A BMW i5 with a native NACS port was spotted charging this weekend in Green River, Utah, leading to thoughts that BMW’s NACS transition may leapfrog a few other companies. more…
It’ll be based on the same platform underpinning the upcoming Nissan Leaf electric crossover.
BYD’s record-breaking year is paying dividends. Despite its vehicles selling for less than $17,000 on average, BYD topped Mercedes-Benz and Volkswagen, ranking first in car sales revenue in China last year. After taking the market by storm in 2024, the world’s largest EV maker aims for even more growth this Read more
Now that the new Tesla Model Y Juniper refresh has been fully unveiled and we know all the details, which one do you prefer: the new one or the old Model Y? more…
Accelerating innovation from initial requirements setting to performance validation. To develop high-performance, efficient, and cost-effective electric motors, engineers must navigate a series of challenges. A key hurdle is optimizing these motors to integrate seamlessly into electric drive systems. This task requires a deep understanding of the complex interplay of electromagnetic, Read more
Sponsored by Schuler. After acquiring the Italian Sovema Group, Schuler is gradually establishing itself as a system supplier in the field of battery production. The first successful large-scale projects show that the strategy is working. Schuler passed an important milestone as a supplier for gigafactories with the construction of a Read more
Bellevue Towers, a residential condominium community in Bellevue, Washington, has completed the infrastructure to enable the installation of 312 additional EV chargers, addressing a significant demand from its residents. The property has a significant waitlist of residents who wish to install individual chargers. “EV [charging] is quickly becoming a high-demand Read more
Germany-based PHYTEC, which produces embedded components for industrial electronics, and EV software charging firm PIONIX have introduced the EVCS-Cube, a development kit for EV charging systems. EVCS-Cube combines PHYTEC’s phyVERSO-EVCS charger controller and PIONIX’s BaseCamp operating system, which is based on the open-source firmware stack EVerest. The ready-to-use development kit Read more
Microchip Technology, a US-based provider of embedded control and processing products has announced sample availability of its new PCI100x family of Switchtec PCIe Gen 4.0 switches. The PCI1005 is a packet switch that expands a single host PCIe port to as many as six endpoints. The PCI1003 device enables multi-host Read more
Electric bicycle incentive programs have grown considerably over the last few years, and Washington State is one of the most recent to lay the groundwork for yet another program designed to reduce the cost of this alternative transportation for lower-income commuters. But the state is also going about it in Read more