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South Pasadena, California completely electrifies its police fleet
The South Pasadena Police Department has completely replaced its gasoline-powered vehicles with EVs. The city’s fleet of 20 new Teslas will rely on a bank of 34 new EV chargers installed at South Pasadena City Hall. As part of the project, the City Hall, Police Station and Fire Station buildings will be backed up by… Read more »
Monarch Tractor raises $133 million in Series C funding for electric tractor
Monarch Tractor, creator of the MK-V electric tractor, has raised $133 million in a Series C funding round co-led by Astanor and HH-CTBC Partnership, with additional support from At One Ventures, PMV and The Welvaartsfonds. Monarch will use the new funds to further develop its AI product offering and expand its operational footprint domestically and… 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 »
Nexperia to invest $200 million at its semiconductor factory in Germany
Dutch semiconductor manufacturer Nexperia plans to invest $200 million to develop the next generation of wide bandgap (WBG) silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN) semiconductors and to build production infrastructure at its facility in Hamburg, Germany. Wafer fab capacity for silicon (Si) diodes and transistors will also be increased. SiC and GaN semiconductors enable… Read more »
Mercedes-Benz partners with Starbucks for EV charging
Mercedes-Benz High-Power Charging North America, a joint venture between Mercedes-Benz Group and MN8 Energy, has formed a partnership with Starbucks to install 400 kW EV chargers at 100 Starbucks stores located along Interstate 5 in the US. “The collaboration between two leading brands like Mercedes-Benz and Starbucks will uplift the charging experience for all EV… Read more »
Revolv secures CALSTART grants to help clients install EV fleet charging infrastructure
Revolv, which describes itself as “a complete single-partner solution to seamlessly deploy, charge, and integrate EVs into operations,” has secured a total of $445,000 in award funding from CALSTART’s EnergIIZE program. The grant, which Revolv managed for two of its existing clients, will cover 70% of the customers’ charging infrastructure costs. As an EnergIIZE-approved vendor,… Read more »
SSE installs EV charging hub in Scotland with 24 charging bays
Scotland-headquarted energy company SSE has opened its Myrekirk Roundabout EV charging hub near Dundee. The hub features 24 ultra-rapid charging bays with a total capacity of nearly 2.5 MW. Eight of the bays will offer units of up to 360 kW. The remaining 16 bays will be equipped with 150 kW charging units. Neil Kirkby,… Read more »
Transphorm releases reference design for bidirectional GaN power supply for EV chargers
US-based GaN semiconductor producer Transphorm has released a new 300 W DC-to-DC GaN reference design for two- and three-wheeled EV battery chargers. The TDDCDC-TPH-IN-BI-LLC-300W-RD design uses TP65H150G4PS 150 mOhm SuperGaN field-effect transistors (FETs) in a TO-220 package to power a high-performance, high-efficiency energy harvesting and distribution battery charging system, according to the company. The TDDCDC-TPH-IN-BI-LLC-300W-RD… Read more »
Sila raises $375 million to deliver Titan Silicon for EV series production
Battery materials company Sila has raised $375 million in a Series G funding round led by existing investors Sutter Hill Ventures, with participation by new outside investors as well as existing investors Bessemer Venture Partners, Coatue, Perry Creek Capital and others. The funding will secure the completion of the company’s Moses Lake plant in Q1… Read more »
