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Charged EVs | Northvolt to purchase paper mill in Sweden for cathode and cell plantCharged EVs | Northvolt to purchase paper mill in Sweden for cathode and cell plant
[ad_1] Swedish battery manufacturer Northvolt has signed a letter of intent to purchase a former paper mill, which it plans to develop into a cathode and cell production plant. The

Charged EVs | Universal Technical Institute selects Bosch to develop new EV training coursewareCharged EVs | Universal Technical Institute selects Bosch to develop new EV training courseware
[ad_1] Demand for skilled EV technicians is soaring, and forward-looking technical schools are moving quickly to update their curricula. Universal Technical Institute (UTI), an automotive-focused technical school with locations in

Charged EVs | Metis Engineering’s Battery Safety Sensor monitors pack health, detects cell ventingCharged EVs | Metis Engineering’s Battery Safety Sensor monitors pack health, detects cell venting
[ad_1] Metis Engineering’s Battery Safety Sensor is designed to monitor the health of a lithium-ion battery pack and detect cell venting, an early sign of catastrophic battery failure. The company

Charged EVs | Altair buys power-electronics simulation company PowersimCharged EVs | Altair buys power-electronics simulation company Powersim
[ad_1] Software specialist Altair has acquired simulation and design tool company Powersim. “The addition of Powersim’s technologies and experienced technical team, who have deep domain knowledge in power electronics, rounds

Charged EVs | Auto CEOs and Biden administration officials call for charging interoperabilityCharged EVs | Auto CEOs and Biden administration officials call for charging interoperability
[ad_1] The White House recently held a virtual meeting with representatives of most of the major automakers to discuss electric vehicles and charging. According to Reuters, senior Biden administration officials

Charged EVs | Porsche demonstrates V2G application with five TaycansCharged EVs | Porsche demonstrates V2G application with five Taycans
[ad_1] One of the hottest trends in the EV world is bidirectional charging, which promises to allow EV batteries to be used to provide services to the electrical grid. Now

Charged EVs | New electrical steel production unit to open in France in 2024 for EV motorsCharged EVs | New electrical steel production unit to open in France in 2024 for EV motors
[ad_1] Steel and mining company ArcelorMittal has announced that it will invest more than €300 million ($330 million) in a new electrical steel production unit at its Mardyck site in

Charged EVs | Swiss transport firm deploys all-electric car transporterCharged EVs | Swiss transport firm deploys all-electric car transporter
[ad_1] The Swiss firm Galliker Transport is now delivering new cars using an all-electric car transporter. The massive electric semi-truck was jointly developed by Futuricum, a division of Swiss e-mobility

Charged EVs | Are solid-state batteries always safer than Li-ion?Charged EVs | Are solid-state batteries always safer than Li-ion?
[ad_1] Many in the EV industry see solid-state batteries as the future, and one of the reasons is that the more stable solid electrolyte is expected to be safer than