Elon Musk briefly talked about and sort of “pitch” the idea of the Tesla electric pickup truck, now also known as the ‘Tesla Cybertruck’, to the US military. more…
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UBCO, best known as the New Zealand-based manufacturer of the popular 2×2 electric work bike, is showing off its new 2020 line of products. Not only has UBCO expanded from its original 2×2 electric work bike into a new electric dirt/trail bike, but the company has some other interesting surprises as well.
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The e-mobility business of power management company Eaton has launched the Flex Power Distribution Unit (PDU) for high-voltage EVs. The Flex PDU is designed to protect vehicle power electronics from short circuits, crashes and system faults.
Features of the Flex PDU include:
Eaton has partnered with Cummins to supply elements for the Flex PDU, which is scheduled to go into production in 2021.
“As power demands in electric vehicles continue to increase, the capabilities of PDUs, which connect the main battery power to the rest of the vehicle, must also increase,” said Scott Adams, Senior Vice President of E-mobility at Eaton. “Our intelligent Flex PDU leverages our industry experience and electrical expertise to ensure complete power protection with enhanced vehicle performance and efficiency.”
Source: Eaton
Source: Electric Vehicles Magazine
A new report from the Rocky Mountain Institute (via Forbes) finds that improvements in the cost and performance of batteries are quickly outpacing forecasts, due to massive investments in battery manufacturing and steady advances in technology.
According to RMI’s Breakthrough Batteries Report, venture capital firms invested over $1.4 billion in battery tech in the first half of 2019 alone. Total manufacturing investment – both previous and planned through 2023, amounts to around $150 billion dollars. By 2023, the capital cost for new battery manufacturing capacity is expected to decline by more than half compared to 2018. Battery costs could drop to $87/kWh by 2025 (in March, Bloomberg estimated the current average cost at $187/kwh)
RMI expects lithium-ion to remain the most important battery
technology until 2023, after which newer formulations will come into use for
specific applications: solid-state batteries (including zinc alkaline,
Li-metal, and Li-sulfur) for heavier vehicles; low-cost, long-life batteries
(including zinc-based and flow batteries) for grid balancing; and high-power
batteries for fast charging of EVs.
The rapidly increasing penetration of stationary storage
will begin to make natural gas plants uneconomical, and much fossil fuel-related
infrastructure will become stranded. According to RMI, declining battery costs
are already causing cancellations of planned natural gas generation.
RMI predicts that many aspects of the transition will be happening
outside the US – EV adoption will proceed more quickly in countries such as
India, Indonesia and the Philippines, where smaller vehicles (which need smaller
batteries) are popular. Americans’ love of big cars will hold us back in the Oil
Age for some time, as discussed in another recent piece in Forbes.
Source: Rocky Mountain Institute via Forbes
Source: Electric Vehicles Magazine
Thousands of workplace and public charging points coming to BMW’s sites in Germany.
Source: Electric Vehicle News
Yesterday we were treated to a spy shot of some sort of plug-in Mustang under wraps at SEMA. At the time, we could tell it was at least a plug-in, but thought it must have been a plug-in hybrid.
It looks like we were wrong, as today that car has been revealed as an all-electric high-performance Mustang.
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Senator Angus King (I-ME) commented today on yesterday’s announcement by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo of the US’s “formal process of withdrawing from the Paris Agreement.”
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Let’s look into an extremely deep dive into what may finally spur EV adoption.
Source: Electric Vehicle News
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
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Swiss electronics company ABB has acquired a majority stake in Chargedot, a Chinese EV charging provider.
Chargedot supplies AC and DC charging stations, as well as an accompanying software platform. ABB offers services and products such as grid distribution and charging points.
Tarak Mehta, President of ABB’s Electrification business, said, “With China forging ahead in the development of a comprehensive e-mobility ecosystem, this acquisition will give ABB a significant role in delivering growth, working closely with [shareholder] SAIC and other Chinese car manufacturers.”
Mao Chunhua, CEO of Chargedot, said, “Chargedot was one of the first high-tech enterprises in China to focus on new energy vehicle charging solutions. By joining with ABB, we will be positioned strongly to make the next big leap forward.”
Source: ABB
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