German manufacturer Solarwatt today announced the opening of a new 300 MW module production facility, as well as new battery pack assembly lines, located on the outskirts of Dresden. The company ...

Cost remains one of the biggest challenges of electric vehicles and the single most expensive piece in an EV is the battery, followed by the power electronics module (PEM) and drive units. Electricity ...

Ford has started the mass assembly of vehicle drive battery packs in three different sizes for exclusive use in Ford’s new generation of electric vehicles, the Ford Explorer and Ford Capri, with both ...

Will joined the TopSpeed team over two and a half years ago, bringing his lifelong automotive passion, writing experience, and editorial expertise along with him. Whether classic or modern, American ...

The Chinese car market encompasses around fifty Electric Vehicle (EV) brands, many supported by sales groups with abundant resources. The sales group will tend to research and invest in their own ...

The difficulties wrought by wired battery systems in EVs. What are the advantages of a wireless battery-management system? Meeting industry protocol standards for communications. To maximize battery ...

Philip Gelderblom has been writing professionally since the '90s. He has written mainly content on a freelance basis, including about cars, future cars, EVs, hybrids and hydrogen cars, self-driving ...

As with most emerging technology, challenges must be overcome. For the transition to higher-capacity power, the most immediate challenge is consolidating a cost-effective and robust manufacturing ...

A six‑day virtual industrial auction is set to showcase a substantial range of machinery and equipment from a late‑model lithium‑ion battery manufacturing ...