Electric Vehicle News

NI releases new Battery Test System analysis software for EVs

NI (formerly National Instruments) has released its latest Battery Test System (BTS) and introduced a new software analysis product line—both of which are designed to link data across the engineering workflow.

The BTS is intended for the design and test groups within Tier 1 suppliers and automakers who encounter challenges when they routinely upgrade and adjust to changing test requirements. The software-connected BTS connects data across the battery test workflow so that design and test teams can coordinate with each other on requests, configurations, monitoring, reports and test results. The BTS can also be customized for a range of test needs and integrated with power electronics, environmental chambers and test channels.

NI’s new DataStudio is a software analysis product line that links data from design to testing in the semiconductor workflow. The DataStudio Specification Compliance Manager (SCM) application manages device specifications, connects to measurement sources and automatically produces compliance reports. The company says, “DataStudio SCM provides a comprehensive view of the device’s conformance to target specifications, enabling better decision making and reporting, and leverages data often lost across design, validation and production test silos.”

The company is also launching the DataStudio Bench Data Connector (BDC) validation data library. Compatibility between the BDC and SCM makes it possible to import measurement data from the library into the compliance reports managed by the SCM.

“With simulators today, it’s difficult to tell where the problem lies with semiconductor prototypes if they are not meeting all the specifications,” said Ritu Favre, VP and General Manager of the Semiconductor and Electronics Business Unit at NI. “Is it a particular part that’s defective? Was it something in the manufacturing process that didn’t go right? Is it a fundamental flaw in the design? To debug that, engineers must work against these different silos, using different tools from different vendors with different data sets. We’re breaking down those barriers.”

Serial 1 BASH/MTN electric mountain bike unveiled by Harley-Davidson’s e-bike brand

When Harley-Davidson spun off its electric bicycle division into Serial 1 and then released several models of urban e-bikes bearing the “/CTY” suffix, the company was dropping a fairly heavy hint that non-city electric bikes would soon follow. Now Serial 1 has made good on that heavy foreshadowing, unveiling the brand’s first electric mountain bike known as the BASH/MTN.

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Source: Charge Forward

Seattle to install curbside Level 2 public chargers on request

Seattle is home to large numbers of Drivewayless Drivers—those unfortunate car owners who lack driveways, and must use street parking near their homes. To address this problem, local utility Seattle City Light has launched a service that will install public Level 2 chargers at curbside locations throughout the city.

Seattle City Light will install, own, operate and maintain the EV chargers. There will be no cost to the resident or property owner to request or install a curbside charger. The chargers will be available on a first-come, first-served basis and cannot be reserved. Residents of nearby properties will not receive priority use.

Each charger will provide power levels up to 9.6 kW. Drivers will pay a per-kWh fee (20 cents per kWh initially).

City Light is selecting charger locations through an opt-in process. Residents can request a charger in front of their homes, and the agency will evaluate each request and choose the locations that “best support the equity and environmental goals of the Transportation Electrification Strategic Investment Plan.”

Customers will be able to request a charger in front of their home during an opt-in process that began in spring 2022. City Light will evaluate requests during summer 2022, and charger installations could occur in winter 2022/2023. Customers with comments on the proposed project can fill out an online survey.