German battery manufacturer CustomCells and US silicon-carbon battery materials producer Group14 Technologies have signed a multiyear agreement to supply CustomCells with Group14’s SCC55 silicon battery material. The agreement is expected to exceed $300 million in contract value. It will secure a supply of SCC55 beyond 2030 for use by CustomCells’ planned US battery factory, which… Read more »
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BMW to expand localized production network for next-gen EV batteries
For production of its sixth-generation high-voltage batteries, BMW is setting up five new assembly sites around the world: in Irlbach-Straßkirchen, Germany; Debrecen, Hungary; Shenyang, China; San Luis Potosí, Mexico; and Spartanburg, South Carolina. The cylindrical cells will first be used for the production of BMW’s Neue Klasse line of EVs, set to launch in 2025. … Read more »
Discover the future of EV measurement with the Power Analyzer PW8001
Sponsored by Hioki. A key challenge in developing Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs) is extending the driving range through improved energy efficiency. Unlike fossil fuels, batteries have a lower energy density, necessitating large-capacity batteries to match the range of internal combustion engines, which inadvertently increases vehicle weight and decreases energy efficiency. Thus, there is a pressing… 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 »
Electric hydrofoil commuter ferries to debut in the Red Sea in 2025
Commuters as well as travelers who are planning to explore the northwestern shores of Saudi Arabia will have a new and green way of getting around starting in 2025. The operators of Neom, the massive faux-sustainable development that Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud, the crown prince and authoritarian leader of Saudi Arabia, is creating in… Read more »
Learn more about hall effect current sensors in battery management systems
Sponsored by Piher Sensing Systems. The engineering today is focused on developing better energy storage and fuel cell technologies. These advancements are crucial for progress in renewable energy, electric vehicles, and keeping the power grid stable. Battery Management Systems play a critical role in monitoring and managing the performance of batteries. They ensure optimal performance… Read more »
Testing and refining EV charging standards: Q&A with CharIN’s Executive Director
Q&A with Charging Interface Initiative North America (CharIN) Executive Director Erika Myers. To the average EV driver, charging may seem to be a mundane, even boring, matter. You plug your EV in when you get home, and when you’re ready to drive again, it’s charged. And that’s the way it should be. But there’s a… Read more »
New study describes a disconnected and fragmented public EV charging network, suggests improvements
Regular Charged readers are well aware of the parlous state of public EV charging. Fortunately, so is the industry at large, and efforts are underway at all levels to improve reliability and usability. ChargerHelp, an EVSE operations and maintenance service provider, has conducted a new analysis of EV public charging infrastructure in the US. ChargerHelp… Read more »
MassDOT chooses Weston & Sampson and Rivermoor for EV charging stations
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) has selected Weston & Sampson and Rivermoor Energy to develop the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI)’s ultra-fast EV charging stations in Massachusetts. The MassDOT NEVI initiative will add ultra-fast EV charging facilities at least every 50 miles and within one mile of highway exits and entrances across the state’s… Read more »
Ion Storage Systems to receive $20 million in ARPA-E funding to commercialize solid-state battery
US-based solid-state battery manufacturer Ion Storage Systems will receive $20 million from the US Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) Seeding Critical Advances for Leading Energy Technologies with Untapped Potential (SCALEUP) program. Ion was one of four companies to secure funding from SCALEUP in 2024 as part of its $63.5-million program budget. The… Read more »
