MAHLE Powertrain is planning to establish a new EV powertrain testing facility at its engineering center in Plymouth, Michigan. The company is investing $4 million in the facility, which is designed for testing, developing and calibrating two- and four-wheel drive platforms. “As well as full powertrain testing and calibration work, the facility will enable the… Read more »
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Researchers create electrode with high energy capacity from nanosheets
A team of researchers has fabricated thick electrodes from two-dimensional materials in order to design an electrode for faster charging and higher energy capacity in lithium-ion batteries. “Two-dimensional materials are commonly believed [to be] a promising candidate for high-rate energy storage applications because it only needs to be several nanometers thick for rapid charge transport,”… Read more »
Comau to build battery module production line for Stellantis/Mercedes JV in France
Automotive Cells Company (ACC), a joint venture between Stellantis, TotalEnergies/Saft and Mercedes-Benz, has selected Italian automation specialist Comau (which is owned by Stellantis) to design and develop a battery module production line in France. As a first step in the multi-phase project, the joint engineering team will deploy a pilot line at ACC’s plant in… Read more »
Electrify America unveils megawatt-level battery energy storage system at California charging station
Charging network Electrify America has been at the forefront of a new trend: installing battery energy storage systems (BESS) at DC fast charging stations in order to manage energy costs and reduce stress on the grid. Now the company has unveiled its first megawatt-level BESS. Battery energy storage, with or without local renewable generation (solar… Read more »
North Carolina’s governor proposes Advanced Clean Trucks (ACT) program to electrify trucks and buses
North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper has taken an important step towards accelerating the electrification of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles in the state. Executive Order 271 directs the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to work with stakeholders to propose an Advanced Clean Trucks (ACT) program that would “ensure zero-emission trucks and buses are available… Read more »
Today’s webinar: Exploring the importance of connectivity in an EV’s battery
EVs have gone mainstream. Automotive industry experts agree that it’s no longer a matter of if we’ll see more EVs on the road than traditional fuel-powered cars, but when, which represents a fundamental change in the way the automotive industry does business. There are clear reasons for the shift to EVs including environmental needs like… Read more »
New DC-DC converter features GaN Systems power transistor
A new DC-DC converter from Renesas Electronics includes a GaN-on-silicon power transistor made by GaN Systems. The GS61008P is a 100 V enhancement-mode power transistor that provides a 46% reduction in system size, according to GaN Systems. Renesas’s new DC-DC bidirectional converter is designed for 48 V mild hybrid vehicles and electric motorcycles, and includes an… Read more »
Enel X Way and Sunrun partner to offer smart home charging stations
EVs and solar panels are like beer and peanuts—consuming one creates an appetite for the other. Sunrun, a large (over 660,000 installations to date) US home solar energy provider, has recently announced partnerships with several companies in the EV space, including Ford, GM, and now charger manufacturer Enel X Way, a subsidiary of the Enel… Read more »
EPA announces first round of grants from Clean School Bus Program—389 school districts in all 50 states
The Clean School Bus Program, part of President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, makes $5 billion in rebates available over five years for school districts to purchase electric or low-emission school buses. In May, the EPA announced the availability of $500 million for the first installment, but because of the overwhelming demand from school districts across… Read more »
Researchers develop cobalt-free cathode using high-entropy doping
A team of researchers from UC Irvine and four national laboratories has fabricated a cobalt-free cathode for lithium-ion batteries. The researchers relied on doping using HE-LMNO and magnesium, titanium, manganese, molybdenum and niobium inside the structure to fabricate a high-nickel cathode. “Through a technique we refer to as ‘high-entropy doping,’ we were able to successfully… Read more »
