US-based battery materials manufacturing technology company Sylvatex (SVX) has received $1.4 million in total project funding from the Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E). The original award included $500,000 of funding under the TINA Topic W, or Supporting Entrepreneurial Energy Discoveries (SEED), program. Supplemental funding of $982,000 for an additional two-year project will… Read more…
The Polestar 3 Has Arrived
America’s first Polestar 3 deliveries are underway. Despite being built in the U.S., it doesn’t qualify for the federal tax credit. Read more…
2024 Kia EV6 Long-Term Test: Software That’s Just Okay
My EV6 is the most high-tech car I’ve ever owned. But on the software and autonomy front, it’s pretty outclassed by other options. Read more…
Rivian Declares War On Physical Buttons
Rivian sees your future car controlled with your voice, not your fingers. Read more…
Tesla self-driving test driver: ‘you’re running on adrenaline the entire eight-hour shift’
A new report based on interviews with former test drivers who were part of Tesla’s internal self-driving team reveals the dangerous extremes Tesla is willing to go to test its autonomous driving technologies. Read more…
BYD sold over 500,000 vehicles for the first time in October: Is it enough to take the EV crown?
BYD sales topped the 500,000 mark in October, its first time achieving the feat. After its fifth consecutive record sales month, will BYD take the global EV lead over Tesla this year. Read more…
Black Friday e-bike sales from Lectric, MOD, and Aventon begin – up to $1,300 in savings with bonus deals, more
It’s finally November and you know what that means – more and more Black Friday events! We’ve got three big e-bike brands all dropping savings this morning, led by Lectric’s Black Friday event that is taking up to $781 off its e-bike bundles, and also giving folks plenty of varying options at extra savings – 25% off accessories, discounted extra battery bundles, and even periodic Deals of the Day too – all starting from $999. The biggest news though, is MOD’s month-long event that has permanently dropped the prices across its e-bike lineup to provide affordable accessibility on top of the Black Friday discounts, with up to $1,300 in total savings starting from $1,799. Bringing up the rear is Aventon’s early savings event that offers the Pace 500.3 Cruiser e-bikes with free extra batteries for 120-mile travel at $1,599, among other models. Plus, all the other hangover Green Deals are in the links at the bottom of the page, like yesterday’s Tenways Black Friday sale and more.. Read more…
ORNL researchers use polymer binders for solid-state electrolyte membranes
Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have made a thin, flexible, solid-state electrolyte that may double energy storage for EVs. Using a polymer to make a strong yet springy thin film, the scientists are developing flexible, durable sheets of solid-state electrolytes that may allow scalable production of solid-state batteries that… Read more…
Video: Parker’s new Global Vehicle Inverter is designed for heavy-duty EV scalability
In a recent interview with Charged, Jonah Leason, the Electrification Product Manager at Parker Hannifin, described the strategy behind the design of its next-generation Global Vehicle Inverter (GVI). The new GVI is designed to support the electrification needs of heavy-duty vehicles by integrating seamlessly with Parker’s Global Vehicle Motors (GVMs). This inverter model is built… Read more…
Ford adds NACS adapter supplier due to slow Tesla supply chain
Ford is now shipping a new North American Charging Standard (NACS) adapter to customers to help provide access to Tesla Supercharger stations more quickly. First reported by InsideEVs, the new NACS adapter comes from Lectron, and will be distributed alongside the existing design from Tesla. They have the same specifications as the Tesla-provided… Read more…
The Life Cycle Of An EV Battery: From Manufacturing To Recycling
Understanding the journey of an EV battery has never been more important. Read more…
Last Mile Solutions on expansion course in Europe
Last Mile Solutions is expanding into the Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia. With this step, the company is continuing its growth course in Central and Eastern Europe. Furthermore, Last Mile Solutions and Electra want to ‘strengthen their partnership with a direct connection’. Read more…
EVs And Hybrids Catapult Hyundai, Kia October U.S. Sales To New Record
The Korean car giants saw record October sales in the U.S. thanks to electric and hybrid SUVs. Read more…
Hyundai Casper EV Cross filmed in South Korea
We reported earlier that the pint-sized Hyundai Inster EV is getting a rugged new look. Spy shots from South Korea now show the Casper EV Cross, designed to appeal to drivers who want a bit more of an adventure on their city commute. Hyundai Inster EV Cross is Casper’s European twin, and this is the first glimpse of the toughened-up… Read more…
Piclo facilitates entry of EV chargers into the UK’s Capacity Market
The ability to remotely control EV chargers turns EVs into energy assets (like power plants or energy storage facilities) that can participate in energy markets. In addition to energy markets, which allow generation and storage capacity to be traded, some regions also have capacity markets, which facilitate the trading of future generation and storage capacity…. Read more…
NOVONIX and ICoNiChem to collaborate on battery cathode feedstock
Battery materials and technology company NOVONIX and UK-based ICoNiChem Widnes, which produces cobalt and nickel salts, have signed a collaboration agreement to develop nickel-based cathode active materials (CAM). The two-year project, with a total budget of C$515,686 ($373,687) between the two companies, aims to further improve the sustainability of NOVONIX’s technology by incorporating recycled metal… Read more…
Walmart introduces electric vans from Chevrolet BrightDrop
The US retail giant Walmart had already reserved a whopping 5,000 electric vans from BrightDrop at the beginning of 2022. The first vehicles from the agreement are due to be rolled out shortly. Read more…
Asahi Kasei and Honda Motor sign a joint partnership to produce lithium-ion battery separators
In their new joint venture, Asahi Kasei and Honda Motor are determined to establish an integrated plant for the base film manufacturing and coating of lithium-ion battery separators. Read more…
Walmart’s deploying Chevy BrightDrop electric vans for home delivery
Walmart is adding Chevrolet BrightDrop 400 electric vans to its U.S. home delivery fleet. The vans will be deployed in Austin, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, northwest Arkansas, Orlando, and the San Francisco Bay Area before the end of the year, General Motors said in a press release. They’ll be used for Walmart’s InHome service, which provides delivery… Read more…
Ford pausing F-150 Lighting electric truck production for six weeks
Ford will pause production of its F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck from Nov. 18 to Jan. 6, reports Reuters. “We continue to adjust production for an optimal mix of sales growth and profitability,” the automaker said in a statement to Reuters regarding the six-week production pause, which overlaps with a week in December when all Ford… Read more…
