October 2022

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Delta Electronics (Americas) demonstrated a next-generation SiC MOSFET solid-state transformer-based 400 kW EV charger at a recent event attended by representatives of project partners GM, DTE Energy and NextEnergy. Delta’s “extreme fast” EV charger uses a three-phase 13.8 kV medium-voltage SiC MOSFET SST topology. It provides 500 A of charging current, and the company claims

In September, Jeep unveiled three new battery-electric SUVs—two mid-size SUVs, the Recon and the Wagoneer S, are to be built in North America and go on sale in 2024. A third, smaller EV, called the Avenger, was officially launched at the recent Paris Motor Show, and sources at Jeep are predicting that it could become

Li-Metal, a developer of lithium metal anodes and other battery technologies, has released an operational update for its roll-to-roll anode pilot plant in Rochester, New York. Since its commissioning earlier this year, the facility has been ramping up production of its lithium metal anode sample materials using Li-Metal’s roll-to-roll physical vapor deposition (PVD) process. This

The Dealer Community Charging Program is one facet of GM’s Ultium Charge 360 ecosystem. Source: InsideEVs – Articles Read More

Powered by a BYD Blade LFP battery, the Tesla Model 3 competitor will be a China-exclusive model, at least for the time being. Source: InsideEVs – Articles Read More

Nikola expects the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) to provide a big boost to its efforts to establish a hydrogen network for its fuel-cell trucks. The company late last week said it would build 60 hydrogen fueling stations by 2026, thanks to lower costs enabled by the IRA’s incentives, as well as state-level incentives. Some work

Tesla China cut the price of the Model Y and Model 3 made in Gigafactory Shanghai. Tesla China’s site temporarily crashed after it dropped the cost of the Model Y and Model 3.  The Model 3 RWD dropped from RMB290,988 to RMB279,888, while the Performance variant decreased from 376,900 to 349,900.  Model Y variants dropped,