BMW Group will invest more than €100 million in its plant in Steyr, Austria, where it will begin assembling the inverter power module for its Gen6 electric motors in summer 2029. Steyr builds the Gen6 electric motors for BMW’s Neue Klasse vehicles. The power module is the core of the Read more
Lingong Machinery Group, a Chinese manufacturer of construction machinery, showcased electric mining equipment and related products at its inaugural Global Mining Customer Service Festival in Ordos, Inner Mongolia. Some 500 representatives from mining companies and industry organizations attended. At an operating mine, participants saw LGMG electric mining trucks, intelligent fleet Read more
Engineering firm Dürr has introduced the EcoMeter XS, a compact microdispensing unit that automatically applies very small quantities of adhesives, sealants and other high-viscosity materials. The unit is mainly intended for battery, electronic component and electric motor manufacturers. Applications include vehicle battery assembly, power electronics manufacturing and magnet bonding in Read more
I’ve tested e-bikes that cost $10,000. I’ve tested e-bikes that cost $500. But until recently, I’d never tested a brand-new e-bike that cost less than a nice set of bicycle tires. So when I stumbled across a $199 e-bike for sale through Walmart’s website, my curiosity got the better of Read more
TDK has introduced the Micronas HAR 3025, a dual-die motor position sensor designed for safety-critical automotive and industrial applications. The sensor is intended for electric power steering and x-by-wire motor control, including steer-by-wire actuators and brake-by-wire motors, and for high-voltage traction motor commutation. The HAR 3025 stacks two independent dies Read more
A fleet of 74 school buses have spent the last two years powering about a thousand homes, taking stress off the grid, thanks to V2G chargers built in America. more…
BYD’s new Seagull EV is now its cheapest electric car in China with 5-minute Flash Charging, and starts at under $10,000. more…
Stellantis is building Leapmotor’s B10 electric crossover in Spain, with a second model ready to join it next year.
Polestar and the University of Oxford put 12 drivers in eye trackers and heart-rate monitors and sent them around a Swedish racetrack in two versions of the Polestar 4. The goal was to put numbers on something no spec sheet captures: how performance feels to the person driving. The 544 Read more
The facility used to make batteries for the Cadillac Celestiq luxury sedan, as well as drive units for the Chevy Corvette E-Ray.