Stellantis has announced new investment of some $406 million at three Michigan facilities to support its “multi-energy” strategy, and confirmed that the Sterling Heights Assembly Plant (SHAP) will be the company’s first US plant to build a fully electric vehicle. Stellantis is investing $235.5 million at its Sterling Heights Assembly Plant (SHAP) to prepare for… Read more »
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Removing roadblocks to vehicle electrification
Sponsored by TTI and Molex. The future is electric. Indeed, the electrification of products, systems, and processes is happening at an accelerated pace in countless industrial and consumer settings. These changes are driven by advanced electronic technologies in lieu of conventional methods such as hydraulics and pneumatics. Nowhere else is the acceleration of electrification more… 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 »
Paraclete Energy achieves cost-effective silicon anode materials
Paraclete Energy, a producer of silicon-based anode materials for the EV and battery markets, has reached a cost of $35/kWh for its SILO Silicon anode materials—below the typical cost of $53/kWh for lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries using graphite anodes. Paraclete Energy’s silicon anode materials offer specific energy of over 520 Wh/kg, exceeding traditional graphite… Read more »
2024 Chevy Equinox EV: Is this the electric SUV for average Americans?
It took far too long to get here, but it may have been worth the wait. The 2024 Chevrolet Equinox EV, GM’s smallest and least expensive battery-electric vehicle, is finally rolling into dealerships across the country. Now we’ve driven it, and it’s good. You can view the electric Equinox as the anti-Tesla. Where the Silicon… Read more »
How Irdeto is protecting EV charging infrastructure from cyber-attacks
Q&A with Irdeto’s Senior Vice President of New Markets and Senior Director of Electric Vehicles. Execs and experts across the EV infrastructure ecosystem agree on the importance of connectivity. Connecting EV charging stations to the cloud helps companies maintain reliability, provides valuable usage statistics, and enables cutting-edge features such as roaming, Plug & Charge and… Read more »
Uber hires former Tesla Head of Charging Rebecca Tinucci
When Tesla’s mercurial leader fired the company’s entire 500-person Supercharging team a few months ago, EV pundits predicted that most of these highly-skilled pros would soon be snapped up by other companies. In the event, some were rehired by Tesla, and others have moved on to greener pastures, including seven-year Tesla veteran Edward Noseworthy, who… Read more »
DOE makes $65 million available for Connected Communities charging management projects
The DOE has announced a new Funding Opportunity Announcement (DE-FOA-0003136), which offers up to $65 million for Connected Communities 2.0, a program that “seeks to validate grid-edge technology innovations in real-world situations and provide new tools for utilities, grid planners and operators, automakers and smart charge management service providers.” This FOA has two major topic… Read more »
Ampere plans low-cost LFP and cell-to-pack battery strategy for Renault
French EV and software company Ampere has announced its plan to integrate FP lithium-iron-phosphate (LFP) battery technology with Renault’s nickel-cobalt-manganese (NCM) technology. Ampere is collaborating with LG Energy Solution and CATL, which will provide LFP batteries for several models of Renault and Alpine brands and cover the company’s LFP battery needs until 2030. Ampere expects… Read more »
ExxonMobil signs lithium offtake agreement with SK On
Oil companies getting involved in lithium production? Yes. Global EV battery manufacturer SK On has signed a nonbinding memorandum of understanding (MOU) with ExxonMobil for a potential lithium offtake agreement. The terms enable SK On to explore a multiyear agreement that would allow it to secure up to 100,000 metric tons of lithium from ExxonMobil’s… Read more »