Charged is hosting a virtual conference on EV engineering that’s free to attend, and it starts today. The conference includes live webinar sessions with interactive Q&As and on-demand webinars. View the daily session schedule online here.

All of the live sessions will be recorded and available to view after the broadcasts. The recorded videos can be accessed on each session’s registration page.

Thursday, April 18th Session Topics:

8:00 am EDT
All-In-One e-Fluid Technology To Cool Inverter, e-Motor and Provide EV Gear Lubrication
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8:45 am EDT
Real Time Power Electronics Simulation Join Us

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9:15 am EDT
Revolutionizing EV Charging Testing: Trends, Use Cases And Solutions
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9:30 am EDT
Electric Vehicle Safety: The Critical Role of Battery Venting Technology
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10:15 am EDT
Minimize The Risk Of Breakdowns And Fire: Protecting EV Batteries
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10:30 am EDT
Optimization Of EV Thermal Management At The System Level
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11:00 am EDT
EV Test Challenges When Moving From 400 V To 800 V
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11:45 am EDT
Advancements in Aluminum-CO2 Battery Technology for EVs
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11:45 am EDT
Certification And Testing Of EV Charging Stations
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12:30 pm EDT
Challenges And Solution For Pick And Place Automation Of Thermal Gap Filler Pads
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1:00 pm EDT
Testing Bi-Directional Power Electronics
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Source: Electric Vehicles Magazine

The first batch of Daimler Truck’s electric RIZON models to be delivered in the US was recently supplied to customers in California, and more units are scheduled to follow. 

Manufactured in Japan, RIZON trucks are designed for urban and last-mile delivery applications and routes of up to 160 miles per day. Available configurations include box trucks, flatbeds, stake beds, reefers and other body types.

Among the initial US customers is LA Sanitation & Environment, which is deploying seven e18L RIZON trucks with stake bed bodies for delivery of home trash bins to Los Angeles residents. Other deliveries were made to Goodwill Industries of San Diego County, which is integrating an e18L RIZON dry van box truck into its fleet, and Diamond Environmental, which will use four e18L RIZON trucks to deliver and service portable restrooms.

Ecorecycling is deploying three e18L RIZON dry van trucks to transport clothing and book donations to its sorting warehouse, and Velocity Truck Rental & Leasing has taken delivery of five e18L RIZON box trucks that will be available for rental or lease.

“Being part of the Daimler Truck Group provides us with experience and knowledge coming from our electric products of trucks and buses around the globe,” said Andreas Deuschle, Global Head of RIZON Truck. “Our all-new RIZON trucks inherited all of this expertise, which results in a very mature system: innovative eAxle concept, latest safety features, a wide variety of body applications, and a flexible battery concept.”

Source: RIZON

Source: Electric Vehicles Magazine

AMPECO, a Bulgaria-headquartered EV charging software developer, and DEFA, a Norway-based EV charging station provider, are integrating DEFA’s AC charger with AMPECO’s charge point management system to provide more secure transactions, enhanced efficiency and user experience, and compliance with the EU’s Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation (AFIR) requirements for EV charging infrastructure.

AMPECO’s platform offers a secure payment method that leverages dynamic QR codes on DEFA’s charging stations, the company says, and it supports the necessary ad hoc payments stipulated by AFIR. The displays on DEFA chargers show real-time information, personalized messages and promotional content. And they allow charge point operators (CPOs) to present AMPECO’s pricing options, including price per kWh, price per minute, connection fees and time-of-use tariffs.

“In this partnership our focus is clear: to ensure CPOs can scale confidently, armed with the assurance of full compliance and the most advanced technology available,” said AMPECO CEO Orlin Radev.

Source: AMPECO

Source: Electric Vehicles Magazine

There’s a lot of speculation about the effects widespread EV adoption will have on the electrical grid, but until now, little hard data. A recent study has found that, so far, EVs are having a salutary effect on the grid, saving ratepayers billions of dollars on their electricity bills.

