As the EV market continues to grow exponentially, the need for new and innovative battery technologies becomes increasingly evident. To meet the demand for higher power, improved efficiency, and extended vehicle range, EV batteries are evolving rapidly, including advancements in solid-state, zinc-air, graphene batteries, and more. In this webinar at the Fall Virtual Conference on… Read more »
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Sakuu’s lithium metal batteries hit milestone of 950 Wh per liter
Sakuu has developed a number of technologies for the commercial-scale production of solid-state and lithium metal batteries. Now the company says it has achieved several important milestones for its lithium metal battery tech. Samples of Sakuu’s licensable Li-metal Cypress battery cell chemistry, commercially available since May 2023, have been delivered to several customers in the… Read more »
How to accelerate the time to market of lithium-ion batteries with confidence (Webinar)
Up to 40% of the total expense of an EV is attributed to the battery itself. A significant portion of this cost is directly related to the pace of development and the duration it takes to introduce the vehicle to the market. Starting from the initial phases of battery development, assessing and characterizing battery components… Read more »
Georgia Tech study shows aluminum-based batteries can increase high energy density and stability
Georgia Tech researchers led by Matthew McDowell, Associate Professor, in collaboration with Novelis, an aluminum producer, are employing aluminum foil to make batteries with high energy density and stability. The team’s new battery system, detailed in Nature Communications, could enable EVs to run longer and be cheaper to manufacture than conventional lithium-ion batteries. Instead of… Read more »
EV charging is changing, Part 3: Why Tesla’s NACS is unlikely to kill CCS
Part 1: How automakers’ disappointment in Electrify America drove them into Tesla’s arms Part 2: No, NACS is not today’s Tesla connector Part 4: Behind the scenes as seven automakers counter Tesla’s Superchargers EV charging is changing, but much remains to be settled A flurry of news over less than a year permanently altered the US… Read more »
Nissan global EV sales top one million units
Nissan has announced that total worldwide sales of its EVs have surpassed one million. The company’s biggest seller, the Nissan LEAF, which was introduced in 2010, has sold more than 650,000 units in approximately 50 markets concentrated in Japan, the US and Europe. Other Nissan EVs include the Sakura minivehicle and the Ariya crossover, both… Read more »
Bidirectional and regenerative EV test equipment: technical gains with environmental benefits
Sponsored by Chroma Systems Solutions. Reducing the carbon footprint and optimizing thermal cooling are paramount in modern manufacturing and have become significant criteria for selection and deployment of automated test equipment. In addition, budget constraints could be circumvented by the use of multi-purpose instrumentation. Last but not least, replenishing dissipated power to the grid will… Read more »
Clearing the roadblocks to electrification of heavy-duty trucks
Q&A with electric truck expert Rustam Kocher Medium- and heavy-duty vehicles make up a small fraction of the vehicles on the road, but they generate a disproportionate amount of pollution. Therefore, electrifying them is critical to reducing emissions. Furthermore, the case for electric trucks and buses would seem to be an easy one to make…. Read more »
As the off-road vehicle market rushes to electrify, standards are lagging behind
Q&A with Littelfuse’s Geoffrey Schwartz Construction vehicles are being electrified at a surprisingly rapid pace, as operators recognize not only the cost savings, but the advantages of silent, emission-free operation. However, the high power requirements of these vehicles mean that vehicle designers face unique technical challenges, especially when it comes to circuit protection. High-voltage DC… Read more »
Mercedes-Benz develops dedicated EV architecture for vans
Mercedes-Benz has developed a new purpose-built modular and scalable architecture dubbed Van Electric Architecture (VAN.EA), upon which all its newly developed vans will be based starting from 2026. The company is planning to reduce its portfolio of van variants by more than 50% compared to its current offering with internal combustion engines while covering the… Read more »
