RESEARCH STUDY: FINDING IDEAL LOCATIONS FOR PUBLIC EV CHARGING STATIONS In the early days of EVs, much money was wasted by companies and local governments to install public charging stations in impractical locations – we’ve all driven by chargers at the local town hall or city park that never seem to be in use. *This… Continue reading Research Study: Where To Install Public EV Charging Stations
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SK Plans To Double Investment At U.S. Battery Factory
5 H BY MARK KANE Construction to start later this year As we learned in December, South Korean SK Innovation intends to build a lithium-ion battery plant in Commerce, Georgia, investing $1.67 billion and employing more than 2,000 people (first phase to be more like $1 billion and more than 1,000 jobs). The article states that by… Continue reading SK Plans To Double Investment At U.S. Battery Factory
Nuvve Announces Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) Pilot Programs
5 H BY MARK KANE V2G needs yet to breakout from pilot to the commercialization phase San Diego-based Nuvve Corporation tries to bridge the gap between renewable energy and EV charging through the transition of Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) from concept to commercialization. It’s not an easy task, especially when bi-directional charging so far was done almost… Continue reading Nuvve Announces Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) Pilot Programs
Tesla’s Secret Weapon: Intense Focus On Batteries
INSIDE TESLA’S SECRET, INTENSE FOCUS ON BATTERIES By now, regular readers of this column are well aware that we (along with most other writers who focus on electric vehicles) consider the threat of the “Tesla killer” to be no threat at all. Yes, Big Auto is producing excellent EVs, some of which are in Tesla’s league,… Continue reading Tesla’s Secret Weapon: Intense Focus On Batteries
VW Unveils New 360-kWh Mobile Charging Station
2 H BY MARK KANE To charge where there is no power Volkswagen presents at the turn of the year its new Mobile Charging Station, which is basically a fast charger with 360 kWh energy storage system. Development of such stations was announced earlier this year by the way of 80th anniversary of Wolfsburg, which will… Continue reading VW Unveils New 360-kWh Mobile Charging Station
Musk: Tesla Supercharger Network Will Expand Greatly In Europe In 2019
5 H BY MARK KANE 100% of European coverage in 2019? According to the latest Elon Musk announcement on Twitter, Tesla is going to greatly expand its European Supercharging network. The goal is to cover all countries from west to east, and from north to south. Currently, a high density of Superchargers was achieved only in… Continue reading Musk: Tesla Supercharger Network Will Expand Greatly In Europe In 2019
CATL Signs Battery Venture Deal With Volvo Owner Geely
5 H BY GASGOO World leader in batteries teams with giant Geely. Zhejiang Jirun Automobile, a subsidiary of Geely Auto, and Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Ltd.(CATL) will set up a joint venture for the research and development, manufacturing and sales of batteries, battery modules and battery packs to enhance their core competence and the ability… Continue reading CATL Signs Battery Venture Deal With Volvo Owner Geely
Hyundai Kona Electric Thermal Management System Explained
5 H BY TOM MOLOUGHNEY Thermal management matters Back in October, InsideEVs broke the news that Hyundai Kona Electrics destined for the US market would not have active battery heating. This came as a surprise to many, as the Kona Electrics already delivered in Europe had the ability to warm, as well as cool the… Continue reading Hyundai Kona Electric Thermal Management System Explained
Do GM Brownstown Layoffs Indicate No Future Volt Crossover?
1 H BY WADE MALONE 50 employees will be laid off at Chevy Volt battery assembly plant. Since October of 2010, GM’s battery assembly plant in Brownstown, Michigan has assembled battery packs for the Chevy Volt. Packs for the Cadillac ELR and 2015+ Chevy Spark EV were assembled here. Cells for the Volt are produced at… Continue reading Do GM Brownstown Layoffs Indicate No Future Volt Crossover?
24M Raises Almost $22 Million For Semi Solid-State Battery Development
24M attract more investors to its SemiSolid lithium-ion battery design 24M – co-founded in 2010 by Dr. Yet-Ming Chiang, who previously co-founded A123 Systems – has raised $24 million $21.8 million in Series D funding with a goal to scale up solid-state battery production and develop affordable, high energy density batteries for electric vehicles. We heard… Continue reading 24M Raises Almost $22 Million For Semi Solid-State Battery Development