WattEV currently operates five truck charging depots in California, and has another 15 sites under development. The company is keen on the new Megawatt Charging System standard for heavy-duty EVs. Now WattEV has introduced a new compact medium-voltage power conversion system (MV-PCS) designed to accelerate deployment of MCS fast chargers. WattEV’s Solid-State Transformer (SST) was… Read more »
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The charging infrastructure buildout key to commercial EV success
Sponsored by Hubbell. Learn how ruggedized charging cable management supports effective fleet EV deployment. The exploding growth in the popularity of electric vehicles brings the need for effective and safe charging infrastructure. The industry has already seen how the lack of charging infrastructure has restrained consumer EV acceptance, compounded by high failure rates of the… Read more »
Letter from Switzerland: EVs are taking over the Alps
Switzerland has long seemed a bit of an outlier among the electrifying nations of Europe. I’ve seen EVs on Swiss roads since I first visited the country in the early 1990s, and I’ve seen their numbers grow in my frequent travels in the country, but in recent years, adoption of modern EVs has been modest… Read more »
BRUSA HyPower launches new on-board charger and DC-DC converter for heavy-duty EVs
BRUSA HyPower has announced the series launch of its OBC7 and BSC7 product families, both certified for automotive use. The company reports that these products have been developed for modern electric vehicles, including passenger cars, commercial vehicles and off-highway applications, with a focus on high performance, durability and sustainability. The OBC7 is a high-performance on-board… Read more »
WattEV to build three new MCS EV charging depots at strategic California sites
At last count, WattEV, a provider of heavy-duty EV charging and Trucking-as-a-Service (TaaS), was operating five truck charging depots in California, and had another 15 sites under development. Now the company has offered some details about three of the charging depots in its pipeline. WattEV is embracing the new Megawatt Charging System (MCS) standard, which… Read more »
LEM launches new series of DC energy meters for DC fast and megawatt EV chargers
Swiss electrical measurement technology specialist LEM (Life Energy Motion) has launched a new series of DC meters. The DCES600 and DCES1500 meters address a range of DC current-sensing requirements. They are designed to achieve Class B accuracy at charger level at currents of up to 1,500 A and operating temperatures from -40° to +85° C,… Read more »
Rheinmetall receives large order for electric truck coolant pumps
German automotive manufacturer Rheinmetall has received a double-digit-million-euro order from a North American truck manufacturer for a mid-six-figure quantity of CWA 2000 high-voltage coolant pumps to be used in the manufacturer’s battery-powered medium- and heavy-duty trucks. Rheinmetall will supply the customer directly from 2028 to 2035. The CWA 2000 is designed for a range of… Read more »
Toshiba starts sample shipments of new SCiBNb EV battery with niobium titanium oxide anode
Toshiba is now offering samples of its new SCiBNb lithium-ion battery, designed for electric buses, trucks and other commercial EVs. Potential users can evaluate the battery for themselves by ordering a sample. The SCiBNb cell features a niobium titanium oxide (NTO) anode. Acccording to the company, this gives it an energy density comparable to that… Read more »
Providing second lives for fleet EV batteries
Zenobe’s stationary storage business complements its turnkey EV offering for fleets. Here at Charged, we’ve covered a lot of companies that provide fleet electrification services. However, we’re far from done writing about them (and readers, I hope you aren’t tired of reading about them), because each one seems to have its own unique set of… Read more »
GM says its new LMR batteries will “change the outlook for the EV market”
GM and its battery partner LG Energy Solution have introduced a new type of battery cell that they say will enable EVs with “an attractive combination of long range and low cost.” The GM/LG joint venture Ultium Cells aims to start commercial production of LMR (lithium-manganese-rich) prismatic cells in the US in 2028, and GM… Read more »