David Slutzky, an accomplished entrepreneur, has an eclectic background. In addition to having founded several successful companies, he’s served as a local elected official as well as a Senior Policy Advisor in the Clinton White House and the EPA. He’s been teaching at the University of Virginia for some time, on the Commerce, Architecture and… Read more »
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Daimler and CATL partner on battery modules for e-trucks
Battery producer Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) and Daimler Trucks & Buses have signed an agreement for CATL to provide Daimler with Li-ion battery modules beginning in 2021. The agreement covers the Mercedes-Benz eActros, Freightliner eCascadia and Freightliner eM2 electric trucks. Frank Reintjes, Daimler’s Head of Global Powertrain, E-Mobility and Manufacturing Engineering, said, “We are constantly… Read more »
Increase power density with silver-based sintering
Sponsored by Heraeus Major trends in electronic applications involve operation temperatures above 150 °C, increased power density and longer lifetime. This requires a high melting temperature and fatigue resistance, improved thermal conductivity and reduced electrical resistivity of the connecting material. Silver-based sintering technology is suited for high operation temperatures due to its pure Ag die… Read more »
InstaVolt installs 400th rapid charger in the UK
InstaVolt has begun construction of its 400th rapid charger, making it the UK’s largest owner-operated network of rapid chargers in the UK. It expects to have 600 rapid chargers in service by next spring. InstaVolt installs its chargers at no cost to the location owners, and takes care of the entire process, from planning to… Read more »
Learn how light-curable materials can improve EV system performance
Sponsored by Dymax The current movement toward vehicle electrification and the desire to put self-driving cars on the road is fueling an automotive revolution. Manufacturers are searching for assembly solutions that increase productivity and throughput, decrease rework and costs, and boost the bottom line. Concurrently, design engineers are striving to create better performing, more reliable… Read more »
Wildcat Discovery Technologies receives second patent for silicon anode electrolytes
Wildcat Discovery Technologies, a company that uses high-throughput methods to develop next-generation battery materials, has received a second patent on its development of electrolytes for silicon anode batteries. Wildcat’s first patent for this work was awarded in late 2018 and covered the use of sulfolane-based electrolytes. This new patent covers acrylate-based additives which can be… Read more »
GBatteries says its AI-powered protocol can charge an EV in 5 minutes
GBatteries has launched an AI-powered charging protocol designed to charge conventional Li-ion batteries as quickly as a car can be filled with gasoline. The company says its system can charge a 60 kWh EV pack to 119 miles of range in 5 minutes. Operating at the intersection of artificial intelligence, electrochemistry, signal processing, and high-power… Read more »
DuPont’s new thermal-conductive adhesive for battery assemblies
DuPont has introduced a new adhesive, BETASEAL TC, for EV and hybrid battery assemblies. The material is designed to ensure retention of thermal conductivity between battery cells and cooling plates by creating a strong, long-lasting contact with no gaps. DuPont says that BETASEAL TC, part of its AHEAD (Accelerating Hybrid-Electric Autonomous Driving) initiative, has a… Read more »
Wirtz Manufacturing invests in NiZn battery maker ZAF Energy Systems
Detroit-based Wirtz Manufacturing, which provides equipment design and technology for the lead-acid battery market, has invested in nickel-zinc (NiZn) battery maker ZAF Energy Systems. ZAF plans to use the investment to expand manufacturing capacity at its Joplin, Missouri facility from hundreds of batteries a month to thousands. The battery maker hopes the investment in a… Read more »
Lucid Motors said to be working on electric SUV
Lucid Motors is one of the most interesting of a crop of young EV startups that are hoping to duplicate Tesla’s formula of launching a luxury EV as the first step towards bringing EVs to the mainstream (see our interview with CTO Peter Rawlinson in the March/April 2018 issue of Charged). A prototype of that… Read more »
