Month: December 2024

China-based EVE Energy has introduced platforms for electric construction machinery, including its new Open Source Battery.

EVE’s platforms focus on four key areas: construction machinery, heavy-duty trucks, aerial work platforms and special machinery. They are designed to reduce charging time by 25%, exceed a lifespan of 5,000 cycles and achieve structural strength three times that of the old national standard, according to the company.

For construction vehicles, EVE Energy launched the B3P Platform, which uses Top-Bottom Liquid Cooling Technology to ensure full-temperature range operation while maintaining high strength and long lifespan. The integrated system can accommodate power demands ranging from 114 kWh to 700 kWh for conventional loaders and mining trucks.

For heavy-duty trucks and mining trucks, EVE has introduced the H3E Platform, which uses Cell-to-Pack (CTP) module-free and full-field foaming technology to increase system packaging efficiency and enhance structural reliability. The batteries can be mounted at the back or side.

For aerial work, EVE offers its ES series platform, featuring an integrated battery disconnect unit (BDU) which minimizes design costs while enhancing system reliability and space utilization. These products cater to the full series of scissor lift platforms ranging from 6 to 14 meters.

Source: EVE Energy

The first Audi Q6L e-tron has rolled off the production line in China – in a new factory operated jointly by Audi and FAW. The Audi FAW NEV Company builds exclusively electric cars – a second model is already in the pipeline.

ChargePoint and the Colorado Energy Office announced the completion of six fast-charging corridors for electric vehicles across the state. A total of 33 DC fast charging stations with more than 80 charging ports are now available.

Swedish airport operator Swedavia and Finnish EV infrastructure service provider Virta have signed an agreement. To that end, Virta will manage EV charging infrastructure at several airports in the country.

The path is now clear for Mercedes upcoming EQS electric SUV thanks to a decision from the German government. Mercedes’ DRIVE PILOT autonomous driving system has officially been approved for use on German roads.

The International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) has analysed which commercial vehicle manufacturers are leading the European market in terms of electric drives in the third quarter. While a few players are dividing up the cake among themselves in the electric truck segment, more and more players are vying for customers in the electric bus segment.

The city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, received a federal grant of almost 15 million dollars to build a network of 53 EV charging stations. The stations will be installed partly through a public-private partnership with a yet-to-be-named partner.

Charging solutions provider EverCharge, part of South Korean manufacturing conglomerate SK Group, has introduced around-the-clock, real-time SOC 2 Type II compliance monitoring for EV charging. 

SOC 2 Type II is a compliance audit resulting in a report covering a specified period of time. 

EverCharge’s approach is designed to work in conjunction with its charging management technology. This eliminates the need for customers to use their corporate IT networks for EV charging operations, thus simplifying their day-to-day charging operations and streamlining customer onboarding processes.

EverCharge’s monitoring approach eliminates the need for manual auditing and verifies that the company’s policies and procedures adhere to standards for protecting sensitive data. 

“EverCharge has a proprietary mesh technology with a secure uplink to the charging management technology, eliminating networking connectivity from the enterprise client and their corporate IT infrastructure. This enables a significantly faster go-to-market time and ongoing secure operations,” the company said.

Source: EverCharge