LG Energy Solution has started production at a 226-acre battery plant in Lansing, Michigan, that builds large-format cells for both energy storage systems (ESS) and electric vehicles. LG says the plant will have a capacity of 35 GWh per year at full-scale production. The Lansing plant makes lithium-iron phosphate (LFP) Read more
Texas Instruments (TI) has introduced the TMCS2100-Q1, a coreless Hall-effect current sensor for hybrid and electric vehicle traction inverters that measures the magnetic field around a conductor in both the horizontal and vertical directions rather than on a single axis. The company says displacement error is less than 1% at Read more
With global orders for the new iX3 near 100,000, BMW dealers in China are reportedly overwhelmed by demand, with tens of thousands of pre-orders coming in in less than a week after it went on sale.
XCharge North America (XCharge NA), which supplies high-power EV charging and battery-integrated systems tailored to the North American electrical grid, has provided charging infrastructure for a public safety initiative at Dallas Love Field Airport (DAL). Dallas Fire-Rescue (DFR) has selected XCharge NA to deploy its ultra-fast C7 charging unit to power Read more
Blink Charging has launched a new energy management system (EMS) designed to maximize charging capacity with existing electrical infrastructure while providing greater visibility and control over how energy is used at charging sites. The new EnergyConnect platform is designed to give EV charging operators control over their charging infrastructure by Read more
Waymo published a list of “10 AI lessons” from driving more than 200 million fully autonomous miles, and several of them read as a direct rebuke of Tesla’s self-driving strategy — without ever naming Tesla. The sharpest: trying to turn a driver-assist system into full autonomy is a “false summit,” Read more
96 electric terminal trucks from Orange EV, 34 electric rubber-tired gantry cranes from Konecranes, and massive investments in modernization and workforce development – and that’s just part of what APM Terminals Elizabeth is bringing to the Port of New York and New Jersey.
Just when you thought the SONDORS story was over, Storm Sondors appears to be mounting another comeback. The entrepreneur behind one of the most influential – and eventually most controversial – electric bike companies in the US has resurfaced with a mysterious new two-wheeler being teased on the SONDORS website.
London police have apparently decided that if you can’t beat them, join them – or at least get yourself the same electric bike.
Tesla’s Robotaxi service just got easier to catch, with the company’s official Robotaxi account noting that rides are now available from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m., seven days a week, across its operating footprint. The account also said its unsupervised fleet is “a lot bigger” than before, though without specifics. Read more