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Safe AI for batteries

While we are growing used to artificially intelligent software in smartphones, for example, if AI and machine learning are to benefit EV applications such as controlling batteries, inverters and motors, the software must meet all the safety, security and quality standards that apply to serial production vehicles in the automotive industry. This is the mission […]

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Autocraft battery re-manufacturing

With 40 years of experience re-manufacturing internal combustion engines and transmissions for automotive OEMs, Autocraft Solutions Group has turned its attention to EVs in recent years and has developed both fixed and mobile battery re-manufacturing systems to meet a growing need, as CTO Simon Warburton explains to Peter Donaldson. That need is to match battery […]

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Supercapacitor applications

Supercapacitors and batteries make an ideal team, reports Peter Donaldson, who reports on how they are used in EVs Although batteries and supercapacitors both store electrical energy, they do so in very different

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Novus urban e-bike nears production

With an initial price of around €30,000, the Novus e-bike is aimed at people who want to make a statement about their embrace of ‘green’ technology rather than those who simply need practical urban transport (writes Peter Donaldson). However, the 30 kW, 400 Nm, 85 kg, all-composite two-wheeler, which was on display at the Battery […]

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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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Everrati launches new division for high-end customers

Everrati has announced a new division dedicated to specialist and luxury low-volume EV design and manufacture for third-party commercial customers. The division, Everrati Advanced Technologies (EAT), will provide specialist and luxury vehicle customers ranging from start-ups to established brands with any level of electrification support, from concept to complete turnkey vehicle solutions. The company says […]

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Protecting electric ships with rapid DC switching

Potentially critical faults in the high-power DC powertrains increasingly found in ships, particularly ferries, must be isolated as quickly as possible to minimise damage and allow the rest of the system to continue operating as normal (writes Peter Donaldson). Key to this is the application of solid-state power electronics in the form of switches based […]

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Battery Monitoring

Sophisticated technologies are becoming necessary for faster monitoring of cell behaviour. Nick Flaherty reports Monitoring the performance of battery cells in a pack is pushing the limits of technology in many ways.

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SABIC cube cells pack more energy

Engineers at materials firm SABIC have patented a design for a battery pack using cuboidal cells (writes Nick Flaherty). The cells are inserted into a structural backbone made from a thermoplastic, and could increase battery pack energy density by 20% or more, with 10% more cells compared to a pack using cylindrical cells , along with […]

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VARTA and Breathe Battery Technologies combine to cut VARTA’s Easy Blade battery charging time

Battery manufacturer VARTA has partnered with Breathe Battery Technologies (BBT), which develops battery enhancement software, to cut the charging time of VARTA’s Easy Blade batteries and increase the amount of energy that can be stored in the cells. BBT’s Breathe Charge charging software has been applied to the lithium-ion based VARTA Easy Blade 48 V […]