Higher voltages and megawatt-scale charging are introducing new technical demands for electric vehicle (EV) charging platforms. Passenger vehicles are beginning to adopt higher-voltage architectures, while commercial and heavy-duty applications are … [Read more...]
Q&A: How AI-driven modeling is accelerating EV battery materials development
Battery materials innovation is becoming a defining factor in the performance, durability, and manufacturability of advanced electric vehicles (EVs). Meeting increasingly demanding energy density, reliability, and cost targets requires moving beyond … [Read more...]
Part II: Engineering grid interconnection and reliability in megawatt charging
As commercial electric vehicle (EV) charging networks scale to support larger vehicles and higher power levels, infrastructure decisions increasingly rely on sustainable grid integration, long-term compatibility, and operational reliability. In Part … [Read more...]
Part I: Engineering for megawatt-scale EV charging
Medium and heavy-duty fleet electrification now represents a growing segment of commercial transportation. Higher charging power levels, larger battery capacities, and longer duty cycles are becoming standard design considerations. These shifts place … [Read more...]
Q&A: Engineering the next phase of EV charging infrastructure
Electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure design is becoming more technically demanding as higher-voltage vehicle platforms, grid constraints, and uptime expectations converge. Decisions around power stages, modularity, and system integration now … [Read more...]
Q&A: How lightweighting is reshaping EV conductor designs
Electrified vehicle (EV) platforms are placing new demands on conductors, insulation systems, and wiring architectures. Weight, thermal performance, fatigue resistance, and supply resilience now factor directly into system-level efficiency and … [Read more...]
Q&A: How export policy shifts are reshaping EV battery manufacturing
Electric vehicle (EV) battery manufacturing is increasingly shaped by global trade policy, supply chain concentration, and rising geopolitical risk. For much of the past decade, China has played a central role in lowering the cost of lithium ion … [Read more...]
Q&A: The role of AI in EV development and testing
Electric vehicle (EV) development is increasingly defined by software complexity, data volume, and shorter validation timelines. As a result, artificial intelligence (AI) is being introduced across development and testing workflows to accelerate … [Read more...]
Q&A: How to keep high-power EV charging reliable under grid constraints
Scaling electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure to higher power levels places unprecedented demands on electrical distribution systems. Grid capacity, protection coordination, power quality, thermal limits, and real time load control are now … [Read more...]
Q&A: Addressing engineering challenges in high-voltage EV power architectures
High-voltage electrical architectures are reshaping how electric vehicles (EVs) distribute power, manage safety boundaries, and integrate increasingly dense electrical systems. As voltage levels rise, design teams must balance creepage and … [Read more...]
Q&A: How EV constraints are reshaping software-defined vehicle architectures
Software-defined vehicle (SDV) architectures are fundamentally changing how electric vehicles (EVs) allocate compute, manage energy, and coordinate increasingly interdependent systems. As centralized computing platforms take on propulsion, … [Read more...]
Q&A: How US manufacturing rules are reshaping EV design and supply chains
Domestic manufacturing requirements are beginning to reshape how electric vehicle (EV) systems are engineered, sourced, and validated in the United States. Policies such as Build America, Buy America (BABA) and Section 45X now sit alongside … [Read more...]
Lightweighting and its system-level impact on EV architectures
Advances in electric vehicle (EV) technology continue to place greater emphasis on lightweight structures, efficient thermal pathways, and new material systems that can support higher power densities and more compact designs. These pressures are … [Read more...]
Q&A: Why conductive additives matter for high-performance EV batteries
Conductive additives account for only a small fraction of a lithium-ion electrode, yet they have a significant influence on the electrical and mechanical behavior of electric vehicle (EV) cells. Their ability to control resistivity, support high-rate … [Read more...]
How higher-voltage EV architectures are impacting battery and power-system testing
Electric vehicle (EV) architectures are advancing toward the 800-V class and beyond, which is reshaping how engineers test batteries, inverters, converters, and high-performance compute subsystems. These systems now require power platforms … [Read more...]
Q&A: Engineering modular powertrains for software-defined EVs
Electric vehicle (EV) powertrain design is entering a new stage of maturity, where mechanical, electrical, and software systems must operate as one. Engineers are now expected to create modular architectures that meet diverse vehicle requirements … [Read more...]