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InstaVolt partners with Paua to expand and simplify rapid charging

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UK EV charging network InstaVolt is collaborating with UK corporate fleet EV charging network Paua to provide Paua’s fleets and drivers with seamless charging when using InstaVolt’s network. InstaVolt reports that it has expanded its network by 45% over the last year. It activated more than 150 chargers during the summer, and recently announced plans… Read more…

Leviton launches Pro Series EV charging stations with AmpUp charging management software

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Electrical equipment manufacturer Leviton may be best known for its lighting control devices, but the company has been making EV charging hardware for a decade. Leviton has now announced a partnership with charging management company AmpUp. Leviton’s new EV Series Pro charging stations include 48- and 80-amp level 2 stations, available with or without LCD… Read more…

Stellantis and Orano enter EV battery recycling agreement

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Automaker Stellantis and nuclear energy company Orano have signed a memorandum of understanding to form a joint venture to recycle EV batteries and scrap. Stellantis will have access to cobalt, nickel and lithium from gigafactories in Europe and North America for electrification and energy transformation. The joint venture will produce “black mass” or “active mass.”… Read more…

You’ll be able to buy a car on Amazon, starting with Hyundai

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Amazon US and Hyundai announced a strategic partnership that will see the e-commerce platform start listing Hyundai cars in 2024. Starting next year, Amazon will let dealers list Hyundai cars on its website. People will be able to choose a car, purchase it on Amazon’s platform with the preferred payment method, and then choose to have the car delivered or pick it up at the dealer. As part of the partnership, Hyundai will adopt AWS for its cloud needs and Amazon’s Alexa will be available on Hyundai vehicles starting in 2025. Amazon in the US has been edging into the car business… Read more…

Sports carmaker Alpine wants to reinvent itself, and Geely might help foot the bill

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French automaker Renault is looking to investors, including China’s Geely, to funnel some cash into its Alpine racing and sports car brand. Alpine, best known for its A110 sports coupe, is looking to reinvent itself as an all-around player in the EV space with a line of all-electric hatchbacks, SUVs, and crossovers. The brand says it will launch in the US in 2027. Read more…

Lotus Emeya super sedan announced

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The Lotus Emeya made its grand entrance at the 2023 Guangzhou Auto Show in China. This super sedan is a product of the collaborative expertise of Lotus Technologies and Geely. Deliveries are expected to start in the first half of 2024 in China and will eventually reach European markets by 2025. The Emeya is the second EV by Lotus, following the Eletre SUV, and it packs impressive 905 horsepower. Lotus Emeya’ has its battery beneath its central section to achieve a near-perfect 50:50 axle weight distribution. That should, in turn, deliver great balance when cornering and responsive… Read more…

Dynexus uses pattern recognition to make a powerful battery health measurement technique even better

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Measuring battery health and safety continuously is an important challenge—lithium-ion batteries can experience several challenges over their lifetimes such as unintended capacity loss, short circuits and thermal runaway. In 2011, Idaho National Laboratory researchers developed a new technology for measuring battery health and safety. By sending multiple waves of electrical current simultaneously through a battery,… Read more…

10 electric truck case studies: commercial electrification at scale (Webinar)

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The North American Council for Freight Efficiency (NACFE) monitored and collected data from 10 major EV truck depots in September 2023. In this webinar at the Virtual Conference on EV Infrastructure, we explore the insights from interviewing 122 people at these sites and monitoring the charging and operations of 21 different trucks. Each of these… Read more…