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Beam Global acquires Amiga, creates Beam Europe

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Beam Global, maker of the EV ARC solar-powered charging system, has acquired Europe-based Amiga DOO Kraljevo, a manufacturer of specialized structures and equipment including street lights, communications and energy infrastructure. Beam Global hopes the acquisition of Amiga, which will be re-branded as Beam Europe, will fast-track its growth into the European market. Beam sees Europe… Read more…

Leclanché selected to supply battery systems for a second pair of Scottish hybrid ferries

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Swiss battery solutions provider Leclanché has won a second battery system project for Scotland’s Caledonian Maritime Assets (CMAL), for two roll-on/roll-off passenger and vehicle ferries (RoPax) to serve three Outer Hebrides islands. Leclanché won a contract to supply batteries for two 1.1 MWh Navius MRS-3TM Marine Rack Systems from Istanbul-based electric system integrator Elkon. Elkon… Read more…

Volkswagen ID.3 tested by ADAC over 100,000 km

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Volkswagen’s ID.3 electric car has been put through its paces by the German ADAC, Europe’s most extensive automobile association. A rigorous endurance test spanning over 100,000 km provides insight into the vehicle’s battery life and degradation, software, and general performance. Impressively, even after covering a distance of over 100,000 km, the battery retains a net capacity of 93%. To put this into perspective, Volkswagen guarantees at least 70% of the original net capacity after eight years or 160,000 km. This finding is significant, considering that to achieve the mileage quickly… More…

How to select the optimum transient surge protection for EV on-board chargers

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Sponsored by littelfuse. The automotive environment is one of the most severe environments for electronics. Today’s vehicle designs proliferate with sensitive electronics, including electronic controls, infotainment, sensing, battery packs, battery management, electric vehicle powertrains, and on-board chargers. In addition to the heat, voltage transients, and electromagnetic interference (EMI) in the automotive environment, the on-board charger… Read more…

Albemarle receives $90-million Department of Defense grant for lithium production

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Albemarle, a US-based chemical manufacturer, has won a $90-million grant from the US Department of Defense to expand domestic mining and production of lithium for EV batteries. Using Defense Production Act authority, the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy will subsidize the company’s planned reopening of its lithium mine in… Read more…