AGL Energy, an Australian electric utility that serves some 4.6 million customers, has selected AMPECO as its EV charging platform provider. This partnership has enabled AGL to deploy kerbside (curbside to us Yanks) charging solutions to serve the approximately 30% of Australians who lack access to dedicated parking for home charging. AGL says it isn’t… Read more…
Jeep recalls nearly 25,000 Wrangler 4xe PHEVs after vehicles bricked by OTA update
Stellantis issued a recall for nearly 25,000 Jeep Wrangler 4xe plug-in hybrids after a software update left drivers stranded with bricked vehicles. Read more…
72% of IKEA Canada deliveries made by EVs, with ZERO extra cost to consumers
Swedish flat-pack furniture giant IKEA is proving the doubters wrong in the world’s second largest nation, delivering nearly three-fourths of its home deliveries by EV. Read more…
Rivian to lay off about 4% of staff to possibly lean down ahead of 2026 R2 launch [Update]
A report this morning detailed American EV automaker Rivian’s plans to lay off a portion of its current workforce as it tries to conserve cash while gearing up for the launch of its newest model, the R2, next year. Read more…
JB Straubel’s Redwood snags $350M to deploy more US-made battery storage
Redwood Materials, founded by former Tesla CTO and cofounder JB Straubel, has raised $350 million in new funding to scale its US-made battery storage systems and critical materials operations. The company is ramping up to meet surging demand from AI data centers and the clean energy sector. Read more…
Turo’s Solution To Ultra-High Car Prices: Rent One For A Year
Car ownership is outrageously expensive in America for young buyers. Turo thinks long-term rentals could give drivers a cheaper, simpler way to stay on the road. Lire la suite…
CATL launches No Propogation 3.0 battery technology and Shenxing Pro battery in Europe
Chinese battery manufacturing giant CATL has launched its No Propogation 3.0 (NP3.0) technology platform, as well as the first lithium-iron-phosphate battery equipped with the technology, the Shenxing Pro. CATL’s NP3.0 technology platform integrates eight core technologies: flame-retardant electrolyte, flame-retardant safety diaphragm, nano-dot-coated positive electrode material, battery cell safety device, aerogel insulation pad, fire-retardant spray coating,… Read more…
Electron to acquire Rhythmos.io to help utilities integrate distributed energy resources
Electron, a GridTech company and a specialist in energy flexibility marketplaces, has agreed to acquire Rhythmos.io, a pioneer in distributed energy resource (DER) detection and grid impact analytics. As EVs, battery storage systems and rooftop solar proliferate, utilities need to identify where these resources are located, quantify their grid impact, and deploy them to defer… Read more…
Tesla Says Autopilot Is Getting Better. But It’s Crashing More
Tesla claims Autopilot drivers are nine times less likely to crash than unassisted human drivers. Lire la suite…
Mercedes opens orders for the new GLC EV, the luxury brand’s most important vehicle
The luxury brand’s best-selling vehicle is now available in all-electric form. Mercedes-Benz considers the new GLC EV as its most important vehicle to date. Read more…
Elon Musk spent $288M to cost Tesla $1.4B in lost revenue – and more to come
Tesla CEO Elon Musk managed to find a way to turn lobbying, which is typically one of the most efficient ways to spend money as a company, into a net revenue loser for his company – flipping the script again from a true “innovator” in the field of corporate destruction. Read more…
Clearer skies ahead: Shire gets into the electric ground equipment game
Belgian aviation support brand Shire is hoping to change the airport ground support equipment (GSE) game with a line of purpose-built baggage and cargo tractors engineered from the ground up as electric vehicles. Read more…
Nexperia’s new automotive MOSFETS boast ultra-low conduction losses
Dutch semiconductor company Nexperia has launched its new AEC-Q101 qualified 100 V MOSFETs for thermally demanding 48 V automotive applications, including on-board chargers, traction inverters and battery management systems. The devices deliver ultra-low conduction losses, demonstrating on-resistance (RDS(on)) as low as 0.99 mΩ and enable safe current above 460 A, the company said. The MOSFETs… Read more…
Nexperia’s new automotive MOSFETS boast ultra-low conduction losses
Dutch semiconductor company Nexperia has launched its new AEC-Q101 qualified 100 V MOSFETs for thermally demanding 48 V automotive applications, including on-board chargers, traction inverters and battery management systems. The devices deliver ultra-low conduction losses, demonstrating on-resistance (RDS(on)) as low as 0.99 mΩ and enable safe current above 460 A, the company said. The MOSFETs… Read more…
Lumafield study finds 8% of low-cost off-brand Li-ion battery cells could have dangerous defect
Industrial X-ray CT technology provider Lumafield has released the results of a study evaluating the safety and quality of lithium-ion batteries. The study found that 1 in 13 low-cost or counterfeit batteries could have a dangerous defect known as negative anode overhang. The study also found that key indicators of quality in low-end batteries are… Read more…
Lumafield study finds 8% of low-cost off-brand Li-ion battery cells could have dangerous defect
Industrial X-ray CT technology provider Lumafield has released the results of a study evaluating the safety and quality of lithium-ion batteries. The study found that 1 in 13 low-cost or counterfeit batteries could have a dangerous defect known as negative anode overhang. The study also found that key indicators of quality in low-end batteries are… Read more…
Sunwoda joins the solid-state race with a 400 Wh/kg battery
The battle for the battery of the future has a new contender. Chinese manufacturer Sunwoda just announced its “Xin·Bixiao” battery, a polymer all-solid-state cell. This new battery steps into the ring with a key specification that makes the electric car industry sit up and take notice: an energy density of 400 Wh/kg. The headline-grabbing 400 Wh/kg is a measure of… Read more…
BYD’s Yangwang U9 breaks Nordschleife record for electric production cars
The BYD Yangwang U9 Extreme has been considered the world’s fastest production car since September. Now it has also smashed the record for the fastest electric model on the Nürburgring’s Nordschleife, relegating the Xiaomi SU7 Ultra to second place. Read more…
BYD’s Yangwang U9 breaks Nordschleife record for electric production cars
The BYD Yangwang U9 Extreme has been considered the world’s fastest production car since September. Now it has also smashed the record for the fastest electric model on the Nürburgring’s Nordschleife, relegating the Xiaomi SU7 Ultra to second place. Read more…
First drive in the Volvo ES90: Scandinavian calm with 800 Volts
With the ES90, the Swedes are bringing their interpretation of a fully electric premium saloon to market. As the brand’s first model to use an 800-volt architecture, the ES90 marks the beginning of a new era for Volvo. Out on the road, the ES90 impresses with plenty of comfort and that familiar Scandinavian composure one expects from Volvo – though on closer inspection, it also reveals a few edges and quirks. Our test drive shows exactly where.
