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Microchip introduces touch controllers for EV chargers

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Microchip Technology, which provides connected and secure embedded control systems, has launched the MXT2952TD 2.0 range of secure touchscreen controllers for EV charger payment terminals. The maXTouch controllers are designed with embedded firmware to help EV charger designers protect their payment architectures by encrypting touch data and cryptographically authenticating software updates to minimize risk and… Read more…

Save $729 on Hiboy’s Step-Thru e-bike at $850, Greenworks and WORX 1-day electric tool sales, and more

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Today’s Green Deals feature more limited-time discounts than ever before, headlined by Hiboy’s latest sale that is taking up to $729 off EVs and bundles, led by the EX6 Step-Thru Fat-Tire e-bike at $850. It is joined by three tool-specific 1-day Best Buy deals, with the biggest of them being the Greenworks 80V 18-inch Cordless Electric Chainsaw dropping to a new $250 low, as well as the return of the NIU BQi-C3 Pro e-bike to its $1,300 low. Plus all of the other days’ Green Deals that are still going. Read more…

Tesla’s China compromise: maps deal opens door to autonomy

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Elon Musk, Tesla’s outspoken CEO, has long been a vocal critic of high-definition maps for self-driving systems. But, as the saying goes, “When in Rome…” His company’s ambition to deploy its Full Self-Driving (FSD) suite in the lucrative Chinese market has led to a compromise. Tesla is joining forces with Chinese tech giant Baidu, a move seen as pivotal for… Read more…

Sion Power, Muhlbauer to create manufacturing line for lithium metal EV battery cells

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US-based EV battery developer Sion Power has formed a partnership with MB ATECH, the e-mobility division of Germany’s Muhlbauer Group, to create an automated manufacturing line for Sion Power’s large-format lithium metal cells for EV batteries. The new fully automated manufacturing line will advance Sion Power’s commercialization, producing 75 MWh of 56 Ah lithium metal… Read more…

GROB uses DELO adhesives for EV motor assembly machinery

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US-based EV powertrain manufacturer GROB has used dual-curing adhesives from Germany’s DELO Industrial Adhesives in its latest EV motor assembly machinery. GROB’s newest systems for rotor assembly have implemented the DELOLUX series of curing lamps for the light fixation of DELO’s dual-curing adhesives. This saves automakers and Tier 1 suppliers from having to cross-shop between… Read more…

Volvo Trucks receives order from DFDS for 100 electric trucks

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Volvo Trucks has received an order for 100 electric trucks from Copenhagen-headquartered logistics company DFDS. The order will increase the company’s total of Volvo heavy-duty electric trucks to 225. Of the 125 heavy trucks previously ordered from Volvo, 95 are currently operating in Sweden, Denmark, Lithuania, Belgium and the Netherlands, and 30 are to be… Read more…

Li-ion batteries from drones might find second lives in less demanding devices

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Research in ACS Energy Letters shows the potential to improve batteries in aerial EVs that take off and land vertically. The research team developed a new electrolyte to address these challenges and said the “stressed out” batteries could also have second lives in lighter applications. The researchers manufactured a set of lithium-ion battery (LiB) cells… Read more…

Xiaomi SU7 hits the ground running – over 7,000 cars delivered in April

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Xiaomi is proving it’s a serious player in the electric vehicle market with the early success of its first model, the SU7. In its first month of sales, the company delivered an impressive 7,058 SU7 models to its first customers, setting a solid pace for its ambitious production goals. The automaker’s original production target of 10,000 units per month by… Read more…