Logistics real estate specialist Prologis has unveiled two upcoming electric truck charging installations as part of its Prologis Mobility platform. The two charging sites will enable Performance Team, a national logistics company, to simultaneously charge up to 38 of its Volvo VNR Electric Class 8 battery-electric trucks. Prologis manages some 1.2 billion square feet of… Read more »
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Hyundai Home offers one-stop marketplace for EV chargers, solar and storage
Automakers are starting to realize the importance of offering their own branded EV chargers in order to ensure a good home charging experience for their customers. Furthermore, solar panels and stationary storage are natural companion products, and as Apple (and later Tesla) demonstrated, there’s much to be said for offering an integrated ecosystem of products… Read more »
New Mercedes eSprinter delivery van demonstrates 300-mile range, will be sold in the US
Mercedes-Benz is preparing to release an improved version of its eSprinter electric delivery van, and—hurrah!—will start selling it in the US. The current-generation eSprinter, which is sold only in Europe, manages a mere 93 miles of range. A pre-production prototype of the new version recently took a road trip from Mercedes HQ in Stuttgart to… Read more »
Heraeus Electronics introduces cost efficient, highly reliable Ag-free AMB solution for high powered electronics
In recent years, the demand for high powered electronics has grown exponentially. With rapid growth in electric/hybrid vehicles, we are seeing that more electronics and power modules are needed to keep up with demand. However, EV/Hybrid vehicles are not the only applications driving this increased demand. Other major applications, such as rail traction, wind turbines,… Read more »
Japanese motor maker Nidec to build $715-million plant in Mexico
Japanese electric motor maker Nidec is planning to invest about $715 million to build a plant in Mexico to make electric car motors. CEO Shigenobu Nagamori told Nikkei that construction is expected to begin some time in the next two years, and that the company’s focus will be on manufacturing products in a region to… Read more »
Phoenix Motorcars and CATL partner on battery development
Phoenix Motorcars has signed a memorandum of understanding with Chinese battery-maker Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) to co-develop batteries for Phoenix’s product lines. The MOU will support the long-term supply of battery packs and related products for Phoenix’s commercial EVs, including Gen 4 models, as well as potential cooperation on future generations of vehicles. The companies… Read more »
Today’s webinar: The benefits of energy storage for EV charging
Most high-powered electric vehicle DC fast chargers require three-phase 480 V input, restricting many possible sites from installing new hardware without costly and time-intensive infrastructure upgrade projects. One solution is to install battery-integrated DC fast chargers that require lower input than conventional fast chargers. Energy storage solutions can enable fast charging without extensive electrical upgrades as well… Read more »
Deutsche Post DHL orders 2,000 electric delivery vans from Ford Pro
Deutsche Post DHL Group is going electric—the German logistics giant plans to invest some 7 billion euros in electrification between now and 2030, by which date it aims to make 60% of its delivery vehicles zero-emission. The company currently operates a substantial number of Ford EVs at several locations around the world. Now DHL has… Read more »
FLO to provide up to 40,000 public chargers for GM’s Dealer Community Charging Program
Auto dealerships, which EV advocates have long seen as bottlenecks and bogeymen, could soon be deploying vast numbers of public charging stations. On the heels of the news that Ford’s US dealership network will be installing up to 4,000 DC fast chargers over the next few years, we learn that GM has selected charging provider… Read more »
Volvo to build electric trucks using fossil-free steel
Volvo Trucks has begun production of heavy-duty 44-tonne (GCW) electric trucks partly made from “fossil-free” steel produced by the Swedish steel manufacturer SSAB. SSAB claims to use a new technology that relies on fossil-free electricity and hydrogen. The company estimates that the new process eliminates some 90% of CO2 emissions from steel production. Volvo will… Read more »
