Researchers in Austria have developed a technique to build magnets using additive manufacturing (writes Nick Flaherty). The team, at Friedrich-Alexander- Universitat, worked with researchers at the Graz University of Technology, the University of Vienna and the research institute Joanneum Research to produce the specially...
Rory Jackson looks at how this three-wheeler has been designed to carry as much cargo as possible in the smallest footprint possible.
Given that an electric powertrain brings with it lower maintenance times and costs compared with ICE powertrains, so more and more EV developers are looking to ‘right-size’ their vehicles into smaller and more compact architectures, for ease of use and...
A controller for EV charging systems has been upgraded with a range of comms links (writes Nick Flaherty). The CC613 charge controller from Bender adds connections to Ethernet, Modbus and a powerline communication modem to give developers flexibility in the design of a charging system. This is increasingly important...
Nick Flaherty explains the issues at play when designing and building a fuel cell. Sometimes it seems that the specification and design of a fuel cell is more of an art than a matter of engineering. While the basics of the cells are clear, most often based around a stack of proton exchange membrane (PEM) cells...
Fisker Inc's founder tells Stewart Mitchell why the company's first car will be a mass-market, all-electric SUV. For the past few decades, automotive designer and entrepreneur Henrik Fisker has been working on high-performance luxury sportscars and unique coach-builds...
FTCAP in Germany has developed and manufactured a low-inductance capacitor unit that, together with a heat sink and housing, forms an integrated electromechanical device for high-efficiency electric drives (writes Nick Flaherty). The development is part of the H3Top project in collaboration...
The L1500 has been designed to enable it to be used in a wide range of OEM EVs and HEVs. Rory Jackson reports on how it was developed.
Slovenian company Elaphe is known in the e-mobility industry for its in-wheel propulsion technology, which is used in a range of automotive applications around the...
Renault has developed a ‘shapeshifting’ electric car that becomes longer to allow an additional battery pack to be added (writes Nick Flaherty). The 4.4 m-long ‘City’ version of the Morphoz has a 40 kWh battery pack that gives it a range of 400 km. This would be suitable for 90% of local journeys that drivers typically...
How do you choose the most suitable type of motor for a given application? Peter Donaldson gets some expert input.
One of the many challenges facing the developers of the BB Green ferry project was finding an electric propulsion motor of sufficient power, power-to-weight ratio, compactness and...
Lawrence Butcher reports on some of the latest products that caught his eye at this major e-mobility show.
May 2018 saw this annual expo take place in Hanover, Germany, where it also incorporated The Battery Show. Concurrently, the conference element of the show saw a...