JR Energy Solution (JR ES) has opened an electrode foundry in South Korea to make electrodes using Enevate‘s silicon-dominant battery technology. JR ES manufactures lithium-ion battery electrodes and offers battery cell makers and other partners custom electrodes and cell solutions. Enevate claims its silicon-dominant battery enables charging speeds up to 10 times faster than those
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Hitachi America, Hitachi Energy, and Penske Truck Leasing have partnered to launch a large-scale electric truck charging pilot in Stockton, California. Hitachi Energy has supplied Penske with its Grid-eMotion Fleet EV charging system. The DC fast charging solution is designed to deliver multi-megawatt-level charging power levels with a compact footprint. Hitachi’s Grid-eMotion charging system in
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French startup Pelikan Mobility has been building an optimization platform and a leasing solution for commercial EV fleets. The company recently raised €4 million ($4.4 million) in a seed round from Pale Blue Dot, Frst, Seedcamp and others. “We have developed a software solution to optimize fleet operations with electric vehicles,” co-founder and CEO Vincent
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Ascend Elements, a battery recycling company, has raised $162 million in equity investments from Just Climate, Clearvision Ventures and IRONGREY, bringing its 12-month funding total to $704 million. The new funding will be used to advance construction of the company’s Apex 1 plant in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. The 1-million-square-foot plant, which is scheduled to open in
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Photo by Los Muertos Crew on Pexels.com Solar capacity additions hit the ground running in 2024, pushing renewables’ installed generating capacity past coal, according to new US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) data.  FERC reports in its latest “Energy Infrastructure Update,” with data through January 31, 2024 (which was reviewed by the SUN DAY Campaign)
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For electric vehicle battery engineers, safety is of utmost importance. As battery packs become progressively more powerful and create more heat, the vent valve plays a crucial role in maintaining the safety of the battery pack. Join us for this webinar, presented by Easton, dedicated to discussing the role that battery venting plays in the
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Polestar fans can look forward to more performance-oriented special editions along the lines of the BST Edition 270 and BST Edition 230 versions of the Polestar 2. The information was revealed by Polestar CEO Thomas Ingenlath in an interview with Motor1 during this week’s 2024 New York auto show. Ingenlath didn’t say when the next
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Over the next two years, MAN Truck & Bus, headquartered in Munich, Germany, plans to establish battery repair centers in Italy, Denmark, Norway, Austria, Belgium, the Netherlands, France, Poland and the UK. Two of the facilities, in Hanover-Laatzen, Germany, and Barcelona, Spain, are already in operation. MAN is ramping up electric truck production as it
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Photo: Heliene All US-made solar panels featured only imported solar cells until now, but two US manufacturers just struck a three-year, $400 million deal.  Canada-headquartered Heliene, which makes solar panels in Minnesota, will incorporate Georgia-based Suniva’s US-made monocrystalline silicon solar cells into its panels, and those “Made in the USA” panels will hit the market
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Inverters are critical components in electric and hybrid vehicles, influencing performance, efficiency, and overall vehicle reliability, so, ensuring the quality and reliability of automotive inverters is crucial. In this webinar, presented by NI—now part of Emerson—we will discuss a new technological approach proposed for end-of-line (EOL) testing, which integrates advanced functionality, performance, safety, and reliability
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