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MOD Christmas Sale offers rare 10% sitewide e-bike savings from $1,799, Anker SOLIX final Xmas flash sale, Segway F3 e-scooter $750, more

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Our Tuesday Green Deals are being led by the rare 10% savings from MOD Bikes’ Christmas Sale, which includes the second-ever discount on the new MOD Groove SideCar 3 e-bike at $3,149, among others. From there, we also have Anker’s final SOLIX 48-hour Christmas flash sale that is taking up to $5,299 off six varying offers that start from $699, as well as Segway’s F3 Electric Scooter down at $750, a rare Greenworks 40V power station deal, a DEWALT wet/dry shop vacuum discount, and much more waiting for you below. And don’t forget about the hangover deals that are collected together at the bottom of the page, like yesterday’s Bluetti Christmas Member Day Sale, or EcoFlow’s latest 48-hour flash sale that ends tonight, and more.. Read more…

We’ve been lied to – electric bike motors CAN do regen, at least with this genius trick

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If you’ve covered e-bikes as long as I have, you’ll know two things about them: they’re an awesome way to get around, and the basic technology behind an e-bike motor hasn’t radically changed in a long, long time. However, based on the new e-bike motor design I just tested from a powertrain technology company called CHARGE, the e-bike world may be about to get turned on its head. These guys discovered that nearly any e-bike hub motor can perform regenerative braking, but everyone has just been building them wrong this whole time. Read more…

CATL’s marine battery system receives Italian approval

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Chinese battery manufacturer CATL‘s marine battery system has obtained the type approval certificate issued by the Italian Classification Society (RINA). The approval follows certifications from classification societies in France, the US and Norway, adding another crucial “passport” for CATL’s entry into the global market, the company said. The Jining 6006 electric cargo ship, developed by… Read more…

Defense Logistics Agency awards grant to 6K Energy to develop cathode active material

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US-based 6K Energy, a division of 6K, has been awarded a research and development grant of $1.9 million from the Battery Network (BATTNET) Program III from the US Defense Logistics Agency (DLA). The grant will help the company develop and scale up the production of single-crystal (SC) NMC721 battery cathode powders using 6K’s UniMelt microwave… Read more…

Inovance Automotive and Innoscience integrate OBC and DC-DC converter into two-in-one GaN power system

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Chinese EV components supplier Suzhou Inovance Automotive Systems and gallium nitride (GaN) power device manufacturer Innoscience (Suzhou) Technology have integrated their 6.6 kW onboard charger (OBC) system powered by 650 V GaN devices. The two-in-one power system integrates the OBC and the DC-DC converter. The optimized architecture and Innoscience’s high-voltage GaN devices, which feature ultra-low… Read more…

Hyundai and Kia invest in VisIC for power semiconductors

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VisIC Technologies, which is developing gallium nitride (GaN) power semiconductors for EVs, has announced the second closing of its Series B funding, securing $26 million. The round was led by an unnamed global semiconductor company and included participation from automakers Hyundai Motor and Kia. The lead investor’s focus on advancing critical semiconductor technologies complements VisIC’s… Read more…