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• 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 […]
• MAHLE opens first e-compressor plant in India – The high-output unit is designed for the thermal management demands of high-voltage EV platforms (Image courtesy of MAHLE) MAHLE has opened its first e-compressor production facility in India, a €7.0 million investment at its existing Coimbatore site in Tamil Nadu. The German supplier says it is the first company to manufacture the component in India, […]
• Asahi Kasei lithium pre-doping technology raises battery energy density by 10% – EVs and humanoid robots are both pushing battery makers toward the higher energy densities that Asahi Kasei’s lithium pre-doping technology targets (Image courtesy of Asahi Kasei) Asahi Kasei has developed a lithium pre-doping technology that allows low-cost lithium carbonate to offset the capacity loss inherent to silicon-based anodes in high-voltage lithium-ion batteries. Internal testing on […]
• ROHM’s 4th gen 650V IGBTs target EV auxiliary systems over traction – The RGA series covers 12 TO-247N package parts and 10 bare wafer devices, ROHM’s initial 650V IGBT lineup for auxiliary EV and industrial inverter circuits (Image courtesy of ROHM Semiconductor) ROHM has introduced 4th generation 650V IGBTs for automotive electric compressors, HV heaters and industrial equipment inverters. The automotive-grade devices reach a collector-emitter saturation voltage […]
• Addionics 3D current collector targets cold-weather range loss – AAA independently measured a 39 percent cold-weather range loss in EVs this year, the exact problem Addionics’ new architecture is designed to address (Image courtesy of Addionics) Addionics has introduced a new low-temperature battery architecture designed to reduce the performance losses lithium-ion cells suffer in cold weather, a problem AAA independently measured this year at […]