US power management company Eaton has been selected by an unnamed EV manufacturer to supply its ELocker differential system for use on a new plug-in hybrid SUV. The new model uses an electric motor to power the rear wheels and an electric motor or optional ICE to drive the front wheels, in contrast to a… Read more »
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Shell opens megawatt charger for electric trucks and boats in Amsterdam
Shell has deployed a self-developed megawatt charger for dual use by both electric trucks and waterborne vessels at the company’s Energy Transition Campus Amsterdam (ETCA), a facility where the oil giant demonstrates current energy technologies. The charging station uses the Megawatt Charging System (MCS), a standard for charging heavy-duty EVs that was developed by CharIN…. Read more »
APM Terminals to pilot electric terminal tractors with inductive charging at New Jersey port
APM Terminals Elizabeth, a division of shipping giant A.P. Moller-Maersk, is dipping its corporate toe into electrification. The company will invest $5 million in its Electrification Pilot Project, including a $1.4 million Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) grant from the EPA. The DERA grant has facilitated the replacement of seven diesel terminal tractors with new… Read more »
IoTecha wins $27-million grant for grid-friendly EV charging in California
V2G specialist IoTecha has been awarded a grant of up to $27 million by the California Energy Commission’s (CEC’s) Clean Transportation Program. During Phase I of this initiative, IoTecha will deploy a network of 120 new EV smart charging stations at single- or multi-family homes. For Phase II, IoTecha intends to extend this network to… Read more »
EnviroSpark to deploy EV charging infrastructure at 58 AION properties in 7 states
Georgia-based EV charging provider EnviroSpark has formed a partnership with property management company AION to deploy EV charging infrastructure across 58 properties in seven states: Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, Indiana and Ohio. EnviroSpark will install more than 200 charging plugs across AION’s multi-family properties. The company has so far installed 8,200 charging plugs… Read more »
Yanmar debuts fully electric trio: mini-excavator, wheel loader and tracked carrier
Yanmar Compact Equipment, a Japanese engine and heavy machinery manufacturer, has announced a new trio of electric-powered machines as part of its Unplugged range: a wheel loader, mini-excavator and tracked carrier. All three new electric models match the output of Yanmar’s legacy ICE equivalents. The SV17e Mini-Excavator is powered by an 18.3 kWh battery pack…. Read more »
Kramer-Werke shows off new 5065e electric wheel loader at Munich trade show
Kramer-Werke, a manufacturer of compact construction machines (and a unit of Munich-based Wacker Neuson Group), proclaiming that it is “time for clean air,” showed off its new 5065e electric wheel loader at the recent IFAT trade show in Munich. The 5065e features a 96-volt lithium-ion battery. It was created for inner city work and is… Read more »
Voltpost launches lamppost EV charger in US
US-based lamppost EV charging company Voltpost has launched its curbside EV charger. The company retrofits lampposts into a modular and upgradable Level 2 EV charging platform powered by a mobile app to provide convenient and affordable charging while reducing the cost and time of installation, maintenance and footprint of chargers. Voltpost is developing EV charging… Read more »
EV Connect adds vehicle-based authentication technology in Hubject partnership
California-headquartered EV charging platform EV Connect and Berlin-based international charging network Hubject are collaborating to simplify and fully automate the charging process for drivers, charge point operators and e-mobility service providers in the US, Europe and Australia. This will be done through activation of the ISO 15118-2 standard, on which Hubject’s Plug & Charge feature… Read more »
InductEV brings high-power wireless charging tech to commercial EVs
When Average Joe and Jane think about wireless charging, they may not see any great benefit. Dig up my driveway to install a gadget that saves me the five seconds it takes to plug in my existing wired EV charger? Meh. However, the true benefits of wireless EV charging are seen in the commercial EV… Read more »