Electrification of commercial vehicles is crucial to reducing emissions and creating a more sustainable transportation industry. However, this transition poses several challenges in power conversion that must be effectively addressed to ensure the success of electric commercial vehicles. Developing power electronics systems that can handle high voltages and currents while maintaining high efficiency is a … Continue reading “Efficient and cost-effective power conversion for electric commercial vehicles (Webinar)”
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The Cybertruck can now be ordered with a frunk-mounted generator Archimedes Defense and UP.FIT will install uprated armor on the Cybertruck Pre-orders for the packages are open, but pricing hasn’t been announced. A more insane version of the Tesla Cybertruck just came into focus. On Friday, Archimedes Defense, a defense contractor, and UP.FIT, a division … Continue reading “Cybertruck becomes "Apocalypse ready" with frunk-mounted generator”
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A Tesla Semi reportedly caught fire around 3 a.m. in Placer County, in the Greater Sacramento area. The highway has been shut down for hours while fire crews work to extinguish the blaze. The cause of the fire remains unclear. Several EV battery fires in South Korea have made headlines recently. Electric vehicles have been … Continue reading “Tesla Semi Still Burning After 3 A.M. Crash Shuts Down Highway”
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Tesla is finally about to launch one of its most comically delayed features: ‘actually smart summon’ (ASS) for vision-based vehicles. When Tesla moved to a vision-only (camera-only) system, several advanced driver assist systems weren’t working anymore. Tesla gradually brought them back, but one has been missing: smart summon, which is the ability for Tesla vehicles … Continue reading “Tesla is finally about to launch one of its most comically delayed features”
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In this webinar we’ll discuss: The latest trends that are driving growth in the EV Fleet industry How thermal interface materials (TIMs) can improve heat transfer, life and performance in EV fleet batteries and power electronics Application of dielectric coatings to protect components from electrical arcing, prevent fires, compress designs and increase reliability Use of … Continue reading “Webinar: Electrification solutions for EV fleets”
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In vanguard markets like California, the demand for places to charge electric vehicles, and battery-powered big rigs in particular, is outstripping the pace at which charging depots are being built. The companies rolling out electric trucks are increasingly eager to close that gap. The latest example of this dynamic came last week, when EV charging-site developer … Continue reading “More money is flowing to charge electric trucks in California”
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Saudi Arabia has its sights set on shuttling people around its desert megacity on flying electric boats. While it may sound like science fiction, the wings are already in motion. To achieve its goal, Saudi Arabia even already purchased eight of the Swedish electric boatmaker Candela’s new P-12 electric ferries. Candela’s electric boats are famous … Continue reading “Saudi Arabia’s bold plan to ferry people around in flying electric boats”
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Hesai is putting its lidar expertise to work no Westwell’s industry-leading autonomous yard tractors – a partnership that both companies will advance the state of the autonomous art. There’s no question that electrification is the killer app for yard trucks and terminal tractors. The trucks operate on tight routes, the work demands instant low-end torque, and … Continue reading “Hesai, Westwell to partner on autonomous yard tractors & electric semi trucks”
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A fire with a Mercedes-Benz EQE and then a Kia EV6 has sent South Korea into a panic over EVs. EV fires are statically few and far between, but if they do happen, lithium-ion battery fires are particularly nasty and hard to extinguish. The involved car companies are making a number of changes in an … Continue reading “How Hyundai And Kia Are Dealing With EV Fire Concerns In Korea”
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Tesla Cybertruck might enter the war in Russia and Ukraine on the Russian side, as the leader of the Chechen region got one and put a machine gun on it. Ramzan Kadyrov, the leader of Russia’s Chechen region, has one of the worst modern human records as the defacto dictator of Chechnya for the past … Continue reading “Tesla Cybertruck might enter Russia-Ukraine war after Chechen leader puts machine gun on one”