Proventia, a supplier of emission control systems, thermal insulation components and batteries, has introduced its new Proventia Energy LFP-based battery pack. Lithium iron phosphate (LFP) technology is a good option for heavy machinery due to its cost efficiency and long lifespan, the company said. The high-energy, high-voltage battery systems are suitable for continuous operation over… Read more »
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BYD claims its new EV charging system is almost as fast as refueling with gas
Chinese automaker BYD has announced an ultra-fast EV charging system that it says can deliver a full charge to its latest EV models within five to eight minutes, similar to the amount of time needed to fill a fuel tank with gas. The company says its one-megawatt flash chargers can provide enough energy for nearly… Read more »
Researchers enhance BMS to track battery vibrations and limit degradation
Research at the Battery and Power Electronics Research Group at Teesside University has found that embedding accelerometers to track vibration intensity and frequency into battery management systems (BMS) can detect early signs of battery degradation allow parameters to be adjusted accordingly. The research team, led by Professor Maher Al-Greer, Doctor Imran Bashir, and Khursheed Sabeel,… Read more »
Toyota starts battery production at new North Carolina automotive battery plant
Toyota Battery Manufacturing North Carolina (TBMNC), Toyota’s first in-house battery manufacturing plant outside Japan, will start shipping batteries for North American EVs in April. The nearly $14-billion battery facility, Toyota’s 11th manufacturing plant in the US, will produce batteries for hybrid vehicles and EVs. The new plant is part of the company’s strategy to invest… Read more »
Tuesday’s EV engineering webinar schedule: March 11, 2025
This week Charged is hosting a virtual conference on EV engineering that’s free to attend. The conference includes live webinar sessions with interactive Q&As and on-demand webinars. View the daily session schedule online here. All of the live sessions will be recorded and available to view after the broadcasts. The recorded videos can be accessed on each session’s registration… Read more »
Advancing BMS Testing With Accurate Battery Emulation For EVs
Increasingly accurate battery emulation is transforming how automotive companies validate their BMS, ensuring electric vehicles meet performance and safety standards. By integrating advanced tools like the xMove platform, engineers can emulate real-world conditions, such as voltage, current, and temperatures using a cell monitoring unit (CMU) and hybrid emulation modes. Join this session to learn how… Read more »
The Importance And Challenges Of End-Of-Line Testing For Cell, Module, And Pack Manufacturing
As BEV and Hybrid markets continue to ramp up across all industries, battery manufacturing is scaling at an unprecedented rate. However, critical quality issues or build defects can have serious cost or safety ramifications leading to expensive recalls. Join this webinar, where we will explore real-world end-of-line (EOL) test systems that MCC developed using UNICO… Read more »
Tula Technology updates its Dynamic Motor Drive software that improves EV efficiency at low loads
Tula Technology, a propulsion efficiency company, has presented new results from tests of its Dynamic Motor Drive technology as applied to an electric vehicle. Last year, at the SIA Powertrain 2024 International Congress in Lille, France, Tula showed off its technology in an EV that had been retrofitted with the company’s DMD software and an… Read more »
Utilizing high efficiency power electronics to support charger infrastructure BESS (Webinar)
When developing Battery Energy Storage Systems for EV charger infrastructure support, high efficiency and bi-directional buck-boost technologies offer flexible, low-cost, and reliable solutions. Join this session at next week’s Virtual Conference on EV Engineering, presented by Unico, where we will dive into the challenges and details that UNICO successfully overcame for a recent BESS bi-directional… Read more »
Nexperia releases OPEN Alliance-compliant ESD protection diodes
Semiconductor manufacturer Nexperia has released ESD protection diodes to comply with the OPEN Alliance requirements for use in 10BASE-T1S automotive Ethernet applications. The diodes feature low capacitance (0.4 pF), which allows them to be used to protect higher-speed applications deploying 100BASE-T1 or 1000BASE-T1 in-vehicle networks while still maintaining high signal integrity. The diodes offer a… Read more »