A new excerpt from Tesla: How Elon Musk and Company Made Electric Cars Cool, and Remade the Automotive and Energy Industries, Edition 4.1. An inside look at the early days David Havasi was a car guy from birth. He grew up near Auburn Hills, and his dad worked in the auto industry. “My childhood was… Read more »
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Fiat Chrysler CEO talks about electric pickup
Fiat Chrysler has long been a favorite whipping boy for EV journalists. Of the US Big Three, it’s been the proudest defender of the gas-powered status quo, joining GM in the fight against US emissions standards, and agreeing to pay Tesla hundreds of millions of euros in order to avoid producing EVs in Europe. However,… Read more »
EIT InnoEnergy invests in in-wheel-drive maker Elaphe
EIT InnoEnergy has announced a €4.2-million investment in Elaphe Propulsion Technologies, a maker of EV in-wheel-drive technology. EIT InnoEnergy’s investment will serve as a springboard to secure further growth while giving Elaphe access to EIT’s sustainable energy and mobility innovation networks. Elaphe says its fully modular platform combines the in-wheel powertrain with software capable of… Read more »
Hexagon’s 100% EV initiative aims to accelerate EV development
Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence has launched a new strategic initiative to drive EV innovation. The 100% EV initiative aims to enable rapid innovation by unifying fragmented development processes, bringing together previously siloed disciplines in order to unlock innovation and enable widespread adoption of EV technologies ahead of regulatory deadlines. Hexagon says its design, engineering and manufacturing… Read more »
Lordstown finalizes SPAC deal, starts trading on NASDAQ
Lordstown Motors has completed its business combination with DiamondPeak Holdings, a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC). For those of you who haven’t been following the EV “stock market frenzy,” a merger with a SPAC is the currently fashionable way for a startup company to go public—it’s quicker and involves less paperwork than the traditional IPO…. Read more »
Automotive cable firm Delfingen expands its reach with acquisition
Automotive cable specialist Delfingen plans to acquire the European and African operations of Schlemmer, a German industrial group that specializes in cable protection and injection-molded parts for the automotive industry. Schlemmer entered preliminary bankruptcy proceedings last December. The company’s Asian division was sold to its Chinese partner, the Fengmai-Ningbo Huaxiang Group. The division Delfingen is… Read more »
i-charging’s new blueberry range of fast chargers covers light- and heavy-duty EVs
Portuguese EVSE manufacturer i-charging has introduced its first range of DC fast chargers. The new blueberry line offers power levels between 50 kW and 600 kW, and is available in three configurations: blueberry, blueberry PLUS and blueberry CLUSTER. It supports charging of EVs with battery system voltages of up to 1,000 V. The blueberry range… Read more »
Electric powertrain provider XL Fleet to go public in billion-dollar SPAC deal
XL Fleet has developed a proprietary electrified powertrain platform that transforms fossil fuel-powered fleet vehicles into hybrid and plug-in hybrid vehicles as they are manufactured. XL’s systems are currently available on a variety of Class 2-6 vehicles manufactured by Ford, Chevrolet, GMC and Isuzu, and the company is on track to provide its systems in… Read more »
Does Tesla plan to acquire a stake in LG’s battery business?
A recent report that Tesla is aiming to acquire a stake in LG’s soon-to-be-separate battery business sent shares in the Korean electronics giant soaring. However, it appears to be too early to tell if and how such an acquisition will take place. LG Chem announced in mid-September that it plans to spin off its battery… Read more »
Inmotive introduces new two-speed EV transmission
Canadian automotive supplier Inmotive has launched a new two-speed transmission. The new Ingear features a simple and durable design that’s designed to enable a more efficient powertrain, with extended range, at a lower cost. Typically, an EV has two reduction gears between the electric motor and the wheels, with the motor turning about nine times… Read more »