Operations at the new battery lab are expected to begin in 2025.
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American EV startup Lucid (LCID) is beginning preparations to enter the largest EV market globally. Newly hired Zhu Jiang, a former executive at NIO, Ford, and other high-profile automakers, revealed plans Thursday to lead the EV maker’s expansion into China.

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Japanese industrial conglomerate Panasonic and Japanese trading and investment company Marubeni have agreed to establish a joint venture (JV) to provide integrated support to large fleet operators in Japan for the introduction and operation of commercial EVs.

Support will involve identifying and offering solutions to such issues as charging infrastructure, charging operations, monitoring of onboard batteries and vehicle maintenance systems.

The JV also aims to establish a circular economy model that envisions secondary use of EV batteries.

Hyundai Motor Group and South Korea-based battery manufacturer LGES have signed an MOU to produce EV batteries in the US at a location in Bryan County, Georgia, adjacent to Hyundai’s Metaplant America currently under construction.

Hyundai and LGES will each hold a 50% stake in the JV, which will involve an investment of more than $4.3 billion. According to the companies, annual production capacity is expected to be 30 GWh, enough to support annual production of 300,000 EVs.

Construction is slated to start in the second half of 2023. Battery production could begin by the end of 2025. The batteries will be used by Hyundai’s US manufacturing facilities for production of Hyundai, Kia and Genesis EV models.

“Two strong leaders in the auto and battery industries have joined hands, and together we are ready to drive the EV transition in America,” said Youngsoo Kwan, CEO of LG Energy Solution.

Marposs, a measurement, inspection and test technology company, has introduced the e.d.c. AST320/W system to its range of automatic testers for electric motors.

The AST320/W system uses capacitor coupling technology, which is less sensitive to external noise, to assess e.d.c partial discharge for AC High Pot and Surge testing. Electrical motor windings, coils and stators are tested in production situations. The coupling capacitor eliminates the requirement for an external sensor, and utilizing the same wires, the partial discharge measurement test may be done concurrently with the usual AC High Pot and Surge tests without additional testing time.

The AST320’s HMI, which is shared by all e.d.c. testing systems, lets users design tests that include winding resistance, insulation resistance, AC High Pot and surge tests, and communicate with the outside world via digital I/O or OPC UA interfaces. If configured, users can upload data and software to a local area network (LAN) and request remote support. Test and calibration certifications can be printed in several languages and integrated with third-party ERP and MES systems.

Will this attract more customers to enter the configuration page?
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For Tesla and other EV owners, driver meetups have become a common way of celebrating the new technology.
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The Aspark Owl – an all-electric hypercar in development for eight years and quite easily the most expensive EV in the world to date – was recently spotted driving in Monaco. The company has announced its first two dealers ahead of its limited run production finally beginning.

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World’s premier endurance racing series and the motorsport industry’s leading digital platform offer fans the chance to share their views.
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