Charged

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

QuantumScape , a US battery company, has announced that its 24-layer A0 prototype cell retained over 95% discharge energy over 1,000+ full cycle equivalents in lab testing. QSE-5 is designed to have ~5 amp-hours (Ah) of capacity; for reference, the 2170 battery used in several leading EV models has a typical capacity of ~4.5–5

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Charged

AUGUST 17, 2022

It is no surprise therefore that leading automotive manufacturers in the electric vehicle space have turned to wire bonding for their interconnect needs. In addition to the battery chemistry that holds the electric charge, the interconnect elements between battery cells and sections are components that see stress over the product lifetime.

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Charged

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Enter On-Board Battery Chargers. On-board battery chargers are the key to keeping EVs powered—they take AC current from the charger unit and convert it to DC power to recharge the battery. Reference Designs to Accelerate Your Engineering Pipeline. Wolfspeed’s 6.6 Sponsored by Wolfspeed.

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Charged

APRIL 18, 2023

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Charged

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

It is no surprise therefore that leading automotive manufacturers in the electric vehicle space have turned to wire bonding for their interconnect needs. In addition to the battery chemistry that holds the electric charge, the interconnect elements between battery cells and sections are components that see stress over the product lifetime.

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Charged

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Rivian Automotive is the brightest rising star in the EV firmament at the moment, and it’s flush with cash following a $11.9 Now the company has announced plans to put some of that nest egg to work at a new $5-billion battery and assembly plant east of Atlanta, which is projected to employ 7,500 workers. Source: Associated Press.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

JANUARY 22, 2024

As winter’s grip tightens, EV owners and industry innovators are keenly observing the impact of cold weather on electric vehicle battery range. At the heart of an EV’s propulsion system, the battery’s function is to store and discharge electrical energy that powers the electric motor.

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Charged

MARCH 7, 2022

The company’s product offerings include high voltage harnesses , low voltage harnesses , wireless chargers , charging port harnesses , battery pack harnesses , and ethernet cables. To accomplish this, the system utilizes both low-speed controller area network (CAN) bus and high-speed automotive Ethernet protocols.

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Charged

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

A significant impediment to broader EV adoption is both a public charging infrastructure that can support long-distance travel and chargers that can recharge an EV battery in a time that drivers will accept. Currently, 300 kW chargers can recharge a battery in under 15 minutes. References: Alternative Propulsion Forecast.

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Charged

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

The platform is based on Silicon Mobility’s OLEA control technology, together with a SiC power module, and benefits from G-Pulse’s engineering experience with automotive systems. The platform system is a SiC-based, 4-phase interleaving, bidirectional DC-DC converter that allows automatic boost and buck control through current sensing. “We

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Charged

MAY 9, 2022

A significant impediment to broader EV adoption is both a public charging infrastructure that can support long-distance travel and chargers that can recharge an EV battery in a time that drivers will accept. Currently, 300 kW chargers can recharge a battery in under 15 minutes. References: Alternative Propulsion Forecast.

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Smart Energy International

MAY 10, 2022

A report from the Green Finance Institute’s Coalition for the Decarbonisation of Road Transport (CDRT) illustrates how the UK can become a global player in electric vehicle (EV) batteries if billions of pounds are invested now to build a battery supply chain. EVs and financing the drive to net zero.

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Smart Energy International

MARCH 6, 2024

For the energy sector challenges include the timely connection of charging infrastructure to the grid and the grid integration of the EVs both to avoid congestion on the one hand and to draw on the battery storage potential for flexibility on the other. Have you read?

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Alstom to deliver new battery electric trains for Chemnitz-Leipzig line. Engineering giant Alstom has signed a landmark deal with two German rail operators that will see it manufacture, deliver and maintain eleven Coradia Continental battery-electric trains for the Leipzig-Chemnitz route.

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Charged

JULY 21, 2020

The newly qualified device family targets EV applications such as traction inverters, OBC (on-board chargers), EMS (energy management DC/DC bus converters) and BMS (battery management systems). The high efficiency of the device across a wide load range means that it easily meets the automotive industry’s demanding thermal requirements.”.

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Charged

JUNE 8, 2021

Designing circuits for the next generation of automotive innovations is extremely challenging. Furthermore, engineers will want to design this circuit to minimize internal power consumption, which helps the battery charge time to be as short as possible. For more information on active clamping , reference the application note.

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Charged

MARCH 3, 2020

Introducing silicon into automotive-grade lithium-ion cells has been a major topic in the EV industry in the past decade. Many experts see a race among battery makers to get more and more silicon into their anodes. So, when you first build a battery, you’ll use up some of the lithium, and you don’t get all of that lithium back.

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Charged

SEPTEMBER 26, 2021

For example, crash-worthy adhesives that bond body and battery components along with performance polymers and thermal interface materials that safely manage battery temperature. Safer, cooler, and longer-lasting batteries. EV batteries must be crash-durable for safety. Operation outside this range can strain batteries.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Instead, developers made this year the biggest ever for battery installations in the U.S. Large-scale projects reached new heights, including LS Power's completion of the largest battery in the world, just in time to help California grapple with its summer power shortage. Forced to confront fire safety.