The analysis, which was commissioned by the National Resources Defense Council, and performed by Synapse Energy Economics, compared the prices EV owners paid for electricity with the costs for utilities to build power plants and to generate and distribute the energy. The study found that, in the aggregate, EVs delivered billions of dollars in net revenue to the grid between 2011 and 2021.

The main reason that EV charging is lowering the cost of electricity for all consumers is that EV drivers tend to charge at home overnight, when demand for electricity is far below the electric grid’s capacity. Customer savings are projected to increase in the coming years as more EVs and more renewable energy sources are hooked up to the grid.

“Many future-looking studies have predicted that vehicle electrification would have this downward pressure effect on rates,” writes Jordan Brinn, a Clean Vehicles and Infrastructure Advocate at NRDC. “This study uses real-world data to show that this effect isn’t just a future theory—it’s been happening for over a decade across the US.”

EV drivers are saving money too. They pay less to charge their cars than to fill up their gas tanks, while generating revenue for their local electric utilities (instead of for multinational oil companies).

Some utility customers benefit from time-of-use rates, which are structured to encourage EV charging during off-peak hours, when total demand for electricity is lowest. It’s easier and cheaper for utilities to provide electricity during overnight periods of low demand.

According to NRDC’s data, utility savings due to EV adoption has outpaced the additional costs (for charging station deployment and other programs designed to encourage EV adoption) by $2.44 billion. This savings doesn’t always go to utility shareholders—many states require revenue decoupling, which mandates that additional revenue be returned to utility customers in the form of lower rates and bills. Even in states that haven’t adopted revenue decoupling, utilities have to report revenue through rate case proceedings, and rates and bills are adjusted accordingly, so EV charging should still put downward pressure on rates to the benefit of all customers, not just EV owners.

Furthermore, the study found a correlation between the net rate impact and the number of EVs on the road in a given state. The more EVs there are on the road, the higher the net revenue is for utilities, and the lower utility bills are for all customers.

Source: Synapse Energy Economics via Utility Dive

Source: Electric Vehicles Magazine

Adhesives giant Avery Dennison has introduced new electrode fixing tapes for use in the assembly of EV batteries. The new products are “the latest addition to the company’s portfolio of functional bonding and protection tapes engineered to make EV batteries safer, more efficient and easier to assemble.”

Electrode fixing tapes represent a highly specialized category of adhesive tapes. They are used to bind multilayer electrode constructions consisting of current collector foils, anode and cathode material and separator films in EV battery cells.

Avery’s new electrode fixing tapes are available with polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and polypropylene (PP) plastic facestocks. The PP facestock is chemically inert to prevent self-discharge due to DMT redox shuttle.

The new electrode fixing tapes feature electrolyte-compatible acrylic adhesives, and sport a highly visible green color. Various widths are available on plastic cores. They are manufactured in the United States, and are fully compliant with the Inflation Reduction Act.

“Our electrode fixing tapes build on our decades of success in supporting the needs of OEMs and automotive suppliers with a wide range of functional bonding and protection tapes,” said Scott Krusinski, Market Manager Energy Storage, Automotive, Avery Dennison Performance Tapes North America. “In particular, our portfolio helps EV manufacturers solve key challenges, such as reducing flammability, boosting dielectric strength and optimizing design and assembly.”

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Integrating Mica And Dielectric Tapes Within EV Battery Packs

Source: Avery Dennison

Source: Electric Vehicles Magazine

EV battery manufacturing company Samsung SDI has announced a suite of battery technologies, including fast charging and ultra-long life batteries, as well as its roadmap for mass production of all-solid-state batteries (ASBs).

Samsung SDI plans to mass-produce 900 Wh/L solid-state batteries using its solid electrolyte and anode-less technologies, the latter of which enables higher cathode capacity. The design’s energy density is 40% higher than P5, Samsung SDI’s prismatic battery in production. 

Samsung SDI has also unveiled its ultra-fast charging technology, which can reach 80% charge from 8% in 9 minutes by optimizing lithium-ion transfer path and enabling low resistance. The company aims to develop the technology to mass production by 2026. Samsung SDI also plans to create and mass-produce a battery that has a 20-year lifespan by 2029; cell-to-pack (CTP) technology for prismatic cells, which reduces the number of components by more than 35% and the weight by 20%; and its “no thermal propagation” technology, a safety feature that prevents propagation of thermal runaway in the event of a fire or impact. 

