The EPA has selected 55 applicants across 27 states and territories to receive nearly $3 billion in grant funding through the agency’s Clean Ports Program. These grants are aimed at improving air quality by supporting the deployment of zero-emission equipment and associated infrastructure. “Today’s historic $3-billion investment builds on President Biden’s vision of growing our… Read more »
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COOLBat project develops lightweight EV battery enclosures
Researchers from Germany’s Fraunhofer Institute for Machine Tools and Forming Technology IWU have teamed up with partners in the COOLBat joint research project to develop next-generation battery enclosures for EVs. The COOLBat project focuses on making lighter enclosures to reduce power consumption and increase driving range by combining individual systems, packing more functions into a… Read more »
New York State receives $21 million in federal funding to expand EV charging infrastructure
Funded by a $21-million federal National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) grant, New York State’s new Upstate NEVI Direct Current Fast Charger (DCFC) program will expand DCFC infrastructure, initially at locations along and north of I-84, including areas north to the Canadian border and west to Buffalo. The competitive program is administered by the New York… Read more »
US DOT issues RFI about EV charging needs of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles
The US Department of Transportation (DOT)’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), along with the Joint Office of Energy and Transportation, has issued a Request for Information (RFI) from stakeholders about EV charging technologies and the infrastructure needs for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles. The RFI supports the Biden Administration’s aim to build a national EV charging network…. Read more »
Wright to develop high-power lightweight batteries for US Air Force
US-based Wright Electric, a manufacturer of ultra-lightweight motors, generators and batteries for aerospace and military applications, has been awarded the US Air Force AFWERX SBIR Phase 1 contract to develop Wright’s rechargeable thermal batteries for use in multi-rotor unmanned aerial vehicles. Wright, in conjunction with NASA, Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) and the Department of… Read more »
Pueblo, Colorado deploys off-grid, solar-powered EV charging systems
The City of Pueblo has installed solar-powered EV charging systems for use by the general public as well as the Pueblo Police Department, Parks and Recreation and the Fleet Department. The systems are from Beam Global, a San Diego EV charging infrastructure and technology company. Beam’s wireless, grid-independent EV ARC units, which generate and store… Read more »
Tesla scores a $5-million order from Baltimore for a fleet of EVs
From its early days, Tesla captured the imagination of car consumers, but when it comes to the fleet market, the company’s record has been more mixed. In January, rental giant Hertz announced plans to sell thousands of the Teslas it had purchased a couple years earlier, and replace them with gas-guzzlers. Competitor Sixt faced a… Read more »
ENROUTE project uses data sharing to improve efficiency of heavy-duty EV charging
The Efficient Network for Road-freight Optimisation, Utilisation and Transfer of Energy (ENROUTE) project of Innovate UK, a nondepartmental public body that serves as the UK’s innovation agency, is spearheading an initiative to enhance the operational efficiency of the charging of electric heavy goods vehicles (eHGVs). Addressing the need for scalable and efficient transition to low-carbon… Read more »
MassDOT chooses Weston & Sampson and Rivermoor for EV charging stations
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) has selected Weston & Sampson and Rivermoor Energy to develop the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI)’s ultra-fast EV charging stations in Massachusetts. The MassDOT NEVI initiative will add ultra-fast EV charging facilities at least every 50 miles and within one mile of highway exits and entrances across the state’s… Read more »
California incubator launches brand-agnostic repair training center for EV chargers
The Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator, a business management organization that focuses on assisting startups involved in the field of clean energy, and ChargeHelp!, a maker of maintenance and repair dispatch technology for out-of-service EV charging stations, have created a multi-manufacturer reliability training hub for EV chargers. The facility, which recently opened, is located in South… Read more »