Renault Group is partnering with Valeo to develop a unique, new electric motor that uses no rare earth elements -- the E7A. Renault is providing the rotor and Valeo is offering the stator, and both companies are contributing their expertise in … [Read more...]
Sunrise to construct carbon nanotube conductive additive plant in the US
Sunrise New Energy, an EV battery material manufacturer, has announced its intention to construct a carbon nanotube plant in the United States by 2024. The project envisions a main facility spanning 35,000 square meters with over 100 production and … [Read more...]
Miller EV Solutions and CBRE announce EV innovation design center
Miller EV Solutions, an electrical contracting company, in partnership with CBRE, has announced the launch of the Electric Vehicle Innovation Design Center (EVIDC). This initiative supports Miller EV's commitment to advancing electric vehicle (EV) … [Read more...]
How does an EVSE work?
Before discussing how electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) works, it’s necessary to define EVSE. According to the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA), EVSEs are: “Commonly called charging stations or charging docks; they provide … [Read more...]
Next EV anxiety: Cold weather
If you wandered around the Society of Automotive Engineers’ annual trade show earlier this year, you would have seen a number of ideas aimed at cutting power consumption in electric vehicles. One development in that category was from a company called … [Read more...]
Up in the sky! It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s a flying battery!
According to a company called Joby Aviation, in a few years you’ll be able to summon up an air taxi on your Uber phone app for trips of 25 miles or so. And you won’t have to feel guilty about the environmental impact of your trip because the plane … [Read more...]
Danfoss and partners speed autonomous vehicle development
At the September NFPA/FPIC meeting, Peter Bleday, head of Danfoss Power Solutions autonomous vehicles group in Cambridge, Mass., discussed how the mobile industry has embraced more advanced technologies like autonomy, digitization and connectivity. … [Read more...]