Postal delivery vehicles arguably represent the perfect use case for EVs: they’re small, they drive short regular routes, and they return to central depots every day. Furthermore, in January 2021, President Biden announced a goal of replacing the massive US federal fleet with US-made electric vehicles, and the US Postal Service, which operates a delivery… Read more »
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Coca-Cola deploys 30 Renault electric delivery trucks in Belgium
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) will use 30 Renault electric trucks to make last-mile deliveries to supermarkets and businesses in Belgium. The routes served average 150 km (93 miles) per day. The beverage manufacturer is electrifying one fifth of its truck fleet, which it says will reduce its CO2 emissions by 75% compared to existing diesel… Read more »
Researchers aim to improve rare-earth-free magnets through microstructure engineering
Researchers from the DOE’s Critical Materials Institute (CMI) and Ames National Laboratory have developed a new method of manufacturing manganese bismuth (MnBi) magnets based on microstructure engineering. They describe their wok in “Engineering microstructure to improve coercivity of bulk MnBi magnet,” published in the Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials. Permanent magnets used for electric… Read more »
Siemens selects site for second US EVSE manufacturing hub
Siemens eMobility has announced plans to establish its second US EVSE manufacturing hub in Carrollton, Texas. Siemens is retrofitting the existing 80,000-square-foot plant, which will serve as the manufacturing site for the company’s new VersiCharge Blue, a Buy American-compliant Level 2 AC charger specifically designed for the US market. Siemens expects the plant to be… Read more »
Siemens selects site for second US EVSE manufacturing hub
Siemens eMobility has announced plans to establish its second US EVSE manufacturing hub in Carrollton, Texas. Siemens is retrofitting the existing 80,000-square-foot plant, which will serve as the manufacturing site for the company’s new VersiCharge Blue, a Buy American-compliant Level 2 AC charger specifically designed for the US market. Siemens expects the plant to be… Read more »
New electrode material preserves its volume, solving a major limitation of solid-state batteries
Solid-state batteries (SSBs) offer several potential advantages over current lithium-ion batteries, including improved safety and faster charging. However, SSBs suffer from a problem that limits their durability. When lithium ions are inserted into or extracted from the electrodes, the crystalline structure of the material changes, making the electrode expand or shrink. These repeated changes in… Read more »
New electrode material preserves its volume, solving a major limitation of solid-state batteries
Solid-state batteries (SSBs) offer several potential advantages over current lithium-ion batteries, including improved safety and faster charging. However, SSBs suffer from a problem that limits their durability. When lithium ions are inserted into or extracted from the electrodes, the crystalline structure of the material changes, making the electrode expand or shrink. These repeated changes in… Read more »
Archer unveils its production electric VTOL aircraft
Archer Aviation, a manufacturer of electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, has unveiled its production aircraft, Midnight. Midnight features a twelve-tilt-six configuration: it has six propellers tilted forward in cruise position to provide propulsion during forward flight, and all 12 of the aircraft’s propellers generate vertical lift during take-off and landing. According to Archer,… Read more »
TWAICE guarantees accuracy of its battery analytics, backs it up with insurance
Predictive battery analytics provider TWAICE is so confident in the accuracy of its data, it’s willing to provide insurance. The company’s contractual guarantee is backed by Great Lakes Insurances, a subsidiary of reinsurance giant Munich Re. TWAICE provides predictive analytics software for companies working with batteries, addressing key concerns such as health, warranty and safety…. Read more »
European Battery Alliance says European battery industry is in “crisis,” calls for billions in “emergency” investments
The US Inflation Reduction Act was intended to boost investment in US battery manufacturing, and it appears to be working—so well, in fact, that European battery producers are becoming alarmed. The European Battery Alliance (EBA), a group of around 800 industry stakeholders that was founded in 2017, has presented what it calls a “crisis proposal”… Read more »