“Our preparations for mass-producing next-generation products of various form factors such as an all-solid-state battery are well underway,” said Yoon-ho Choi, President of Samsung SDI.

Source: Samsung SDI

Source: Electric Vehicles Magazine

When a cargo e-bike is too much for your daily needs, but a standard e-bike isn’t enough, then a utility e-bike might be just the right fit, and the Vvolt Slice Lite is a solid contender. Although Portland-based Vvolt is new to the CleanTechnica team, the company has been designing … [continued]

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Charged is hosting a virtual conference on EV engineering that’s free to attend, and it starts today. The conference includes live webinar sessions with interactive Q&As and on-demand webinars. View the daily session schedule online here.

All of the live sessions will be recorded and available to view after the broadcasts. The recorded videos can be accessed on each session’s registration page.

Wednesday, April 17th Session Topics:

8:00 am EDT
Battery Thermal Management Fluids: More Than Just A Base Oil
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9:15 am EDT
EMC Issues For Accurately Measuring Electric Powertrain
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9:30 am EDT
Energy Optimization Of Battery Testing Laboratories
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10:15 am EDT
Advanced Inspection Technologies Are Improving EV Battery Safety And Throughput
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10:30 am EDT
Creating The Most Flexible, Scalable And Affordable EV Battery Test Platform Utilizing Innovative Power Components
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11:00 am EDT
Battery Vents For Diverse EV Applications
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11:45 am EDT
Battery Modeling With COMSOL Multiphysics®
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11:45 am EDT
Powering the Future: Navigating The Core Components Of Megawatt Chargers
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12:30 pm EDT
Precise Solutions For Testing EVs And EV Components
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1:15 pm EDT
Optimizing Assembly When Integrating Mica And Dielectric Tapes Within EV Battery Packs
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2:00 pm EDT
NVH Measurements In xEV Testing
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Source: Electric Vehicles Magazine

Hyster, a US manufacturer of forklifts and materials-handling equipment, has agreed to provide 10 battery-powered terminal tractors to shipping company APM Terminals at its location in Port of Mobile, Alabama.

The tractors are part of APM’s $60-million investment in port equipment electrification pilots, and are scheduled to be delivered this year. Each has a 182,000-pound gross combined weight rating and features a 260 kWh battery pack that provides approximately 9.5 hours of continuous run time on a full charge. The tractors were developed in collaboration with Capacity Trucks and will be manufactured at its Texas facilities.

Operating as a gang, the tractors will be used to move laden and unladen containers between the ship-to-shore crane and the yard at APM Terminals Mobile, which is a hub connecting sea, road and rail transport on the Gulf Coast.

“We are seeing a clear demand for zero-emission port equipment, including terminal tractor options. Our history of electrifying forklifts and our work to electrify container handling equipment positions us to bring expertise and learnings to terminal tractors,” said Niek Willems, Manager, Big Truck Global Accounts at Hyster.

Source: Hyster

Source: Electric Vehicles Magazine

Polish EV charging station provider Ekoenergetyka demonstrated its new charging system, tailored for charging point operators, at the recent Nordic EV Summit in Oslo, Norway. 

Norway is Europe’s leading market for EVs, which accounted for 92% of new car sales in January.

In Ekoenergetyka’s new configuration, its AXON Side 360 DLBS power unit is combined with up to six SAT400 satellite units, which feature a proprietary cable management mechanism, to create a multi-station hub. A dynamic load-balancing function distributes power efficiently among the vehicles plugged into the satellites.

The system is designed to meet the needs of operators that plan to install infrastructure in dense urban areas and that have adopted an investment model focusing on fast charging and optimized power consumption.

“The Nordic countries are a demanding, competitive market, so we devoted a lot of time and resources to finding out what charge point operators need, and making sure we deliver it,” said Ekoenergetyka CEO Bartosz Kubik.

Source: Ekoenergetyka

Source: Electric Vehicles Magazine