February 2023

Enphase Energy, a supplier of microinverter-based solar and battery systems, has successfully demonstrated a bidirectional EV charger that enables vehicle-to-home (V2H) and vehicle-to-grid (V2G) functionality. It also allows energy generated from solar panels to be sent directly to the EV battery. The new product uses Enphase’s grid-forming IQ8 Microinverters and Ensemble energy management technology to […]

Compared to the 2022 model year, the pickup hasn’t changed much, but prices changed a lot. Source: InsideEVs – Articles Read More

EV startup previously told reservation holders they would get their delivery window estimates in late February. Source: InsideEVs – Articles Read More

The Gazelle Ultimate E-Bike packs the Bosch Performance Line e-bike system. Source: InsideEVs – Articles Read More

ChargerHelp! provides an app-based dispatch and deployment system designed to address the industry-wide scandal of EV charging station unreliability by providing on-demand repairs and maintenance from trained local workforces. ChargerHelp! describes its offering as “a labor subscription service that provides peace of mind to charging station owners and operators, who require fast and reliable operations

EV designers must address an increasingly complex matrix of engineering goals on tightening timelines. Optimized system design requires evaluation of many different concepts, topologies, and electronic interactions across disciplines.  Considering the traction motor alone, there are several design decisions that impact the function of the entire vehicle. Engineers used to perform electromagnetic analysis in bits

German manufacturer KACO builds high-speed dynamic radial shaft sealing systems, and claims to have made a significant advance in the field. Electric drives, the company explains, require sealing systems that function independently of the direction of rotation, and previous systems had a preferred direction of rotation for forward travel (V-max), with correspondingly good reverse travel

IIHS president David Harkey says drivers using Level 2 ADAS tech regularly tend to forget they’re not driving fully autonomous cars. Source: InsideEVs – Articles Read More

Toyota might opt for U.S. EV production in Kentucky. VW is keeping EV components in-house so it can optimize them for efficiency. And the Hyundai Ioniq 6 gets priced in the same range as the Model 3. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The 2023 Hyundai Ioniq 6 electric sedan has a price

The iconic cement mixer truck, which fascinated so many of us in our childhood, is considered one of the most challenging vehicle classes to electrify, due to heavy loads and the need for continuous mixing of the concrete. However, Volvo Trucks and global construction materials company CEMEX have been working together since 2021 to make