InoBat Auto, a European supplier of EV batteries, has secured the “necessary regional incentives” to establish its first North American facility in Indiana. The planned 100,000-square-foot battery module and pack assembly and R&D facility in Indianapolis will be built under a joint venture with Ideanomics. Construction of the facility is expected to begin in Q1… Read more »
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Battery firm Britishvolt secures funding, avoids collapse
When Charged spoke with execs from UK battery firm Britishvolt back in May (see the feature story in our January-March 2022 issue), we were intrigued by the company’s plan to build battery gigafactories at strategic locations around the world using local renewable energy. So we were sorry to hear of the company’s recent financial crunch,… Read more »
The Mobility House manages charging for microgrid-powered electric bus fleet in Maryland
The Mobility House, in collaboration with partners including AlphaStruxure and Schneider Electric, has completed a microgrid-based infrastructure project that can charge electric buses without relying on the local utility. The Brookville Smart Energy Bus Depot in Montgomery County, Maryland incorporates solar canopies, natural gas generators, battery storage, microgrid controls and chargers to support 70 electric… Read more »
English city of York installs EVSE to prepare for deployment of 44 electric buses
First York, the operator of local bus services in the historic cathedral city of York, England, has gained planning approval to install charging infrastructure as it prepares for the arrival of 44 electric buses next year. The agency will install charging units, along with the necessary transformer and switchgear, at its James Street depot. The… Read more »
Québec charging network launches heavy vehicle charging pilot
Québec charging network The Electric Circuit has launched a heavy- and medium-duty vehicle charging pilot project. As the number of electric trucks on the roads is expected to increase significantly over the next few years, the project aims to gain a better understanding of heavy-vehicle charging patterns in order to develop infrastructure that meets the… Read more »
The benefits of smart welding battery packs
Sponsored by Hesse Mechatronics Benefits of Smart Welding There are many types of welding used for the interconnection of battery packs. Laser, resistance, spot, etc. are just a few of the common types. Smart Welding was developed by Hesse Mechatronics to offer an alternative option. Smart Welding is “wire bonding without the wire” as it continues to… Read more »
GreenPower launches second phase of electric school bus pilot in West Virginia
GreenPower Motor Company, a manufacturer of electric medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, has launched the second round of its pilot project with the state of West Virginia to demonstrate all-electric school buses in the Clay, Grant, Monongalia and Ohio county school districts. In this phase, the pilot program will incorporate new terrains, colder weather and longer… Read more »
Prototype interior permanent magnet synchronous motor achieves 100,000 rpm
A team at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) Sydney in Australia has built a new high-speed motor which can be used in EVs, large HVAC systems, high-precision CNC machines and the integrated drive generators in aircraft engines. Using its own optimization program, the team has built a prototype IPMSM motor with a patented… Read more »
Rio Tinto demo plant begins producing Li-ion battery concentrate in Quebec
Rio Tinto, a mining and metals company, has begun producing spodumene concentrate, a mineral used in the production of lithium for batteries, at a demonstration plant in Canada. The plant, part of the Rio Tinto Iron and Titanium Quebec Operations in Sorel-Tracy, was commissioned in June of 2022, and produced its first ton of spodumene… Read more »
Euro Manganese’s metal validated for Nano One’s cathode production process
Battery materials company Euro Manganese has announced that pilot plant samples of its HPEMM manganese metal have been validated as feedstock for battery cathode specialist Nano One’s One-Pot and M2CAM cathode production technologies. The samples were produced at the Chvaletice Manganese Project in the Czech Republic. “Euro Manganese’s production process, which has the flexibility to… Read more »
