UK-based YASA Motors has secured an additional £5 million in funding. The new equity finance has been raised from a combination of existing and new investors, and will be used to increase production capacity and to expand the company’s commercial activities. YASA manufactures a highly differentiated axial flux electric motor and generator based on its… Read more »
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VIDEO: EV West’s converted BMW M3
The electric class for this year’s “Race to the Clouds,” which takes place July 8, promises to be quite interesting, with big-name drivers Beccy Gordon and Hiroshi Matuoka driving two different versions of the Mitsubishi i, and Pikes Peak legend Nobuhiro Tajima driving Team APEV’s custom EV. The latest addition to the field is a… Read more »
Slot cars on steroids: the birth of electric motorsport
The prospect of zero emission, near-silent race cars has set moustaches twitching throughout the motorsport fraternity. Many see it as heresy, while the enlightened few realize that we have a golden opportunity to inject some new life into a hundred-year-old sport. Doug Peck, editor at emotorsportnews.com, explains why the future of racing runs on… Read more »
ElectricFish targets gas stations for its Turbo Charge EV charging platform
ElectricFish Energy has unveiled a new EV charging platform aimed at gas stations. The new Turbo Charge platform includes three integrated components: “We don’t sell EV chargers or batteries—we sell time and uptime,” said ElectricFish CTO Nelio Batista. “We’ve decoupled charging speed from grid limits by actively managing when energy flows in or out, so… Read more »
Waybler’s new software helps to avoid EV charging demand charges
Demand charges—extra fees that utilities charge customers for causing spikes in power demand—are the bane of the EV charging industry. Charging providers take various peak-shaving measures to avoid these charges. Swedish tech company Waybler, noting that European electricity grids are increasingly imposing peak demand tariffs, has launched a new software product designed to avoid unnecessary… Read more »
Battery-integrated chargers offer a cure for America’s weak electric infrastructure
Q&A with Alex Urist, Vice President of XCharge North America Battery storage, once considered a nifty additional feature for large-scale charging infrastructure projects, is steadily becoming de rigueur for public and commercial charging deployments of all sizes. Adding batteries to the system offers several benefits: coupled with on-site generation, it allows charging to be offered… Read more »
Solenoid fundamentals: magnetic latching solenoids for EVs
Sponsored by TLX Technologies. One of the most challenging parts of new product realization is identifying optimal technology from the onset of a system concept. With the rapid development of the next generation of mobility technology in the form of vehicle electrification, alternative fuels such as hydrogen fuel cell technology, and the overall drive for… Read more »
San Diego resort deploys smart EV charging with battery energy storage
Sycuan Casino Resort plans to deploy 40 Level 2 chargers, 5 DC fast chargers, and a 250 kW/560 kWh battery energy storage system (BESS) at its San Diego location. To complete this project, Sycuan partnered with PowerFlex, a provider of intelligent onsite clean energy solutions. The EV chargers are integrated into a network that uses… Read more »
A closer look at minimizing charging losses: The charger (Part 2)
In the previous article, we looked at the various losses incurred on the AC side of the circuit while charging an EV’s battery (from the breaker in the load center to the EVSE inlet on the EV), as well as things that could be done to minimize them, either by the OEM, the electrical contractor… Read more »
This company is earning money with second-life Nissan LEAF batteries
Second-life EV batteries are being used in pilots around the world to demonstrate their suitability for a wide variety of stationary storage applications. California company B2U Storage Solutions is using repurposed Nissan LEAF batteries in a commercial operation. The company has been bidding into the California power market for over a year, and is earning… Read more »