The company currently uses Envision AESC batteries and develops its own tech.
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Tesla shares for the first time in its release notes that it used some 250,000 fleet video clips to train the software for the update.
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The plant in Mladá Boleslav is the only site for the Volkswagen Group’s MEB packs in Europe that’s outside of Germany.
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Tesla’s (TSLA) stock has fallen significantly in the last few months, and even more so over the last week with the broader market and being removed from the S&P 500 ESG Index. Now some important investors appear to panic, and one is asking for a stock buyback program from Tesla.

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The DOE will provide up to $45 million for the domestic development of advanced EV batteries through the DOE’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E).

The Electric Vehicles for American Low-Carbon Living (EVs4ALL) is a program designed to promote faster charging, improved low-temperature performance, increased range and longer battery life, by funding the development of materials, electrodes and battery cells.

The program’s objectives are to achieve a charge rate equivalent to 80% of cell nominal capacity in 5-15 minutes, decrease battery performance losses in low temperatures by at least 50%, maintain a minimum of 90% capacity after the battery has reached 200,000 miles of equivalent and cumulative range, reduce costs to less than $75/kWh, and to perform new and existing test protocols to evaluate the safety of new battery chemistries and cell designs.

Funding proposals are accepted according to different categories based on cell-level energy density, charge rate, cycle life, low-temperature performance losses and safety.

Technologies of interest for the program include battery cells with nominal voltage ranging from 2 to 5.5 V, anodes made from alkali or alkaline earth metals, oxide-based anodes, three-dimensional anode structures, coatings that maintain area-specific resistance and reduce the loss of active material, cathodes with reduced cobalt and nickel, and new battery technologies that can be manufactured with existing processes, equipment, and infrastructure.

ZipCharge, a provider of portable EV charging solutions, has revealed the GoHub, “a community-based solution that can be installed anywhere, at a much lower cost and at a much faster rate, while enabling any parking space to be a charging spot.”

The GoHub hosts multiple ZipCharge Go EV power banks. EV owners will be able to purchase a Go outright, or rent one through the GoHub.

The ZipCharge Go power bank is the size of a wheeled suitcase, and can be charged in a GoHub, at home or elsewhere. The idea is that users wheel it to wherever they’ve parked their EV and plug it into the charging port. ZipCharge says the Go can provide up to 20 miles of range in a little over 30 minutes. It can be stored in the trunk of a car, and can be used in all weather conditions.

The GoHub comes in two variants: a single-sided unit that houses five ZipCharge Go portable power banks, or a double-sided GoHub with ten. Either can fit into a standard parking space, and can be sited close to an existing power connection. Through the GoHub, ZipCharge Go power banks will be available to rent. The user pulls out the charger from its dock inside the GoHub, wheels it to the vehicle and plugs it in. Once finished, the user is notified on their smart phone, then collects the Go and returns it to the bay allocated via the app.

“The ZipCharge Go and the GoHub enable the storage of clean energy, which can then be distributed for a multitude of uses from charging an EV to powering equipment,” said ZipCharge co-founder Jonathan Carrier. “The Go can be used for more than EV charging—it’s a portable energy storage device for personal energy management. We have the bold ambition to deploy 100,000 GoHubs globally by 2030.”

“The Go and the GoHub are integral components of our future energy platform, one that combines hardware, software and distributed energy storage in the home and our public energy points to provide a wide range of energy services,” said ZipCharge co-founder Richie Sibal.

The Los Angeles Fire Department recently unveiled a new Rosenbauer RT pumper truck during the city’s annual Fire Service Day.

Although the Los Angeles Daily News described the vehicle as the US’s “first all-electric fire engine,” it is in fact a hybrid, as a company spokesman clarified in a video. The batteries can operate the truck for about two hours, after which the diesel engine kicks in.

One battery pack is bottom-mounted, and another is mounted vertically in the center of the vehicle. An optional electric power supply can be used to operate auxiliary equipment, eliminating the need for the usual diesel or gas generator.

An adjustable air suspension system can provide between 7 and 19 inches of ground clearance to accommodate different terrain, or even allow the truck to operate in up to 3 feet of flood water.

The LAFD ordered the fire engine in 2020 from Austria-based Rosenbauer. The Rancho Cucamonga Fire District has also ordered a Rosenbauer, which is expected to arrive in 2023. Rosenbauer says the base cost of the truck is $900,000, and agencies are able to customize them to suit their needs. LAFD’s version cost approximately $1.2 million.

The new engine has been assigned to Fire Station 82 in Hollywood, which will serve as a testing site.

“The new electric [sic] fire engine is an excellent platform for our department to test the future of alternative energy, and allows our department to pursue a green path forward,” said LAFD Chief Kristin M. Crowley. “It will reduce noise, and bring it basically to nothing in regards to diesel emissions. We will actually create the space for our firefighters to be healthier around our fire engines.”

BASF has introduced new busbar holders featuring a newly developed thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) overmolding.

Elastollan R 2600 FHF is a halogen-free and UL 94 V-0 compliant TPU. It has an optimized thermal linear expansion coefficient which “reduces the risk of cracks occurring during temperature changes.”

BASF says Elastollan R 2600 FHF offersseveral advantages in comparison to polyphenylene sulfide—it can be processed at a lower temperature, is less dense, and can be easily colored.

“Like several other Elastollan grades, the new Elastollan can be simulated by our Ultrasim tool,” said Segment Marketing Manager Dr. Thomas Bayerl. “We use this tool to support our customers in the design of components. As a result, production steps can be saved and the full potential of the material can be utilized.”

Lucid Group’s AMP-2 plant in King Abdullah Economic City will have an annual capacity of 155,000 electric vehicles.
Source: Electric Vehicle News