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Optimizing Carbon Coating To Improve Lithium-Ion Battery Efficiency

Optimizing Carbon Coating To Improve Lithium-Ion Battery Efficiency

Researchers are using an X-ray imaging technique on lithium-ion batteries that reveals important new information about the variable rates of…


Engineering Bioelectric Bacteria to Produce Renewable Energy

Engineering Bioelectric Bacteria to Produce Renewable Energy

Researchers were able to bioengineer E. coli to more efficiently produce electricity, making the modified E. coli capable of processing wastewater…


Toyota’s Hilux Hydrogen Fuel Cell Pickup

Toyota’s Hilux Hydrogen Fuel Cell Pickup

While Toyota has been slow to develop electric vehicles, the Japanese company has announced plans for a hydrogen-powered pickup truck.


The Hope and Hype for Hydrogen Part II

The Hope and Hype for Hydrogen Part II

Is all the zero-carbon hype over hydrogen justified, or is it simply a distraction?


The Hype and Hope for Hydrogen Part I

The Hype and Hope for Hydrogen Part I

In part one of this op-ed, Kevin Clemens examines the potential and problems associated with hydrogen production and use.


A Look at Emerging Research in Electric Vehicle Battery Technologies

A Look at Emerging Research in Electric Vehicle Battery Technologies

Researchers across the industry are exploring technologies to improve the performance of electric vehicles. In this article, we’ll look at a slew…


tech insights Sep 14, 2023 by Jake Hertz
EV Charging Future: Xendee Report Highlights Challenges, Solutions

EV Charging Future: Xendee Report Highlights Challenges, Solutions

A recent report delves into the challenges facing commercial EV charging. Xendee CTO and Co-Founder Michael Stadler offers EE Power readers a…


tech insights Aug 17, 2023 by Jake Hertz
Ford Backpedals: Is The EV Revolution Going Off The Rails?

Ford Backpedals: Is The EV Revolution Going Off The Rails?

As climate change produces record heat waves and massive weather disruptions worldwide, car makers like Ford are pulling back from their EV plans…


Researchers Use AI to Optimize EV Charging Scheduling

Researchers Use AI to Optimize EV Charging Scheduling

At a parking lot designed to test charging equipment, researchers are training an AI algorithm to optimize EV charging based on employees’…


New Tool Searches for EV Charging Security Vulnerabilities

New Tool Searches for EV Charging Security Vulnerabilities

A new cybersecurity research tool exposes vulnerabilities in EV charging equipment and communication. 


GM Scaling EV Production: Unveiling the Australian Manganese Connection

GM Scaling EV Production: Unveiling the Australian Manganese Connection

The carmaker has signed an agreement with Element 25 to process manganese from Australia into battery precursor material in a new plant located in…


AI-Powered Solutions for Toyota EV Engineers: Conquering Design Challenges

AI-Powered Solutions for Toyota EV Engineers: Conquering Design Challenges

A new AI technique will help engineers and designers create vehicles that meet a variety of conflicting requirements.


Tesla Supercharger Wins Big as Part of Electric Vehicle Design

Tesla Supercharger Wins Big as Part of Electric Vehicle Design

The  Society of Automotive Engineers will standardize Tesla’s NACS connector design for electric vehicles in North America.


1MW Motor Innovation: MIT Engineers Develop Solution for Electric Aviation Challenges

1MW Motor Innovation: MIT Engineers Develop Solution for Electric Aviation Challenges

Moving an aircraft through the air takes a lot of power—engineers at MIT are developing an electric motor that might be able to do the job.


Charging Ahead: EV Industry Reshaping Automotive Landscape

Charging Ahead: EV Industry Reshaping Automotive Landscape

Incentives, awareness, and efforts to advance electric vehicles a driving a boom in the industry, but a lack of charging infrastructure threatens…


Powering a Green Future: Insights from Infineon’s Peter Wawer

Powering a Green Future: Insights from Infineon’s Peter Wawer

Dr. Peter Wawer brings insights from a distinguished career that has touched three unique major semiconductor technologies: silicon photovoltaics,…


Could EV Batteries Last 15 to 20 Years? Tesla Thinks So

Could EV Batteries Last 15 to 20 Years? Tesla Thinks So

Tesla’s latest report shows a 12 percent degradation in battery pack capacity over 200,000 miles.


Hyundai All-In On EV Research and Development

Hyundai All-In On EV Research and Development

The South Korean manufacturer is poised to become one of the industry’s EV leaders with new world-class products.


Frito-Lay, Coke Drive EV Fleet Adoption

Frito-Lay, Coke Drive EV Fleet Adoption

Two food and beverage giants, Frito-Lay and Coca-Cola, have unveiled plans to add more electric vehicles to their truck fleets this year.


Tesla Kicks Off Future of LFP Batteries in EVs

Tesla Kicks Off Future of LFP Batteries in EVs

Despite some disadvantages, lithium iron phosphate batteries are becoming a growing part of the EV market.