Electric boating is nothing new, but for a long time it has been outside the limits of most recreational boaters’ wallets. That’s not true anymore, though, as several new low-cost electric boats are starting to enter the US market. Here’s a collection of some of the most interesting and affordable electric boats for the average Joe.
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This electric two-wheeler is filled to the brim with fancy tech.
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Tesla (TSLA) stock soared more than 4% today as automakers are starting to want to secure access to the Supercharger network for their own EV owners.
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This hot segment has exploded with new e-scooter types.
Source: Electric Vehicle News
Tesla’s impressive sales performance might be a double-edged sword.
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While most pressure washers require a garden hose to function, RYOBI enables you to clean anywhere with its ONE+ 18V EZClean power cleaner. Coming in at $109 on sale from a normal $149 going rate, this power cleaner can use the included siphon hose in a lake or pond as a water source as well as a bottle adapter, on top of supporting standard garden hoses too. The bottle adapter is honestly what’s the most interesting here, as you can keep a few 2-liter bottles on hand to clean anywhere you go, not relying on a pond, lake, or garden hose to clean. We also have a wide selection of Tesla and e-bike discounts in today’s New Green Deals, so you won’t want to miss that either.
Head below for other New Green Deals that we’ve found today and of course Electrek’s best EV buying and leasing deals. Also
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EV charger annual installed capacity is going to overtake distributed solar – that is, rooftop solar on individual homes and businesses – for the first time in 2023 in the US.
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The question on everyone’s mind is – when exactly is Toyota going all electric? Toyota Motor Europe’s chief operating officer recently gave some insights into when the automaker could be planning to sell 100% EVs.
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The energy transition represents a global tour de force that will not succeed without massive electrification. To achieve this, various levers must be set in motion. The production capacities of battery manufacturers must increase dramatically, and at the same time battery systems must have better energy utilization thanks to optimized efficiency. This means they must be faster, store more power over a longer period and release it with low losses. Flexible, reliable and high-performance mass testing is essential for both the ramp-up of factory capacities and the further development of batteries. In our white paper, we explain how you can benefit from the features of a bidirectional power supply for such tests. But first, let’s take a closer look at the features of the EA-PSB 10000, a leading model among bidirectional power supplies.
Highest power density
To be able to quickly test battery systems during tests, the equipment used for this purpose must have an appropriate power level. The EA-PSB 10000 offers 30 kW of bidirectional power – in just four 4 height units. This allows the devices to be used in a space-saving manner, for example in test or engineering laboratories. Overall, the EA-PSB 10000 thus offers one of the highest power densities on the market.
Power regeneration
A core function of bidirectional power supplies is their ability to absorb energy as a load. The EA-PSB 10000 offers a very effective power regeneration of up to 96 percent efficiency. The absorbed energy is fed back into the local mains and can be used for other purposes, saving power consumption and costs. In addition, the heat generation typical of electronic loads is eliminated, so users do not need extra cooling for the EA-PSB 10000. This also saves further costs.
Autoranging and function generator
To meet the high demands on the battery systems of the future, flexible and innovative battery tests must already be used today. The EA-PSB 10000 has the right features for this with true autoranging and a function generator. The underlying operating principle of autoranging is simple. The source automatically provides increased current at lower voltages, maximizing flexibility in testing. This allows users to test multiple voltage and current combinations with a single source. With the function generator’s arbitrary function, it is possible to generate complex signals as a function of a DC bias voltage, as well as simulate characteristics such as those of solar cells, batteries and fuel cells.
Conclusion
Modern bidirectional power supplies such as the EA-PSB 10000 offer both the necessary power and precisely fitting functions to further develop batteries and support the expansion of global production capacities. The prerequisite, however, is that users know how to make practical use of the aforementioned benefits in battery testing. For further reading, we recommend our associated white paper.
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US IC manufacturer Microchip Technology has released a high-voltage circuit protection board for 400-800 V batteries with a current rating of up to 30 amps for hybrid and electric vehicles.
Due to its high-voltage solid-state architecture and silicon carbide (SiC) technology, the six-variant E-Fuse Demonstrator Board can detect and interrupt fault currents in microseconds, which is 100-500 times quicker than mechanical methods, according to Microchip. The fast response time decreases peak short-circuit currents from tens of kiloamps to hundreds of amps, preventing a fault from causing a hard failure.
The E-Fuse Demonstrator’s resettable feature allows designers to package an E-Fuse in the vehicle without design-for-serviceability limits. It also reports diagnostic status and features a built-in Local Interconnect Network communication interface for configuring over-current trip characteristics without hardware modifications.
“The E-Fuse demonstrator provides EV OEM designers with a SiC-based technology solution to jumpstart their development process with a faster, more reliable method for protecting power electronics,” said Clayton Pillion, VP of Microchip’s silicon carbide business unit. “The E-Fuse solid-state design also alleviates long-term reliability concerns about electromechanical devices because there is no degradation from mechanical shock, arcing or contact bounce.”
Source: Microchip
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