The Canadian government is investing 18.6 million Canadian dollars ($13.3 million) in EV chargers across the country. “The installation of these chargers will help EV drivers get to where they need to go with confidence and ease,” Natural Resources Canada said. The funds will be given to multiple organizations that will use them to install over… Read more…

Boston-based lithium metal battery technology company Pure Lithium has acquired the assets of private US vanadium cathode materials company Dimien.  The purchase aims to accelerate the development and commercialization of Pure Lithium’s lithium metal vanadium (LVO) battery. Dr. Brian Schultz, Dimien founder and CEO, will become Pure Lithium’s VP of Business Development and Technology, and… Read more…

The state of Massachusetts wants to ”Electrify Your Rideshare” if you are a taxi or ride-sharing app driver in the Commonwealth. Ride Clean Mass will now offer drivers rebates of up to $6,500, in addition to any other local, state and federal incentives that the driver is eligible to receive. “Our mission is to put more… Read more…

Taiwanese electronics manufacturing company Delta Electronics has announced its selection by France-headquartered EV charging network IZIVIA FAST to supply approximately 800 units of its 200 kW DC UFC 200 series EV charger for deployment at McDonald’s restaurant car parks throughout France. Each charger’s capacity can be divided into two 100 kW units for simultaneous charging… Read more…

Renesas Electronics, a semiconductor solutions company, has unveiled an 8-in-1 proof of concept for electric vehicle eAxle systems. The proof of concept was developed in partnership with Nidec, a Japanese motor manufacturer that makes “everything that spins and moves.” An eAxle is a drive unit that integrates into an axle structure the main components necessary… Read more…

ABB Electrification Canada has announced a licensing agreement with Canadian electrical equipment supplier Black Box Innovations to manufacture EV energy management systems. The systems will use Black Box’s patented technology that supports the installation of EV chargers on an existing electrical panel. The range of energy management systems will be available through ABB’s distribution partners… Read more…

American EV manufacturer Canoo has announced the resignation of two key employees and the temporary furlough of 30 factory workers at its Oklahoma City plant. The beleaguered automaker was founded in 2017 as Evelozcity by Stefan Krause, a former Deutsche Bank CFO, and Ulrich Kranz, a former senior executive at BMW, after the two had… Read more…

Lithium-ion battery manufacturer Electrovaya has received a purchase order valued at approximately $3.5 million for immediate delivery of its batteries from one of its OEM sales channels. The customer is a Fortune 100 e-commerce company, and it will use the batteries to power material-handling EVs in its warehouse operations. Ontario-based Electrovaya makes batteries and battery… Read more…

NXP Semiconductors has unveiled a new wireless battery management system (BMS) solution with ultra-wideband (UWB) capabilities. UWB technology uses high-bandwidth pulses instead of a modulated carrier frequency (sinusoidal signal) as used in 2.4 GHz narrowband technologies such as Bluetooth Low Energy. This provides higher resistance to reflections and frequency-selective fading for improved data transfer, according… Read more…

XCharge North America, a provider of DC fast charging solutions, is working with Swiss startup the Grensol Group to address the challenge of reducing the end-of-life waste associated with EVSE—specifically EV charging cables and modules. Effective immediately, XCharge NA will provide broken or worn-down EVSE materials to Grensol and its research partner Worcester Polytechnic Institute… Read more…

Reliant and GM Energy are rolling out a new program that will offer free nighttime charging for Chevrolet EV drivers. Some 150 Chevy dealerships in Texas can now offer the plan upon vehicle purchase. The Reliant Free Charge Nights plan, available to Reliant electricity customers, provides a monthly bill credit that offsets the energy charges… Read more…

UK-based reed relay manufacturer Pickering Electronics is releasing its Series 125 miniature double-pole, single-throw reed relay. The new Series 125 2 Form A reed relays stack on a compact 5 mm x 5 mm pitch, achieving high packing density for a two-pole relay, according to the company. The relays support up to 1 A and… Read more…

Q&A with EO Charging’s John Walsh How is providing charging infrastructure for EV fleets like running a web site or a cell phone network? All of these worthy endeavors (among others) depend on a stack, which is a hip way of describing a system of interrelated hardware and software products that function together. Some layers… Read more…

Sponsored by Littelfuse.Ditch the plug! Make wireless EV charging a reality now! Unique components ensure safety, efficiency and reliability. Imagine an EV charging experience that’s as seamless and intuitive as parking your car—just “park, charge, and go.” For the end-user, the appeal is clear: EV owners envision pulling into their garage, a designated parking spot,… Read more…

As EV battery manufacturing ramps up worldwide, Siemens is working to address critical data challenges through a digital transformation. Charged recently chatted with Puneet Sinha—Senior Director, Global Head of Battery Industry at Siemens Digital Industries Software—to learn how it’s bringing a new level of precision and efficiency to the process. Traditional battery manufacturing is often… Read more…

Battery materials producer Integrals Power has begun distributing samples of its Lithium Iron Phosphate (LFP) and Lithium Manganese Iron Phosphate (LMFP) battery cathode materials to customers in both Europe and the US. This milestone follows the successful production of these materials at Integrals Power’s UK pilot plant. The LFP and LMFP cathode materials were fully… Read more…

UK-based brake and clutch supplier AP Racing has launched a new caliper designed specifically for EVs based on its Radi-CALTM technology. The new Radi-CALTM e, which increases low drag efficiency while improving braking performance, will be available off the shelf as a four- or six-piston system, taking inspiration from AP Racing’s WR1, WR2 and Mono… Read more…

UK-based Altilium is building a new EV battery recycling plant in Plymouth, as the company embarks on the next phase of its ambitious growth plans. The 18,000-square-foot facility will use Altilium’s proprietary EcoCathode technology to recycle old lithium-ion batteries from EVs and recover the critical metals needed to power new EV batteries. Located in Plymouth’s… Read more…

Standards Australia has instituted a new standard that will allow EV owners to begin using vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology, The Driven reports. “If you’ve got a car with V2G capability and a bidirectional device, you could be using that car to power your house before the end of this year,” Federal Energy and Climate Minister Chris… Read more…

Norway-headquartered Evoy Vita, a manufacturer of electric boat motor systems, has partnered with Finnish boat manufacturer Axopar to supply its Evoy Storm 300+ hp fully electric outboard motors for Axopar’s AX/E electric sub-brand of leisure boats. The AX/E boats will be available in the US in 2025. The Evoy Storm 300+ hp will also be… Read more…