Sponsored by Mentor, a Siemens BusinessDownload the free whitepaper below How Electromagnetics Engineering Surrounds Us By Prof David Lowther, McGill University, Canada; and Mentor, a Siemens Business Have you ever asked yourself what happens to the sensors on your car when it rains? Probably not often, if ever. Yet this is just one of the… Read more »
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Florida’s proposed EV tax raises questions of fairness and corporate influence
Florida is set to join the 26 states that impose a special yearly tax on EVs. Republican State Senator Jeff Brandes has introduced SB 1346, which would create a new annual fee for plug-in vehicle owners (in addition to the yearly registration fee paid on all vehicles). If this bill becomes law, pure EVs weighing… Read more »
Is IONITY’s prodigious price increase designed to steer customers to “mobility services?”
EV advocates cheered the advent of IONITY, a European charging network owned by a joint venture of BMW, Daimler, Ford, and the Volkswagen Group. The network currently includes 205 DC fast charging stations in 18 European countries, and aims to have 400 in service by the end of 2020. However, the applause has recently been… Read more »
Mercedes-Benz and Geely register smart Automobile Co. joint venture in China
Automotive powerhouses Mercedes-Benz and Geely have formally established the global joint venture “smart Automobile Co., Ltd.” for the smart brand. Each company will contribute 2.7 billion RMB in capital. The new JV, headquartered in Hangzhou Bay, China, will design the new vehicles using the Mercedes-Benz Design network, while Geely Holding will be responsible for development… Read more »
High voltage technologies for e-mobility
Sponsored by Preh In 2008, there were about 2,000 registered electric cars in Germany. In the same year, Tesla had financial problems and managed to avoid bankruptcy at the last second. Statistics from 2010 show that the e-car manufacturer sold a good 2,000 units of its Roadster model at that time – worldwide. In the… Read more »
Momentive’s thermal gap fillers perform well during hot vibration testing
Sponsored by Momentive Performance Materials With the onset of ever-shrinking electronic components and systems with more functionality and power in the automotive industry, the demand for thermal management materials, such as gap fillers, have rapidly increased over the past several years. Together, with the continuing trend of reducing device dimensions, this has led to a… Read more »
Sony’s concept EV embarrasses legacy automakers
The surprise star of the CES tech show seems to be a concept EV from Sony. Yes, that Sony. Is everyone going to get into the EV game now? Who’s next, a vacuum cleaner company? The electric, autonomous, connected automobile is a new frontier for electronics companies, and Sony’s VISION-S is a showcase for a… Read more »
EV motor shaft bearings: One of the few moving parts
CoorsTek argues that ceramic bearings are the best fit for EVs The less moving parts in a machine, the better. That’s one often-heard argument for the superiority of electric powertrains over internal combustion engines (ICEs), in which the number of moving components is dramatic. Sure, EVs have a lot of electrons moving this way and… Read more »
EMC for EVs: Understanding electromagnetic compatibility
Engineers who design power electronics supplied by the mains have had to contend with meeting various electrical noise and safety standards for decades now, but their counterparts in the automotive industry were mostly free to do as they pleased. This was mainly because 12 V isn’t considered a shock hazard and cars are effectively rolling… Read more »
Q&A with Rivian’s VP of Propulsion (Full Interview)
The electromobility revolution is gathering speed, but the world’s EV-makers have fallen behind popular tastes in terms of the form factors auto buyers want, and this has emerged as a roadblock to mass adoption. Buyers love SUVs and pickups, and automakers love the high profit margins associated with these models. Electric SUVs are starting to… Read more »