Polestar (PSNY) is gearing up to launch its new electric sports car, the Polestar 6, in 2026. The Swedish electric vehicle maker calls it “the future of the sports car,” as Polestar wants it to go head-to-head against the Porsche 911 in dynamic driving.
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Source: Charge Forward
Bjørn Nyland compared the energy consumption results at 1°C and 8-10°C.
Source: Electric Vehicle News
The need to quickly increase EV battery testing capacity is making validation labs harder to manage and forcing engineering teams to explore ways to sustainably scale up their test lab operations. From few to dozens of test cells, managing power from the battery cyclers is one of the main challenges that impacts lab efficiency, CO2 footprint, and operational expenses.
A software- and data-centric test strategy can help but requires flexible test equipment that can be synchronized, orchestrated, and operated effectively. Battery cycler flexibility and openness is critical to achieve the scale needed in modern battery validation labs. Learn more about NI’s HPS-17000, a 150 kW SiC-based power for EV battery test at scale.
Commercial EV builder Orange EV deployed its first electric truck in 2015, and now claims to have 450 terminal trucks in use by more than 130 fleets.
Now the company has announced plans to establish its new corporate headquarters and manufacturing operations in the Turner Logistics Center, an industrial park under construction in Kansas City, Kansas.
Orange EV expects to move to its new HQ in mid-2023. The 400,000-square-foot facility is being designed to produce as many as 1,800 terminal trucks per year in single-shift operations.
“With this additional capacity, we will be able to ramp up our capacity to deliver on our mission to [replace] the dirtiest on-road vehicle with a zero-emission vehicle while also providing overwhelming savings and improved operations for our customers,” said co-founder and President Kurt Neutgens.
“Our new site enables us to continue to extend our market leadership in EV terminal trucks and begin development of new products and services for the electric truck industry,” said co-founder and CEO Wayne Mathisen.
Orange EV is currently looking for assemblers, warehouse employees, engineers and other personnel.
Source: Orange EV
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Tier 1 supplier BorgWarner has formed a strategic partnership with silicon carbide specialist Wolfspeed. Under the multi-year agreement, BorgWarner will invest $500 million in Wolfspeed and will be entitled to up to $650 million worth of silicon carbide devices annually.
BorgWarner expects to earn $4.5 billion in EV-related revenue by 2025—a huge increase compared to less than $350 million in 2021.
“Silicon carbide-based power electronics play an increasingly important role for our customers as our electric vehicle business continues to accelerate,” said Frédéric Lissalde, CEO of BorgWarner. “We believe this agreement helps ensure that BorgWarner will have a reliable supply of silicon carbide devices, which are significant to the company’s inverter growth plans.”
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Commercial vehicle manufacturer Lightning eMotors and wireless charging specialist HEVO are collaborating on a program to demonstrate wireless charging of Lightning’s fleet vehicles.
After an initial integration phase, the two companies will test HEVO’s Rezonant E8 wireless charging technology on a ZEV3 platform at Lightning’s Loveland, Colorado headquarters. The demo vehicle will then be showcased to Lightning and HEVO fleet customers throughout North America. It’s scheduled to be available in Q1 of 2023.
The 8 kW Rezonant E8 system is “a cost-effective solution for overnight charging requirements common to commercial fleets. The technology has a very limited weight penalty compared to other wireless charging solutions, thus retaining GVWR for additional passengers and cargo, and is compliant with UL and SAE safety, performance and interoperability standards for wireless charging.”
The system is available with charging power options of 11 kW, 25 kW, 50 kW, and 100-300 kW.
Wireless charging is not just for convenience—it offers a number of benefits to fleet operators, as HEVO founder and CEO Jeremy McCool explains. “Busy drivers can forget to plug in, potentially creating the need for charging attendants. Cords can create a variety of operational challenges, including OSHA and union safety concerns associated with wired devices. We believe this collaboration will establish the industry standard for charging EV fleets and provide a complete solution to customers seeking a wireless charging experience.”
“We are excited to be first to market with medium-duty production vehicles equipped with wireless charging,” said Lightning eMotors co-founder and CEO Tim Reeser. “Lightning has deployed hundreds of commercial electric vehicles with fleets throughout North America and we understand that any opportunity to cost-effectively simplify EV operations for our customers is a win for everyone.”
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Several Tesla blogs are reporting that Tesla created a joint venture to produce computer chips with a company that is clearly fake.
The reason behind the strange situation is unclear.
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Mercedes-Benz has begun rolling out an EV update subscription to EQ owners that can boost 0-60 mph acceleration as much as an entire second. The $1,200 annual subscription, however, has not been homologated for sale in the EU just yet. As a result, EQS or EQE owners closest to Mercedes-Benz’s home country of Germany cannot yet take advantage of the update.
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Regional disparity in access to EV charging is a sore point in the UK. In London, there are an estimated 122 public charge points per 100,000 residents, but other regions lag far behind. According to charging infrastructure provider Be.EV, the Northwest has the lowest number of chargers per capita of any English region—a mere 32 per 100,0000 people.
Together with Trafford Council, Be.EV means to correct that—the company has rolled out the first tranche of a planned 100 new charging bays in Greater Manchester.
All 100 public chargers are to be delivered by 2023. Be.EV has leased the sites from the local council, and will be responsible for building and maintaining the network, so no capital investment was required from the local authority.
Be.EV and the EV team at Trafford Council worked together to select locations for the new chargers according to where they are most needed (near houses without driveways, for example) and where they could be deployed quickly. There was also a public consultation—feedback highlighted demand for faster chargers in safe, well-lit locations.
“The aim of this roll-out is to create dependable, fair access to public EV charging across the borough,” said Chris Morris, Director of Transport, Highways and Environment at Trafford Borough Council. “We want to build the infrastructure that encourages everybody to go electric—even if they can’t charge at home. The team at Be.EV use street-level data to really drill into neighbourhoods and find the locations that make the biggest difference locally. Building bigger hubs that ensure there’s always a free space is part of that strategy.”
Source: Be.EV
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It will reportedly enter production in China first, in the third quarter of 2023.
Source: Electric Vehicle News
