The “holy grail” of EV battery tech may arrive sooner than expected, promising more range and faster charging. According to BYD head scientist and engineer Lian Yubo, solid-state EV batteries could be in wide use in five years. more…
The Jetsons may have come out in the 1960s, but in 2024, we are finally close to quickly traveling by air via electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. A recent market report from the Global Advanced/Urban Air Mobility Market Map team of AAM analysts has shared that companies around Read more
When the going gets tough, the tough get going. And when gas prices shoot up, people start looking into alternatives.
Sony and Honda mobility joint venture AFEELA announced a deal with Tesla to adopt NACS on its upcoming electric vehicles in North America and Japan. more…
American EV automaker Rivian is currently rolling out its latest software update (2024.35), which includes several new features to keep drivers, passengers, and gear safe. Additionally, Rivian posted a video teasing a new Knight Rider-inspired front lighting theme just in time for Halloween. more…
A flaw in Kia’s dealer system allowed attackers to take control of any Kia using just a license plate number.
Sponsored by Keysight Technologies. Modern electronic devices demand increasingly precise and clean power supplies. As supply voltages decrease and tolerances tighten, accurately measuring ripple and noise becomes crucial. Engineers debugging face the challenge of detecting and quantifying these small AC signals riding on top of large DC voltages. Traditional measurement Read more
Chicago-headquartered NanoGraf has been awarded a $60-million grant from the US Department of Energy’s Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains to retrofit a manufacturing facility in Flint, Michigan to produce silicon anode battery materials. The award was granted under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) fund supporting new and expanded Read more
It won’t be news to Charged readers that Chinese automakers have lapped “Western” brands in the EV race. The US and EU are erecting tariff walls in a last-ditch attempt to save domestic automakers from their decade-long failure to adapt, but they have no control over what happens outside their Read more
The saga of impending tariffs on Chinese-built EVs imported into Europe continues, but the situation could be resolved before the duties take effect next month. Representatives from China and the EU are reported to be in talks about a minimum pricing deal for all Chinese EV imports that could help Read more