Just over a year after being founded, intelligent EV startup JIDU is on the cusp of officially unveiling the concept of its first vehicle, referred to as the “Robocar.” Following delays due to COVID-19 restrictions in China, JIDU announced the EV concept will debut at its ROBODAY event in June.
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Source: Charge Forward
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Tesla has filed to enter Thailand as its latest market expansion. Interestingly, it plans to sell not only its electric vehicles but also its batteries and solar products.
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The Electra-X study will debut in early June at the Buick China Brand Day.
Source: Electric Vehicle News
The Model S set the standard, and the EV6 is a budget-friendly alternative, so it’s interesting how these EVs stack up.
Source: Electric Vehicle News
News emerged today that Lucid Motors has issued its second recall on its flagship Air sedan. According to the American EV automaker, the issue concerns a wired data connection to the instrument panel that may not have been secured properly during a given vehicle’s assembly.
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The frame is inspired by the Chinese mortise and tenon construction technique.
Source: Electric Vehicle News
While Renault aims to retain a majority ownership of its EV division after the IPO, it is looking for partners for the ICE business.
Source: Electric Vehicle News
Infinitum Electric, creator of an innovative air-core motor, has secured $80 million in a Series D funding round led by Riverstone Holdings, bringing the company’s total funding to $135 million. Infinitum will use the new funds to scale up production—it plans to vertically integrate and automate production of its motors for the commercial and industrial market segments, and to complete development and commercialization of a traction motor for the EV market.
Since the launch of its IEs series of motor systems in 2020, Infinitum has secured customer agreements for more than $900 million in potential orders. The company’s patented air-core motor design replaces the heavy iron used in traditional motors with a lightweight printed circuit board. The company says its novel design delivers the same power as conventional motors, at half the size and weight and with a fraction of the noise.
Infinitum’s fully integrated system includes a motor, variable frequency drive (VFD) and embedded Internet of Things support in a single compact package.
“As industrial equipment, cars, aircraft and buildings are rapidly electrifying, our revolutionary motor systems offer a path forward to reduce electricity demand and carbon footprint,” said Ben Schuler, Infinitum founder and CEO. “Partnering with Riverstone Holdings and our other investors puts us in a strong position to scale production, deliver product and impact how the world sustainably consumes and generates power for the next generation.”
Source: Infinitum Electric
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Intertek, a Total Quality Assurance provider to industrial firms, has expanded the services on offer at its lab in Plymouth, Michigan in order to “meet the auto industry’s increasing demand for safe and reliable testing for evolving EV and EVSE technologies.
The company says its Plymouth facility offers “some of the most extensive EV battery and EVSE testing capabilities in North America to assist automotive OEM and tier suppliers.”
The facility’s footprint has been doubled, to 200,000 square feet.
Testing capabilities and equipment include:
“Advances in electrification technologies in the automotive industry and the accelerated global adoption of EVs have led to an increase in both industry vehicle development and consumer demand,” said Gavin Campbell, President, Intertek Transportation Technologies. “As an early adopter of and pioneer in EV testing, Intertek’s continued investment in the Plymouth location to bring in additional state-of-the-art equipment and innovate our offerings underscores our commitment to deliver best-in-class testing and certification services to our automotive customers as their needs evolve.”
Source: Intertek
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