Month: April 2023

Spanish manufacturer PREMO has unveiled a new line of inductive couplers: the MICU 300A-S/LF series, designed specifically for electric vehicle sniffing applications. Sniffing involves the use of inductive couplers to measure current and voltage signals on high-voltage cables, without the need for direct contact. PREMO explains that sniffing applications are essential for a variety of
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Road Test: 2023 Volvo XC60 Recharge Ultimate Surprising Performance in a Compact Plug-In Hybrid SUV Okay, a show of hands if “quick or fast” come to mind when Volvo SUV is mentioned. Volvo has flipped its usual script with the 2023 XC60 Recharge plug-in hybrid, but it hasn’t sacrificed any of the benefits of owning
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FreeWire Technologies, the California-based specialist in battery-integrated electric vehicle charging equipment, announced an international expansion. The company soon (April 19, 2023) will launch its European Headquarters in Banbury, Oxfordshire in the United Kingdom to support sales in Europe. The new site will include a Sales & Demonstration Center and will serve as a hub for
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How could BMW be beating Tesla at its own game, especially in battery tech? Well, it’s an interesting story that developed this year but is BMW really doing a better job at 4680 battery cell development? Let’s talk about it! Get your Freedom Raffle tickets before Saturday at: https://freedomraffle.org WATCH NEXT: Why I’m Leaving California
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This morning, Chinese EV automaker XPeng Motors unveiled its next-generation EV architecture that will be the backbone to future models going forward. XPeng states the new SEPA 2.0 platform will not only shorten future models’ R&D cycles, but offer a modular, interchangeable, end-to-end solution that will support a multitude of vehicle types – like its
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Volvo Trucks and Swedish mining company Boliden have teamed up to implement electric truck transport in underground environments. Exhaust gases from diesel vehicles are responsible for most of the carbon dioxide emissions from Boliden’s mines. The company is committed to reducing its CO2 emissions by 40% by 2030, in which the electrification of transport is
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The 2023 Chevrolet Colorado ZR2 isn’t even in production yet and a Bison variant has all been but confirmed. On Saturday at the media drive for the 2023 Colorado ZR2, Chevrolet rolled a camouflaged prototype of the upcoming Colorado ZR2 Bison into the parking lot of Hall Racing USA. Chevrolet spokespeople were tight lipped about
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Hyundai Motor Group has developed an automatic charging robot (ACR) for EVs, able to operate reliably in all environments, regardless of charger location, weather and potential obstacles. The ACR for EVs is a one-arm robot capable of plugging a cable into an EV’s charging port by using control technology applied by a 3D-camera-based AI algorithm.
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New designs for power converters demand compact, high power density components and are increasingly using higher switching frequencies. This has become a real challenge for magnetic component designers to overcome the extra losses created by large air gaps necessary for transformers and resonant inductors, those related to fringing effect. Join this webinar at next week’s
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As one of the proponents of Australia’s introduction to the Internet, Simon Hackett is no stranger to cutting edge technology. But even with his expertise, the way Model S integrated so seamlessly into his life though its technology surprised him. Its advanced features actually simplify his life.
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Despite having the best electric truck on the market ( R1T ) Rivian continued to struggle as a company with more bad news coming out in the last couple of weeks. State of Charge host Tom Moloughney is here to challenge me on that premise so this is a must watch video if you’re interested
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