The dilemma is easy to describe. Global efforts to combat climate change hinge on pivoting sharply away from fossil fuels. To do that will require electrifying transportation, primarily by shifting from vehicles with combustion engines to ones with electric drive trains. Such a massive shift will inevitably mean far greater use of electric traction motors,… Continue reading How to Build EV Motors Without Rare Earth Elements
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Industry-Leading Automotive Connectivity Solutions and Extensive Engineering Expertise
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A Bosch Engineer Speeds Hybrid Race Cars to the Finish Line
When it comes to motorsports, the need for speed isn’t only on the racetrack. Engineers who support race teams also need to work at a breakneck pace to fix problems, and that’s somethingAakhilesh Singhania relishes. Singhania is a senior applications engineer atBosch Engineering, in Novi, Mich. He develops and supports electronic control systems for hybrid… Continue reading A Bosch Engineer Speeds Hybrid Race Cars to the Finish Line
For EVs, Semi-Solid-State Batteries Offer a Step Forward
Earlier this month, China announced that it is pouring 6 billion yuan (about US $827 million) into a fund meant to spur the development of solid-state batteries by the nation’s leading battery manufacturers. Solid-state batteries use electrolytes of either glass, ceramic, or solid polymer material instead of the liquid lithium salts that are in the… Continue reading For EVs, Semi-Solid-State Batteries Offer a Step Forward
Autonomous Vehicles Are Great at Driving Straight
Autonomous vehicles (AVs) have made headlines in recent months, though often for all the wrong reasons. Cruise, Waymo, and Tesla are all under U.S. federal investigation for a variety of accidents, some of which caused serious injury or death. A new paper published in Nature puts numbers to the problem. Its authors analyzed over 37,000… Continue reading Autonomous Vehicles Are Great at Driving Straight
Volvo’s Battery Passport Traces the Supply Chain
EV batteries remain mysterious or even suspect for many consumers, including people leery of buying used EVs due to battery-life concerns. Regulators also need to know what’s inside cells: The Inflation Reduction Act requires automakers to source a growing percentage of batteries and even minerals from North America to be eligible for up to $7,500… Continue reading Volvo’s Battery Passport Traces the Supply Chain
IEEE Offers New Transportation Platform With Advanced Analytics Tools
To help find ways to solve transportation issues such as poorly maintained roads, traffic jams, and the high rate of accidents, researchers need access to the most current datasets on a variety of topics. But tracking down information about roadway conditions, congestion, and other statistics across multiple websites can be time-consuming. Plus, the data isn’t… Continue reading IEEE Offers New Transportation Platform With Advanced Analytics Tools
Optimal Torque Control Workflow for Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motors
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Musk’s Whiplash Spells Chaos for EV Charging
Elon Musk appeared to win the battle, and the war. Tesla’s vast Supercharger network had crushed rival automakers, forcing a surrender: Adopt Tesla’s North American Charging Standard, or lose customers frustrated with a balkanized, often-unreliable Combined Charging Standard (CCS) network. But even as Ford and Rivian began sending free Tesla adapters to its EV owners,… Continue reading Musk’s Whiplash Spells Chaos for EV Charging
High-Speed Rail Finally Coming to the U.S.
In late April, the Miami-based rail company Brightline Trains broke ground on a project that the company promises will give the United States its first dedicated, high-speed passenger rail service. The 350 kilometer (218 mile) corridor, which the company calls Brightline West, will connect Las Vegas to the the suburbs of Los Angeles. Brightline says… Continue reading High-Speed Rail Finally Coming to the U.S.