EV, Hybrids & Charging Infrastructure

    February 2023
    800V Electric Vehicles Charge into the Mainstream using SiC Power Electronics

    Expected share of >800v platforms by OEM in 2023.

    ­The demand for electric vehicle (EV) power electronics will increase dramatically in the next ten years, primarily driven by rapid growth in the BEV car market, where IDTechEx predicts a 15% CAGR globally over the next decade. Currently, the weighted-average battery capacity of BEV cars is increasing in all re
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    02/28/2023
    Tevva Partners with Ecobat for First-Life Battery Management

    Tevva Partners with Ecobat for First-Life Battery Management

    ­British electric vehicle manufacturer Tevva has entered into a strategic partnership with Ecobat, the global leader in battery recycling, for the repair, repurposing and recycling of its lithium-ion batteries. The partnership kicks off with a 12-month pilot phase for first-life battery management, with the op
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    02/28/2023
    Formula E Announces WAE as Official Partner of FIA Girls on Track Program

    Formula E Announces WAE as Official Partner of FIA Girls on Track Program

    ­Formula E announced WAE as an Official Partner of the FIA Girls on Track initiative for the 2022/2023 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship season. The next FIA Girls on Track activation will take place during race week ahead of the upcoming 2023 Julius Baer São Paulo E-Prix on Saturday, 25 March and again
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    02/27/2023
    Electric Vehicles can go the Distance

    UD’s Willett Kempton holds an electric vehicle (EV) battery module in his research lab at UD’s Science, Technology and Advanced Research (STAR) Campus.

    ­One nagging concern U.S. consumers have about electric vehicles (EVs) is the ability of these battery-operated cars and trucks to get you where you want to go without running out of power. Nobody wants to be stuck at a charging station for long in the middle of a trip, or worse, be stranded without a charging st
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    02/23/2023
    Tevva Hydrogen-Electric Truck Clocks up 350 Miles in Wintry Range Test

    Tevva Hydrogen-Electric Truck Clocks up 350 Miles in Wintry Range Test

    ­While Tevva’s laser-guided focus remains trained on building and delivering its battery-electric 7.5t vehicle, testing and development of its hydrogen-electric counterpart continues apace.  Four Tevva engineers: Charlie Cordell, Byron Dolman, Ryan Clark and Toby Hurst were doing exactly that recently,
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    02/15/2023
    Enteligent Unveils World's First DC-to-DC Solar EV Charger

    Enteligent Unveils World’s First DC-to-DC Solar EV Charger

    ­Enteligent Inc. is unveiling the world’s first DC-to-DC solar hybrid bi-directional EV charger this week at Intersolar NA 2023 in Booth 2460. Powered directly from the sun, Enteligent’s solar EV charger can supply 25 kW of fast DC charging – three times faster than AC Level 2 EV chargers – wh
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    02/15/2023
    Bel Fuse Takes Minority Stake in Innoelectric for EV Advancement

    Bel Fuse CEO Dan Bernstein

    ­Bel Fuse Inc. announced that the Company has entered into an agreement and closed on a minority stake investment with Germany-based innolectric AG (“innolectric”). This passive investment will create a strategic alliance that is focused on Electric Vehicles (“EV”) on-board power electronics br
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    02/06/2023
    Advanced Electrical Protection Trends for DC Fast Charging

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    Figure 1: EV charging systems are rapidly maturing, leveraging DC fast charging with the latest in electrical protection solutions

    ­Now that the latest Electric Vehicles (EVs) are exhibiting operational ranges that are more acceptable consumers, the attention has shifted to battery charging times. These EVs are using the latest in wide-bandgap semiconductor solutions and power topologies, with system voltages often well over several hundred vo
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    Date:
    02/01/2023
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