Part 2: No, NACS is not today’s Tesla connector Part 3: Why Tesla’s NACS is unlikely to kill CCS Part 4: Behind the scenes as seven automakers counter Tesla’s Superchargers EV charging is changing, but much remains to be settled A flurry of news over less than a year permanently altered the US landscape for… Read more »
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Freudenberg Sealing’s new customized 3D thermal barriers for EV batteries
Thermal runaway—the ignition or explosion of a battery cell caused by a self-reinforcing heating process—can be caused by a range of internal and external factors, such as overcharging, excessive discharging, damage, or heating of the battery. Thermal runaway releases not only flames and hot gases but also electrically conductive particles. These in turn can cause… Read more »
CATL launches fast-charging LFP battery, to start mass production this year
CATL, the world’s largest EV battery maker and a major Tesla supplier, has launched a new lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery that it claims can add 248 miles of range in 10 minutes of charging. The company says its new Shenxing battery (named for an ancient Chinese phrase having to do with speed) will deliver… Read more »
Siemens to acquire heavy-duty EV charging specialist Heliox
Electrical giant Siemens has signed an agreement to acquire Heliox, a specialist in fleet-oriented fast charging solutions. Heliox is headquartered in the Netherlands, and employs around 330 people. The company makes a number of innovative charging products, including mobile DC fast chargers and bidirectional V2X-capable chargers. Siemens eMobility is part of Siemens Smart Infrastructure. It… Read more »
John Deere, Kreisel to build EV batteries and chargers in North Carolina
Deere & Company, the maker of John Deere agricultural, construction and forestry equipment, has selected a location in Kernersville, North Carolina, for the construction of a new 115,000-square-foot manufacturing facility. John Deere established its Kernersville campus in 1988. The new factory will expand production capacity of Kreisel Electric products to serve the off-highway market in… Read more »
American Battery Factory raises capital to develop LFP battery gigafactory in Arizona
American Battery Factory (ABF), a battery manufacturer that plans to build a network of lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery cell gigafactories in the US, has raised significant development capital in Series A funding. ABF will use the funds to secure production equipment and security technology needed for the first development phase of its recently announced… Read more »
Magna launches modular motor eDecoupling device for EVs
Magna, a Canadian automotive supplier, has begun production of a modular eDecoupling device to support several EV programs for a German premium vehicle OEM. Magna’s electro-magnetic eDecoupling disconnects the e-motor from the driveshaft in EVs when propulsion power isn’t needed, saving energy and improving efficiency. It reduces drag torque losses of the e-motor and gearbox… Read more »
Lyten opens pilot line in the US to produce lithium-sulfur batteries
Battery material supplier Lyten has commissioned a lithium-sulfur battery pilot line with a capacity of 200,000 cells per year at its facility in Silicon Valley. It will begin delivering commercial battery cells to early-adopting customers within the defense, automotive, logistics and satellite sectors in 2023. The Lyten battery pilot line will produce lithium-sulfur cells in… Read more »
Motiv Power Systems’ new Argo electric truck features a purpose-built EV cab
Motiv Power Systems, a manufacturer of electric trucks and buses, has announced a new electric truck featuring a medium-duty EV cab designed from the ground up. The Argo Series is designed to support all medium-duty applications across Classes 4 to 6—including box trucks, step vans, shuttle buses, refrigerated vehicles, vocational vehicles and other specialties—and is… Read more »
EV manufacturer Proterra files for bankruptcy
Proterra, a manufacturer of electric buses and EV powertrain components, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The company intends to continue operations, using existing capital, and plans to either recapitalize its businesses or sell them off. Proterra has three main business units: in 2022, most of its profits came from sales of electric buses;… Read more »