China’s EV automakers have surged ahead of the competition in global EV sales, and a new report shows just how far ahead they are. The International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) just dropped its third annual Global Automaker Rating, showing that Chinese carmakers dominate the zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) space. China now accounts for over 11 … Continue reading “BYD overtakes Tesla as China’s EV giants dominate global sales”
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The category includes new furnaces that can use hydrogen instead of coal to produce iron for steelmaking. Green hydrogen made from renewables remained costly and in scarce supply, leading producers like Europe’s ArcelorMittal to delay making planned investments in hydrogen-based projects. Electric arc furnaces — which turn scrap metal and fresh iron into high-strength steel … Continue reading “Chart: Global clean industry investment fell sharply in 2024”
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Beam Global sells an innovative portable solar-powered EV charger that fits in a parking space and can be set up in mere hours. Obvious applications for the EV ARC include off-grid and/or temporary charging needs, such as events of disaster relief (a few of these would have come in handy here in St. Pete, Florida … Continue reading “Beam Global receives first order for BeamSpot curbside EV chargers from Fortune 500 utility company”
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Japan’s Suzuki has finally unveiled its first all-electric vehicle. On Monday, Suzuki introduced the e Vitara in Europe, a global electric SUV that will soon join Toyota’s lineup. Toyota and Suzuki are teaming up to keep pace as the industry shifts to electric. The two expanded their alliance last month, announcing plans for Suzuki to … Continue reading “Suzuki unveils its first EV, a global electric SUV that will be re-badged as a Toyota”
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In a recent interview with Charged, Jonah Leason, the Electrification Product Manager at Parker Hannifin, described the strategy behind the design of its next-generation Global Vehicle Inverter (GVI). The new GVI is designed to support the electrification needs of heavy-duty vehicles by integrating seamlessly with Parker’s Global Vehicle Motors (GVMs). This inverter model is built … Continue reading “Video: Parker’s new Global Vehicle Inverter is designed for heavy-duty EV scalability”
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It won’t be news to Charged readers that Chinese automakers have lapped “Western” brands in the EV race. The US and EU are erecting tariff walls in a last-ditch attempt to save domestic automakers from their decade-long failure to adapt, but they have no control over what happens outside their borders. Markets in Asia, South … Continue reading “Chinese automakers sweep Western brands out of global markets”
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Texas-headquartered power conversion technology company Ideal Power, developer of the B-TRAN bidirectional semiconductor power switch, is collaborating with its third global automaker on the use of B-TRAN-enabled contactors to potentially replace electromechanical contactors in the automaker’s EVs. Contactors play a critical role in isolating the battery, inverter and onboard charger to ensure safety when an … Continue reading “Global automaker to use Ideal Power’s solid-state contactors in its EVs”
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Curbside charging is emerging as the solution to the problem of charging EVs in dense urban neighborhoods. Curbside chargers are common in Europe, and a few companies are beginning to bring them to the US. Curbside charging represents a different application from the sort of public charging that we’re used to seeing in US parking … Continue reading “Beam Global launches BeamSpot curbside EV charging product line”
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Chinese EV automaker ZEEKR is inching closer to the first deliveries of its new 7X EV. The classically styled five-seat SUV is peppered without advanced technology inside and out and will hit “global markets” as a new EV model that brings the luxury of premium models to consumers at an affordable price… we’re just not … Continue reading “ZEEKR 7X debuts in China ahead of deliveries next month before hitting global EV markets [Video]”
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Mazda on Tuesday announced that the EZ-6 electric sedan will be its first global-market EV. Mazda revealed this sedan in April in China, and at that time it didn’t provide information about whether it would be offered for any other markets. But in a press release Mazda said the EZ-6 will be “officially launched in … Continue reading “Mazda EZ-6 electric sedan confirmed as brand's first global EV”