Ka-yan,… Read more »
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DOE releases Energy Storage Grand Challenge Roadmap
The DOE has released the Energy Storage Grand Challenge Roadmap, the agency’s first comprehensive energy storage strategy. Announced in January 2020, the Energy Storage Grand Challenge (ESGC) seeks to establish American leadership in energy storage. In addition to concerted research efforts, the Roadmap’s approach includes accelerating the transition of technologies from the lab to the… Read more »
Bogotá orders 596 new electric buses—fleet of 1,485 e-buses will be the largest outside China
Bogota public transit agency Transmilenio has ordered 596 new BYD electric buses, bringing the city’s electric bus fleet to a total of 1,485 units. The new e-buses are expected to be in operation by 2022, and will operate in the Fontibón, Usme and Perdomo areas. María Fernanda Ortiz, the General Manager of Transmilenio, proudly claimed… Read more »
Discoveries highlight new possibilities for magnesium batteries
Magnesium batteries have long been considered a potentially safer and less expensive alternative to lithium-ion batteries, but previous versions have been severely limited in the amount of power they delivered. Researchers from the University of Houston and the Toyota Research Institute of North America (TRINA) reported in Nature Energy that they have developed a new… Read more »
ChargeScan by BV offers an end-to-end solution for charging operators
Bureau Veritas, a specialist in testing, inspection and certification, has introduced a portfolio of services covering the full EVSE lifecycle, from the design, construction and commissioning of charging stations to charging network operation. The new ChargeScan by BV service offers clients real-time information verified by Bureau Veritas inspectors, allowing them to ensure that their charging… Read more »
Massachusetts to ban the sale of new combustion engine vehicles by 2035
Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker has issued a new mandate that all new cars sold in the state be electric by 2035. The plan is part of the state’s 2050 Decarbonization Road Map, which also calls for retrofitting 1 million homes with electric heating, cutting commuters’ driving miles by 15 percent, and dramatically increasing offshore wind… Read more »
IC Solutions For Safe And Reliable Propulsion Inverters
In this session, we will review the trends affecting the design of traction inverters, the challenges imposed by the migration towards higher bus voltages, and the need to meet ISO26262 “functional safety”. The changes required to support high-voltage SiC MOSFET switching modules will also be examined. New IC solutions that enable effective and efficient isolated… Read more »
High Volume Manufacturing Requirements For EV Battery Interconnect And Power Management Applications
E-mobility Product Development & Solutions. An insight to the total solutions in overcoming the challenges in meeting EV high-volume manufacturing requirements for battery interconnect and power management applications. Presented by: Ganesh Prasad KNDirector, Product Marketing, Wedge Bond BU, KULICKE & SOFFA Jason FuManager, Product Marketing, Wedge Bond BU, KULICKE & SOFFA Peter KlaernerSenior Manager, Field… Read more »
Innovations In EV Cooling Technology
In this session, Senior Flexonics will discuss innovations in EV heat exchangers for battery packs and inverters. Case Study #1: Design a thin battery cooling plate heat exchanger that provides a minimal temperature gradient across the entire contact surface. Case Study #2: Design a fin that fits within a given heatsink that delivered much lower… Read more »
Friction Enhancement For Managing Shear Force & Torque Load In Electric Powertrains
With the move towards electrification, vehicles are seeing increased weight loads due to battery packs and rapid high torque loads in electric motors. Moreover, there has become more electrified design variants for a like model (i.e. both a hybrid and ICE option). This trend brings unique design and manufacturing challenges to safely withstand and transmit… Read more »