Month: July 2023

Marelli has launched a new thermal management system for EVs, which combines the different thermal circuits in the vehicle to increase efficiency. Marelli’s integrated Thermal Management Module (iTMM) modularizes water-cooled heat exchangers like the chiller or condenser with a smart valve arrangement that controls up to 6 channel combinations, unlike single-function heat exchangers. The iTMM
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Gogoro’s electric scooters with swappable batteries have always been focused on environmental responsibility. But now the company is teaming up with leading household consumer goods brand MUJI to take things even further. And it involves your plastic waste. MUJI is a Japanese-based home goods designer brand whose name actually translates to “no-brand quality goods.” The
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ABC Companies, a provider of motorcoach, transit and specialty passenger transport equipment, together with commercial EV specialist Proterra, has announced the opening of a large electric motorcoach charging facility in Newark, California. The charging facility, which was jointly developed by ABC, Proterra and local utility Pacific Gas & Electric, is equipped to charge up to
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Rivian offers some of the most intriguing electric vehicles on the market. The R1T and R1S both offer excellent off-road capabilities and supercar-rivaling performance. Along with their impressive specs, Quad-Motor Rivians come with a substantial warranty.  All Quad-Motor Rivian R1T and R1S vehicles come with a basic warranty lasting five years or 60,000 miles, whichever
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“Jay Leno’s Garage” has featured a wide variety of cars, but this 1923 McFarlan Model 154 Knickerbocker Cabriolet is truly one of a kind. The car is part of California’s Nethercutt Collection, and Vice President Cameron Richards believes it’s the only surviving example. Originally based in Connersville, Indiana, McFarlan was a carriage builder that moved
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Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee
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Dr Helen Czerski visited WMG (Warwick Manufacturing Group) at the University of warwick for Fully Charged to understand how batteries work, what they’re made from and how they are developing. More info: https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/wmg/research/hvmcatapult/energyinnovationcentre/ Music: Perfect Stranger by Sam Wedgwood Waveforms by Richard Lacy To help support Fully Charged on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FullyChargedShow FOLLOW US: INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/fullychargedshow
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Chroma, a test and measurement instrumentation company, has released a new software platform that has multi-threaded testing functionality for electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) test solutions. PowerPro 5 can simulate up to four vehicles having identical or different communication protocols such as GB/T, CCS or CHAdeMO. The software controls the EVSE to serve multiple connectors
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This week on Electrek’s Wheel-E podcast, we discuss the most popular news stories from the world of electric bikes and other nontraditional electric vehicles. This time that includes Burning Man e-bike ban, Walmart’s e-bike with backwards handlebars, NYC stopping e-bikes at the border, anti-VanMoof e-bikes, driver’s licenses for e-bikes in California, and more. The Wheel-E podcast returns
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The increase in demand for EV Batteries has already permanently transformed the car manufacturing landscape, with almost all major automotive companies now operating electric vehicle production lines.  While electric vehicles do have less moving parts than their internal combustion engine (ICE) counterparts, manufacturing them is still extremely complex. From stators and rotors, to intricate wiring
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The first US-built offshore substation is now standing at New York’s South Fork Wind, the first utility-scale offshore wind farm in US federal waters. South Fork Wind’s 1,500-ton, 60-foot-tall offshore substation was designed and engineered in Kansas and then built near Corpus Christi, Texas, by Kiewit Offshore Services, the largest offshore fabricator in the US.
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