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Reality Check: Could EV Battery Backup Throw Ailing Power Grid a Lifeline?

Reality Check: Could EV Battery Backup Throw Ailing Power Grid a Lifeline?

Through bidirectional (vehicle-to-grid) charging, electric vehicles could serve as an emergency response force when power outages or grid shutdowns…


tech insights Nov 08, 2022 by Jay Miller
Building Electric Vehicles in the US Won’t Be Easy

Building Electric Vehicles in the US Won’t Be Easy

The federal government is realizing that building EVs in the U.S. will be a challenge they better get started on.


EV Batteries vs. Hydrogen Fuel Cells: Promising Alternative Fuels for Different Segments

EV Batteries vs. Hydrogen Fuel Cells: Promising Alternative Fuels for Different Segments

These two alternative fuels seem to compete, but both have their own place in the broader transportation market. Here are the key differences and…


More Spacing Between Solar Panels Helps Convective Cooling

More Spacing Between Solar Panels Helps Convective Cooling

Researchers at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) discovered that increasing the spacing between solar panels in an array can maximize…


News Nov 03, 2022 by Darshil Patel
DOE Pumps More Money Into EV Batteries, Offshore Wind, Minerals, R&D

DOE Pumps More Money Into EV Batteries, Offshore Wind, Minerals, R&D

The U.S. Department of Energy continues to ramp up its funding for renewable energy infrastructure, electric vehicle battery manufacturing,…


News Nov 01, 2022 by Shannon Cuthrell
UK Government Funding Empowers Battery Research, Innovation

UK Government Funding Empowers Battery Research, Innovation

Jacob Rees-Mogg, Great Britain’s secretary of state for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy, has confirmed £210 million in government…


News Oct 31, 2022 by Stephanie Leonida
Bourns Design Boosts High-Power Shunt Resistor Accuracy in Current Sensing

Bourns Design Boosts High-Power Shunt Resistor Accuracy in Current Sensing

Bourns has added a third pin for supply ground and precision through-hole pin placement in its CSM2F Series, helping the accuracy of current…


new products Oct 29, 2022 by Mike Falter
Unlocking Battery Materials’ Capacity by Observing Lithium-ion Movement

Unlocking Battery Materials’ Capacity by Observing Lithium-ion Movement

Cambridge University researchers have unveiled results of a study concerning the non-uniform behavior of lithium storage in a next-generation…


News Oct 28, 2022 by Stephanie Leonida
Breakthroughs by NASA, Others Aim to Cut EV Charging Times

Breakthroughs by NASA, Others Aim to Cut EV Charging Times

Two landmark projects—one by NASA and Purdue University, another by Penn State and EC Power—stand to revolutionize electric vehicle technology…


News Oct 21, 2022 by Jay Miller
General Motors Energy is Building an Electrified Future

General Motors Energy is Building an Electrified Future

By combining EVs, battery storage, and cloud-based data management, GM is moving beyond its traditional role as a carmaker.


SuperBattery Lowers Charging Times 80% in EV Mining Trucks

SuperBattery Lowers Charging Times 80% in EV Mining Trucks

The SuperBattery from Skeleton Technologies combines the characteristics of supercapacitors and batteries to help decarbonize heavy industry,…


News Oct 20, 2022 by Mike Falter
General Motors Intensifies EV and Battery Platform Expansions

General Motors Intensifies EV and Battery Platform Expansions

General Motors is ramping up its electric vehicle production, enhancing its Ultium battery platform, and adding customers in more end markets.


News Oct 19, 2022 by Shannon Cuthrell
EV Charging Cable Comes to Apartment Renters in California

EV Charging Cable Comes to Apartment Renters in California

A new electric vehicle charging cable has been launched to offer grid-optimized charging directly to consumers living in apartments or other…


Automotive GaN FETs Engineered for High Frequency and Robustness in HEV/EVs

Automotive GaN FETs Engineered for High Frequency and Robustness in HEV/EVs

Intent on accelerating electric vehicle adoption by addressing top consumer concerns such as driving range, charge time and affordability,…


Delivery of Tesla Semis to Pepsi Shifts EV Tech Into Fast Lane

Delivery of Tesla Semis to Pepsi Shifts EV Tech Into Fast Lane

With the first Tesla Semi trucks arriving at Pepsi plants in California starting in December, the road ahead for electric trucks will become much…


News Oct 14, 2022 by Jay Miller
Scale, Cost of EV Charging Goals Mean Big Investments

Scale, Cost of EV Charging Goals Mean Big Investments

With the U.S. government kicking in $900 billion for electric vehicle charging infrastructure, private companies are stepping up to build charging…


GM, OneD to Merge Battery Power Expertise for the EV Revolution

GM, OneD to Merge Battery Power Expertise for the EV Revolution

General Motors and OneD Battery Sciences collaborate to create low-cost battery packs with enhanced energy density and lighter, smaller form for…


News Oct 12, 2022 by Stephanie Leonida
CAN-to-fiber Converters Extend Transmission Range of EV Charging Data

CAN-to-fiber Converters Extend Transmission Range of EV Charging Data

Fiber networks allow electric vehicle and industrial CAN bus data to be transmitted at higher rates and over longer ranges.


new products Oct 12, 2022 by Mike Falter
Onsemi Announces New SiC Power Modules for EV On-board Charging

Onsemi Announces New SiC Power Modules for EV On-board Charging

Integrated power modules reduce design time and risk while improving performance for EV on-board charging.


News Oct 11, 2022 by Mike Falter
Balancing Demand: EV Charging and The Grid

Balancing Demand: EV Charging and The Grid

A new Stanford University EV charging study says charging at night is doing it all wrong.