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EDF + Business

MAY 2, 2023

Automotive Consumer Products Clean Energy Inputs Batteries Machinery Mining Paper Plastics Cement Steel Glass Chemicals Key Relevant Provisions §45X and §48C are the key provisions to know for advanced manufacturing, offering incentives for domestic clean technology and energy efficient manufacturing. Sources: Deloitte Analysis, P.L.

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Charged

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

As part of its “plan to turn around the company’s automotive business and improve profitability,” Ford cited “investing in strategic areas like EVs, connected services and autonomous vehicles—the returns on which are expected to further fortify the balance sheet and fuel growth.”. Ford is definitely talking the talk. Source: Ford.

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Charged

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

The latest battle in the War of the Energy Storage Media has broken out in Germany, where the Volkswagen Group and an auto industry lobbying group (the German Association of the Automotive Industry, or VDA) are at daggers drawn over the government’s proposed plan to implement the EU’s renewable energy directive.

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Charged

JUNE 8, 2020

Minimizing losses in power conversion ensure the maximum amount of power delivered for charging the vehicle’s battery and reduces heat buildup. Power semiconductor devices convert AC power into the DC power needed to recharge vehicle batteries. Efficiency. Power conversion is crucial for DC fast charging systems. Reliability.

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Charged

MAY 18, 2021

The lithium-ion battery has proven to be an excellent fuel tank for EVs, but there remains much room for improvement. Armed with dozens of patents and sophisticated tools, Wildcat’s team of scientists has spent the past decade partnering with other companies to use its advanced techniques to help them accelerate battery development.

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Business Green

JUNE 7, 2020

This missive included a veiled reference to the aviation bailout, suggesting a rise in carbon prices for the sector. There are already certified configurations for battery-electric aircraft, albeit very small. But while the energy density in batteries is sufficient for the automotive sector, it is not practical in aviation.

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Charged

JANUARY 8, 2020

Ceramic bearing balls can operate at temperatures up to 1,000° C, far exceeding typical automotive operating requirements. Oil drought refers to a lack of sufficient lubrication in the bearings, which can occur in cold start and other situations. This is not battery cells,” Pawlowski was careful to clarify.

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Charged

OCTOBER 6, 2019

But these conduits comprise the electrical cardiovascular system that makes a vehicle function – from the battery to the motor and all the stops in between. Either way, in the automotive realm, weight is critical. When you think of what makes up an EV, cables and wires probably aren’t the first components that come to mind.

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Charged

MAY 24, 2021

Using a charging analyzer as a reference measuring instrument: . The last use case is a combination of the Charging Discovery System and an electronic load that emulates an automotive battery to emulate an EV. In addition, conducting field tests of vehicles with overseas standards is difficult. This is called an EVSE test.

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Mr. Sustainability

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

It is time we acknowledge the future of land-based transport is battery-electric, not hydrogen-powered. Next to Toyota, only a few other companies are still exploring hydrogen cars, while Volkswagen has expressed that the technology has no future in the automotive space. Except for cars. Their argument? Like Tesla.

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Business Green

JUNE 29, 2022

Given MEPs have already backed such a phase out date, the European Council's decision last night means the fate of fossil fuel cars and vans in the world's third largest automotive market appears more or less sealed. The decision reached overnight is great news," said Sandra Roling, director of transport at the Climate Group.

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Charged

OCTOBER 6, 2019

Other members of the Fermata team include Tony Posawatz, a former GM exec who was responsible for bringing the Chevrolet Volt to production, and later served as CEO of Fisker Automotive; and David Sandalow, an energy policy expert who held senior positions at the White House, State Department and DOE. Will V2G hurt your battery?

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Business Green

JANUARY 5, 2021

The EU has a history of including references to the Paris Agreement, but this deal takes it one step further and makes it a make-or-break issue," he said. Electric vehicles. Trade body SMMT warned a no-deal Brexit could add £2,800 to the cost of an average EV in the UK. Carbon pricing and energy.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Report co-sponsor McLaren referred BusinessGreen to Aston Martin Lagonda and emphasised that the contested figures had been drawn from a lifecycle assessment (LCA) report published by EV manufacturer Polestar. If automotive players want to be part of a discussion about the pathway to net zero, they have to act like responsible citizens.

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Charged

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

A new excerpt from Tesla: How Elon Musk and Company Made Electric Cars Cool, and Remade the Automotive and Energy Industries , Edition 4.1. The marketing department at the time was referred to as KASM, which stood for Kick Ass Sales and Marketing. Doesn’t the battery die in a year? An inside look at the early days.

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Elemental Excelerator

OCTOBER 5, 2020

We select a subset of companies to go through technical and financial due diligence, product evaluation, reference checks, commercial analysis, and most importantly getting to know the founding teams on a deeper level. Thrilling | EQUITY & ACCESS TRACK.

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