AMPECO, a Bulgaria-headquartered EV charging software developer, and DEFA, a Norway-based EV charging station provider, are integrating DEFA’s AC charger with AMPECO’s charge point management system to provide more secure transactions, enhanced efficiency and user experience, and compliance with the EU’s Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation (AFIR) requirements for EV charging infrastructure. AMPECO’s platform offers a secure payment method that leverages dynamic QR codes on DEFA’s charging stations, the company says, and it supports the necessary ad hoc payments stipulated by AFIR. The ..read more

Charged is hosting a virtual conference on EV engineering that’s free to attend, and it starts today. The conference includes live webinar sessions with interactive Q&As and on-demand webinars. View the daily session schedule online here. All of the live sessions will be recorded and available to view after the broadcasts. The recorded videos can be accessed on each session’s registration page. Thursday, April 18th Session Topics: 8:00 am EDT All-In-One e-Fluid Technology To Cool Inverter, e-Motor and Provide EV Gear Lubrication Join Us 8:45 am EDT Real Time Power Electronics Simulation ..read more

The first batch of Daimler Truck’s electric RIZON models to be delivered in the US was recently supplied to customers in California, and more units are scheduled to follow.  Manufactured in Japan, RIZON trucks are designed for urban and last-mile delivery applications and routes of up to 160 miles per day. Available configurations include box trucks, flatbeds, stake beds, reefers and other body types. Among the initial US customers is LA Sanitation & Environment, which is deploying seven e18L RIZON trucks with stake bed bodies for delivery of home trash bins to Los Angeles residents ..read more

There’s a lot of speculation about the effects widespread EV adoption will have on the electrical grid, but until now, little hard data. A recent study has found that, so far, EVs are having a salutary effect on the grid, saving ratepayers billions of dollars on their electricity bills. The analysis, which was commissioned by the National Resources Defense Council, and performed by Synapse Energy Economics, compared the prices EV owners paid for electricity with the costs for utilities to build power plants and to generate and distribute the energy. The study found that, in the aggregate, EVs ..read more

Adhesives giant Avery Dennison has introduced new electrode fixing tapes for use in the assembly of EV batteries. The new products are “the latest addition to the company’s portfolio of functional bonding and protection tapes engineered to make EV batteries safer, more efficient and easier to assemble.” Electrode fixing tapes represent a highly specialized category of adhesive tapes. They are used to bind multilayer electrode constructions consisting of current collector foils, anode and cathode material and separator films in EV battery cells. Avery’s new electrode fixing tapes are available ..read more

Charged is hosting a virtual conference on EV engineering that’s free to attend, and it starts today. The conference includes live webinar sessions with interactive Q&As and on-demand webinars. View the daily session schedule online here. All of the live sessions will be recorded and available to view after the broadcasts. The recorded videos can be accessed on each session’s registration page. Wednesday, April 17th Session Topics: 8:00 am EDT Battery Thermal Management Fluids: More Than Just A Base Oil Join Us 9:15 am EDT EMC Issues For Accurately Measuring Electric Powertrain Join Us ..read more

Hyster, a US manufacturer of forklifts and materials-handling equipment, has agreed to provide 10 battery-powered terminal tractors to shipping company APM Terminals at its location in Port of Mobile, Alabama. The tractors are part of APM’s $60-million investment in port equipment electrification pilots, and are scheduled to be delivered this year. Each has a 182,000-pound gross combined weight rating and features a 260 kWh battery pack that provides approximately 9.5 hours of continuous run time on a full charge. The tractors were developed in collaboration with Capacity Trucks and will be m ..read more

Polish EV charging station provider Ekoenergetyka demonstrated its new charging system, tailored for charging point operators, at the recent Nordic EV Summit in Oslo, Norway.  Norway is Europe’s leading market for EVs, which accounted for 92% of new car sales in January. In Ekoenergetyka’s new configuration, its AXON Side 360 DLBS power unit is combined with up to six SAT400 satellite units, which feature a proprietary cable management mechanism, to create a multi-station hub. A dynamic load-balancing function distributes power efficiently among the vehicles plugged into the satellites ..read more

Florida-headquartered commercial vehicle EV charging network Greenlane, a joint venture between Daimler Truck North America, NextEra Energy Resources and BlackRock Climate Infrastructure, has announced plans for a 280-mile corridor of charging stations linking Los Angeles and Las Vegas.  The stations will provide more than 100 chargers. The initial sites will be along Interstate 15 in California at Colton, Barstow and Baker. Additional sites will be added later, extending the network to Southern Nevada and San Pedro, California. The flagship station in Colton is targeted for a spring gro ..read more

US-based Ideal Power has received a purchase order for its Bidirectional, Bipolar Junction Transistor (B-TRAN) semiconductor power switch from an unnamed power semiconductor and power electronics firm. The customer purchased B-TRAN devices and a circuit breaker evaluation board, and is collaborating with Ideal Power on developing a solid-state circuit breaker (SSCB) design for its launch of a multi-year DC power distribution system program. B-TRAN is designed for EVs, EV charging, renewable energy, energy storage, data centers, solid-state circuit breakers and other industrial and military ap ..read more