Frito-Lay will deploy over 700 electric delivery vehicles in the US by the end of 2023. The company has already introduced a new electric fleet to serve the Dallas-Fort Worth area and recently made its first third-party shipment as the first company to contract transport on logistics firm Schneider’s electric truck fleet. “The introduction of… Read more »
Author: Nikola Potrebic
bp pulse to expand incentives for Uber drivers to go electric
bp pulse and Uber have signed an agreement to expand their strategic partnership. The two companies began working together in 2021, when bp opened a commercial charging hub on Park Lane in London, and Uber became bp’s first ride-hailing platform partner. Uber says that over 15% of miles driven using its service in London are… Read more »
Infinitum acquires Circuit Connect to scale up production of motors with PCB stator technology
Electric motor manufacturer Infinitum has completed the acquisition of printed circuit board (PCB) manufacturer Circuit Connect. Circuit Connect has supplied Infinitum with PCB stators for more than five years. The acquisition will allow Infinitum to scale up its production of PCB stators and provide a framework for continuous volume growth. Infinitum’s air core motors replace… Read more »
Albemarle to build a lithium processing facility in South Carolina
Specialty chemicals company Albemarle has announced plans to build a lithium hydroxide processing facility in Chester County, South Carolina. Plans for the facility include an initial investment of at least $1.3 billion. The so-called Mega-Flex plant will be able to process diverse lithium feedstocks, including lithium from recycled batteries. Albemarle expects the facility to produce… Read more »
Plymouth State University uses V2G technology to power its facilities
Two Nissan LEAF EVs at Plymouth State University (PSU) have provided 1 MWh of energy to PSU’s ALLWell Center, offsetting some of the building’s electricity needs. The university is reducing its electricity bill and supporting grid resilience by taking part in a special rate program developed by local utility New Hampshire Electric Cooperative (NHEC), electrification… Read more »
Hyundai develops an automatic charging robot for EVs
Hyundai Motor Group has developed an automatic charging robot (ACR) for EVs, able to operate reliably in all environments, regardless of charger location, weather and potential obstacles. The ACR for EVs is a one-arm robot capable of plugging a cable into an EV’s charging port by using control technology applied by a 3D-camera-based AI algorithm…. Read more »
Two Volvo FH Electric trucks to operate in Swedish mines
Volvo Trucks and Swedish mining company Boliden have teamed up to implement electric truck transport in underground environments. Exhaust gases from diesel vehicles are responsible for most of the carbon dioxide emissions from Boliden’s mines. The company is committed to reducing its CO2 emissions by 40% by 2030, in which the electrification of transport is… Read more »
EVBox invests in its US production facility and workforce
Dutch EV equipment supplier EVBox has announced a new investment in its North American production facility in Libertyville, Illinois, which will assemble EVBox’s new, 4th-generation commercial DC fast charging station, the EVBox Troniq Modular. The latest round of investment will create 45 jobs, and the employee count is expected to double before the year’s end…. Read more »
Webasto adds two new wallboxes to its EV charging portfolio
Webasto Charging Systems has added two new wallboxes to its EV charging product family. The TurboConnect and TurboDX 2.0 Plug-In Level 2 chargers are designed and manufactured to withstand any conditions. Both are certified by UL and ETL, as well as other standardization bodies. The TurboConnect Level 2 charger offers 11.5 kW of power at… Read more »
BAE Systems and Heart Aerospace to build a battery for a regional electrified airplane
British aerospace company BAE Systems and Swedish electric airplane manufacturer Heart Aerospace will collaborate to create the battery system for Heart’s ES-30 regional electrified airplane. The ES-30 airplane will be powered by four electric motors. It has an all-electric range of 200 kilometers (124 miles) and an extended reserve hybrid range of 400 kilometers (248… Read more »
