Nissan is charging up the EV ownership experience with its new “EV Carefree+” program launched Wednesday. The initiative aims to deliver Nissan Ariya and LEAF buyers a “positive, stress-free” experience with an all-inclusive benefits package.
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EV conversion specialist Lightning eMotors is the latest automaker to try and deliver wireless EV charging to its vehicles. The company announced a collaboration with wireless charging provider HEVO Inc. to implement a program that demonstrates the technology on a Lightning eMotors EV.
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Volta, which calls itself “a charging and media company,” makes an infrastructure planning platform called PredictEV, which is designed to help state and local governments to identify optimal charger locations in disadvantaged communities.
“This analytical capability aligns with the federal government’s Justice40 goal, which seeks to ensure 40 percent of the overall benefits of certain federal investments, including the $7.5 billion allocated to EV charging infrastructure under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, flow to disadvantaged communities,” says the company.
Volta’s PredictEV analyzes various data sources, including local mobility, demographic, commercial and site-specific data, to help identify optimal charger locations and the right mix of charging infrastructure.
Customers include Alabama’s Department of Economic and Community Affairs, the State of Michigan, Southern Company, Southern California Edison and Tucson Electric Power.
“An inclusive mobility ecosystem must be built as a resource for all communities, including those in lower-income and environmental justice-impacted areas, and our state has made a conscious effort to ensure these communities have the same mobility opportunities that other regions do,” said Michigan’s Chief Mobility Officer Trevor Pawl. “Thanks to the availability of disadvantaged community data, we can further optimize our EV mobility solutions to support Michigan’s residents as they move around the state.”
“The health and safety of our planet demands that every community is able to participate in the transition to electric mobility,” said Vince Cubbage, Interim CEO at Volta. “PredictEV’s latest capabilities are another example of Volta’s commitment to providing our partners with data-driven electrification planning to deliver focused equity and economic-impact insights that ensure the most efficient use of federal funds.”
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DENSO and NTT DATA are working together to build a shared EV battery dataspace for the sharing of information about emissions and recycling in the battery industry.
“The new battery regulation currently being reviewed in Europe will require disclosure of CO2 emissions and the resource recycling rate throughout battery life cycles to the European Commission,” says DENSO. “In the future, when Japanese companies sell [electrified vehicles] in the European market, they will be required to meet this regulation. To make this possible, it is necessary to build a common platform for securely sharing data between suppliers in the value chain, instead of requiring respective companies to meet the regulation individually.”
According to DENSO, NTT DATA has worked with NTT and NTT Com to develop a platform for the dataspace and to set up Japan’s dataspace.
The two companies plan to commercialize the dataspace by the end of FY 2023, and will expand it to encompass more industries in the future.
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LG Energy Solution (LGES) will work with Syrah Resources on the testing and verification of natural graphite anode material. Syrah’s facility in Vidalia, Louisiana, which is slated to begin production in 2023, will supply the natural graphite.
“Our partnership with Syrah demonstrates our devotion to diversifying the critical minerals portfolio by directly procuring from local and regional suppliers in North America, more so as natural graphite is one of the battery materials with the least diverse supply chain,” says LGES CEO Youngsoo Kwon.
“Through the testing and verification procedures, the companies will ensure that the products satisfy LGES’s technical requirements for natural graphite, and commit efforts to determine the final product specifications by the end of 2023,” says LGES.
“Based on the results of the evaluation, LGES and Syrah will also use commercially reasonable efforts to sign a binding offtake agreement by the end of 2022,” says LGES. “The annual procurement targets for natural graphite will begin at 2,000 metric tons in 2025 and continuously increase in the coming years.”
Source: LG Energy Solution
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Semiconductor manufacturer Wolfspeed will supply silicon carbide semiconductors for Jaguar Land Rover’s next generation of EVs.
Wolfspeed’s technology will be used specifically in the vehicles’ inverter, managing the transfer of power from the battery to the electric motors. The new technology is scheduled to be used in Range Rover vehicles starting in 2024, and in the new all-electric Jaguar brand the following year.
The silicon carbide power devices will be produced at Wolfspeed’s Mohawk Valley Fab in Marcy, New York, which opened in April 2022. The fully automated facility dramatically expands capacity for Wolfspeed’s silicon carbide technologies.
Jaguar Land Rover will participate in the Wolfspeed Assurance of Supply Program, which is designed to enable greater visibility and control over the automaker’s future supply chain.
The partnership builds on Wolfspeed’s existing relationship with the Jaguar TCS Racing team, which has been winning races in the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship.
“We are not strangers, having collaborated together with the Jaguar TCS Racing team for the last five seasons,” said Jaguar Land Rover CEO Thierry Bolloré. “By developing that into a strategic partnership as part of our Reimagine strategy, we can integrate Wolfspeed’s advanced silicon carbide technology into our next-generation electric vehicles, delivering extended range and performance capabilities for our clients.”
Wolfspeed President and CEO, Gregg Lowe, said: “Wolfspeed is proud to partner with Jaguar Land Rover, supporting its bold commitment to electrify its iconic brands by using silicon carbide’s superior performance, efficiency and range. The energy efficiency of silicon carbide will play an essential role as Jaguar Land Rover pursues its own zero carbon goals, and as the world transitions to an all-electric transportation future.”
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Artificial Intelligence Technology Solutions (AITX) provides a range of artificial intelligence- and robotics-based solutions, mostly for customers in security-related industries. Now an AITX subsidiary, the Robotic Assistance Devices Group (RAD-G) has announced plans to break into the EV infrastructure segment.
What does automated security have to do with charging stations? Potentially, plenty. Charging up on the road sometimes involves waiting around at an isolated location in the middle of the night, and many drivers have reported concerns about safety. Vandalism, and theft of valuable copper, are also issues in some locations.
RAD-G’s initial product offering is RADPack Millie, a field-programmable gate array. “RAD devices have the ability to autonomously detect and respond to instances of trespassing, loitering, the presence of firearms and more utilizing its advanced human, vehicle and other situational detections,” says the company.
“Our plan is to offer EV charging station manufacturers a low-cost, add-on component to their existing charging stations,” said Steve Reinharz, CEO of AITX. “RADPack Millie, when integrated into a charging station, will support up to four cameras, lights, speakers and more. This will greatly expand the value of any charging station, providing much needed security and safety features to an often-vulnerable situation.”
Pricing for RAD-G’s RADPack Millie has not been announced.
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This is yet another indication of the success of EVs when it comes to safety and environmental friendliness.
Source: Electric Vehicle News
As all-electric off-road racing series Extreme E approaches its final X-Prix event of season 2 later this month, it has already announced its race calendar for season 3. While fans of Extreme E will recognize some of the same locations as this year’s championship series, season 3 will showcase races in new territories in the UK and potentially the United States.
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Hyundai’s second dedicated electric vehicle, the IONIQ 6, is due for its world premiere tomorrow, November 17, but the EV is already making big headlines. The IONIQ 6 EV earned the top five-star safety EURO NCAP rating, joining the IONIQ 5 as one of the safest models to drive in Europe.
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