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Works with Synop program tackles EV charger interoperability issues

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Many companies offer charging and energy management solutions for EV fleets, and most claim that their systems are hardware-agnostic. But can a fleet operator be sure that their existing EVSE has actually been tested with the software they’re buying? Energy management provider Synop has released Works with Synop, a program that provides customers with a… Read more…

Nio opens 2,000th battery swap station in China

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Electric vehicles are all the rage, but for many potential owners, the inconvenience of frequent and long charging sessions looms large. Nio, China’s prominent EV company, takes a different approach with its expanding network of battery swap stations. It’s not about plugging in anymore, it’s about swapping out. Nio just reached a significant milestone, inaugurating its 2,000th battery swap station in China. Located at the Baoji West service area on the G30 Lianyungang-Khorgos highway. With this achievement, Nio inches closer to its ambitious target of establishing 2,300 swap… More…

LG Magna e-Powertrain to open new facility in Hungary

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LG Magna e-Powertrain, the joint venture (JV) between LG Electronics and Magna, is opening a new facility in Miskolc, Hungary. The 284,000-square-foot plant will be in Miskolc’s industrial sector, which has well-developed infrastructure and is close to OEM customers and Magna operations. Scheduled for completion in 2025, the new facility will start production with e-motors… Read more…

Download the guide to using regenerative, bidirectional power supplies for battery testing

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Sponsored by Kikusui. The testing and validation of batteries and fuel cells can be a large endeavor with a sizeable infrastructure including (but not limited to) environmental chambers (e.g., temperature or explosion-proof chambers), temperature sensors, racks of programmable DC power supplies, electronics loads, and measurement racks with the supporting I/O for the automated control and… Read more…

Toyota’s FT-Se sports car concept sets pulses racing

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Toyota’s Gazoo Racing division unveiled the FT-Se concept car at the Japan Mobility Show in Tokyo. And if this is what the future electric Toyota MR2 is going to look like – sign us up! The GR sub-brand’s first electric sports car concept promises a driving sensation that, according to Toyota’s top man, Koji Sato, stands apart from anything else out there. The production version will be “small, low, light, and fun”, he adds. This isn’t the first time we’ve heard murmurs of such a concept. In late 2021, there was a reveal of an unnamed Toyota MR2-sized concept which seems to be the… More…