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• AUMOVIO moves beyond vehicle components into EV charging hardware – AUMOVIO’s new VDO-branded DC charging hardware is built for depot and fleet-yard deployment (Image courtesy of AUMOVIO) AUMOVIO is adding AC and DC charging hardware to its commercial vehicle electrification business, moving beyond the vehicle-side components it already supplies to manufacturers. The company will show the new VDO-branded charging portfolio for the first time at […]
• Amprius SiCore 500 hits 500 Wh/kg on standard battery production lines – The SiCore 500 platform is designed to hit 500 Wh/kg using manufacturing infrastructure Amprius already operates at scale (Image courtesy of Amprius Technologies) Amprius Technologies has introduced a second-generation SiCore battery cell that reaches 500 Wh/kg at a 1C continuous discharge rate, using the same lithium-ion manufacturing equipment, processes, and cell formats already installed across […]
• Vector’s vSECC.InPlug breaks the 100-metre charging barrier – The circuit board doing the work that used to sit 7.5 metres away, now living inside the connector housing (Image courtesy of Vector Informatik GmbH) Vector has launched vSECC.InPlug, a communication controller board that moves the DC charging communication controller out of the charging station and into the connector itself. The change extends the permitted […]
• ProLogium solid-state battery reaches 381 Wh/kg in mass production – The 185.4 Ah cell that cleared TÜV testing at 381 Wh/kg sits within a much wider LCB pouch format range (Image courtesy of ProLogium Technology) ProLogium Technology has begun mass production of its Gen 3.5 Lithium Ceramic Battery, with a third-party TÜV test placing the 185.4 Ah cell at 381 Wh/kg and 903 Wh/L, energy […]
• ESOX’s X2 unmanned ground vehicle enters customer pilot phase – X2 is built as a licensable propulsion architecture, not a one-off vehicle (Image courtesy of ESOX Group) ESOX Group has recently completed development of its X2 unmanned ground vehicle and opened the platform to customer pilot programmes. The UGV replaces the gearbox and driveshaft of conventional electric platforms with four in-wheel motors delivering a combined […]
• LANXESS puts LFP battery materials to the test inside real cells – The glovebox work behind LANXESS’s shift from material-level testing to direct validation inside the cell (Image courtesy of LANXESS) LANXESS has opened a new battery laboratory at its Krefeld-Uerdingen site. The facility tests iron oxide and iron phosphate materials directly inside battery cells, giving engineers a direct read on cell-level performance instead of material-only data. […]
• Dürr fits out Volvo’s first all-electric plant in Košice – ProLine’s overhead gantry design keeps filling equipment out of the pit, supporting the coolant and refrigerant upgrades built into Košice’s final assembly line (Image courtesy of Dürr) Dürr is supplying the final assembly systems for Volvo Cars’ first fully electric plant, under construction in Košice, Slovakia. The turnkey package covers conveyor, filling, and testing technology […]
• Wevo-Chemie’s WEVOPUR potting protects BMS PCBs – The dam-and-fill process forms a barrier before filling the enclosed area, protecting components while leaving surrounding connections exposed (Image courtesy of WEVO-CHEMIE) WEVO-CHEMIE has introduced WEVOPUR 60210 FL T, a polyurethane potting compound developed for selective potting of the multilayer PCBs used in electric vehicle battery management systems. The German materials manufacturer says the system […]
• Range Rover Electric delivers 333-mile range and 22-minute fast charging – Range Rover Electric enters production at Solihull with an 800-volt architecture built for fast charging (Image courtesy of JLR) Range Rover has opened order books for Range Rover Electric, the brand’s first battery electric model, built alongside petrol, hybrid and mild-hybrid variants on the same line at its Solihull plant. Twin 260kW motors produce up […]
• Nano One advances LFP cathode licensing strategy outside China – Nano One’s One-Pot process underpins the licensing strategy the company is now extending into regional markets outside China (Image courtesy of Nano One) Nano One Materials has reaffirmed the strategy behind its push into lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cathode production outside China, confirming it will license its One-Pot process technology into regional markets through joint […]