The Grid

March 23rd 2023

Inverters VisIC Technologies has successfully tested its 2.2 mΩ 650 V half-bridge power module with a mainstream permanent magnet synchronous motor (writes Nick Flaherty). The module consists of four parallel 8 mΩ direct drive D-mode gallium nitride (GaN) power transistors in a three-phase configuration, and was connected to a PMS motor used by a major […]

March 22nd 2023

Cissoid and Silicon Mobility have announced a partnership to deliver a complete and modular SiC inverter reference design supporting electric motor drives up to […]

March 21st 2023

Gradall has unveiled an electrified concept model of its XL 4100 V wheeled telescopic boom excavator, which will powered by Volvo Penta’s electric driveline. […]

March 20th 2023

Start-up business Hyliko is planning to integrate Toyota’s second-generation hydrogen fuel cell modules into its heavy-duty trucks. Hyliko will offer two fuel cell truck […]

March 17th 2023

Universal Hydrogen has flown a 40-passenger regional airliner using hydrogen fuel cell propulsion. It is the largest hydrogen fuel cell-powered aircraft to take to […]

Dossier

Dossier

Cake Kalk OR

Keeping it clean Rory Jackson charts the development of this e-bike, whose entire manufacturing  process is geared towards producing zero emissions Supporters of e-mobility as a means of reducing carbon emissions and mitigating climate change ned to remind themselves that battery-electric vehicles are only zero-emissions machinery at the point of use. The extraction, refinement, fabrication […]

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Battery testing

Jan 2023

User interfaces

Nov 2022

Automated battery manufacturing

Jan 2023

Dossier

ECE electric Doosan DX165W and DX300LC

Digging deep Rory Jackson provides an in-depth report on how these heavy-duty excavators were converted to electric operation The construction industry is a major focus for many parties intent on fighting pollution and climate change, and with good reason: studies over the past few years estimate that construction contributes just shy of 40% of the […]

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Hall effect sensors

Sep 2022

HVAC Systems

Sep 2022

Battery Monitoring

Sep 2022

Dossier

Aurora Powertrains eSled

Increasing interest in preserving the world’s Arctic regions has generated strong demand among tour companies and eco-tourists for zero-emissions snow-going vehicles. An electric snowmobile would be quieter, emissions-free, and far easier to maintain than an IC-engined version.

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Cell-to-pack batteries

Sep 2022

Solid-state batteries

Sep 2022

Solar power

Sep 2022

Dossier

Six-pack muscle

EMotive’s 12 t Scarab 6x6 electric off-road truck is designed to appeal to a range of industries including agriculture, forestry, quarrying, mining, adventure tourism and airfield firefighting – all areas where large zero-emissions vehicles are becoming increasingly attractive.

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48 V systems

Sep 2022

Motor laminations

Sep 2022

Battery recycling

Sep 2022

Dossier

InoBat Auto

Rapid development of innovative new cell technologies and a focus on tailoring chemistries to maximise the effectiveness of individual applications are at the heart of InoBat Auto’s approach to EV battery development.

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Sealing

Sep 2022

Battery Safety

Oct 2021

Power Electronics

Oct 2021

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Thermal management

Feb 2023

Battery testing

Jan 2023

User interfaces

Nov 2022

Automated battery manufacturing

Jan 2023

Hall effect sensors

Sep 2022

HVAC Systems

Sep 2022

Battery Monitoring

Sep 2022

Cell-to-pack batteries

Sep 2022

Solid-state batteries

Sep 2022

Solar power

Sep 2022

48 V systems

Sep 2022

Motor laminations

Sep 2022

Battery recycling

Sep 2022

Sealing

Sep 2022

Special Reports

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Individual wheel control

It’s worth taking 9 minutes and 36 seconds out of your day to watch professional rally driver Ken Block’s Electrikhana on YouTube (writes Peter Donaldson). I don’t know whether he is a mathematician, but Block is clearly running some very advanced software somewhere in his central nervous system. His latest instrument is the Audi S1 […]

In Conversation

In conversation: Matt Faulks

Hypercars to HGVs Viritech’s CTO tells Rory Jackson how fuel cell developments for its Apricale hypercar will feed into its upcoming heavy goods vehicles Anyone who works in electrified and low-carbon automotive engineering should remember that developing solutions to the zero-emissions challenge is not a zero-sum game. Just as solar, wind, tidal and nuclear power […]

Show Report

Battery Show North America 2022

Supply and demand Peter Donaldson provides some highlights of this key event, focusing on new products and technologies that offer solutions to pressing challenges Held in Novi, Michigan, in mid-September, the Battery Show North America focused attention on numerous new products, from test equipment for battery development and manufacture to batteries, safety devices, power electronics […]

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Battery Safety

Oct 2021

Power Electronics

Oct 2021

Battery Cooling

Oct 2021

Condition monitoring

Oct 2021

DC-DC converters

Oct 2021

Battery Materials

Oct 2021

Thermal Management 2020

Oct 2021

ECUs

Oct 2021

Measuring methods and equipment

Oct 2021

Fuel cells

Oct 2021

E-axles

Oct 2021

Magnetics

Oct 2021

New Products

New Product

REE Automotive Names Microvast as battery pack supplier for its commercial EVs

Lithium-ion battery maker Microvast Holdings and EV platform supplier REE Automotive have signed a supply and purchase agreement. Under its terms, Microvast will provide its MV-C Gen 4 HpCO lithium-ion battery packs for REE’s EV platforms. The packs can be fully charged in 30 minutes. Their pouch cells in the MV-C Gen 4 provide 53.5 […]

New Product

ABT e-Line offers conversion of T6.1s to battery drive

ABT e-Line has announced that every existing IC-engined Volkswagen Transporter 6.1 model can now be converted to battery-electric drive. The base vehicle only has to be a diesel with a direct shift gearbox. The ABT e-Transporter 6.1 has a WLTP range of 105-138 km, depending on the body and weight, which might vary slightly during […]

New Product

Eco-friendly advance for lithium-ion cell production

Energy storage solutions provider Leclanché says it has achieved a breakthrough in the environmentally friendly production of G/NMCA cells, by reducing the cobalt content in NMCA cathode material from 20% to 5% and manufacturing the electrodes using a water-based process. In doing so, Leclanché says it completely dispenses with the use of the highly toxic […]

New Product

Elaphe and McLaren Applied partner up to produce high-response in-wheel EV drive

Elaphe and McLaren Applied are collaborating to provide an in-wheel propulsion system, coupling McLaren Applied’s inverter technology with Elaphe’s direct-drive in-wheel motors and vehicle controls. The combination is said to give a torque response five times faster than existing systems. Elaphe has demonstrated an energy efficiency of more than 97% on vehicles such as the […]

New Product

Webasto system boosts the performance of traction batteries

Webasto has launched a compact and scalable thermal management solution called the eBTM, which it says increases the performance and service life of traction batteries in electric vehicles and machines. It allows continuous monitoring of the operating temperature to ensure that the heating and cooling circuits are balanced in order to maintain the battery temperature […]

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Magnetics

Oct 2021

Lightweight materials

Oct 2021

Onboard Chargers

Oct 2021

Radial flux motors

Oct 2021