Ion Storage Systems to receive $20 million in ARPA-E funding to commercialize solid-state battery – Charged EVs
US-based solid-state battery manufacturer Ion Storage Systems will receive $20 million from the US Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) Seeding Critical Advances for Leading Energy Technologies
Huber USA partners with Binder to develop temperature control solutions for EV battery testing – Charged EVs
Huber USA and Binder, two specialists in temperature-control technology, have announced a collaboration to deliver solutions to the auto industry, with a special emphasis on battery testing and EV
Sunrun launches V2H pilot in Maryland using Ford F-150 Lightning electric trucks – Charged EVs
Sunrun, which offers a “clean energy as a subscription” service, is piloting a vehicle-to-home power plant using a small group of customer-owned bidirectional EVs, in partnership with Baltimore Gas
Webasto boosts energy capacity of its battery system for commercial EVs – Charged EVs
As part of a product update, German automotive supplier Webasto has increased the energy capacity of its traction batteries from 35 to 40 kWh. The new Standard Battery Pro
EU signs strategic EV raw materials partnership with Serbia – Charged EVs
The EU and the Republic of Serbia have signed an agreement launching a strategic partnership on sustainable raw materials, battery value chains and EVs. The partnership aims to support
Under Fire: Reevaluating Torch and Grit Testing Parameters – Charged EVs
Sponsored by Aspen Aerogels. The safety of Li-ion batteries relies on containing single-cell thermal runaway (TR) events so that they cannot propagate into adjacent cells, triggering a cascading failure.
Bloomberg introduces new lithium and cobalt indices to be listed on the COMEX – Charged EVs
Bloomberg Index Services (BIS) has announced the introduction of new commodity market indices that will track the performance of lithium and cobalt futures contracts. The single-commodity indices will be
Rheinmetall receives major order for several million electric coolant pumps – Charged EVs
German automotive and arms manufacturer Rheinmetall has received an order, valued in the low-three-digit-million-euro range, from an international car manufacturer, for several million electric coolant pumps to be used
ChargePoint has secured 125 NEVI awards to fund EV fast charging sites – Charged EVs
For advocates, change never comes quickly enough, and some have criticized state governments for moving too slowly to implement public EV charging projects funded by the National Electric Vehicle
ZF introduces TraXon 2 Hybrid transmission – Charged EVs
The Commercial Vehicles Solutions division of global automotive and technology company ZF has developed a new hybrid transmission, the TraXon 2 Hybrid, designed for use in commercial vehicles. “In