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Hyliion acquires KARNO fuel-agnostic generator technology from GE for range-extended electric truck

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Hyliion, a developer of electrified powertrain solutions for Class 8 commercial vehicles ( earlier post ), has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a new fuel-agnostic generator (KARNO) from GE Additive for its range-extended series-hybrid powertrain. —Thomas Healy, Founder and CEO of Hyliion.

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McLaren Applied selects STMicroelectronics to supply SiC power modules for next-gen inverter

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It has been designed for automotive applications, including direct drive, that are capable of operating high-speed motors efficiently and adhere to ISO 26262 ASIL-D standards. At just 3.79L in size and weighing 5.5kg, IPG5 can extend an EV’s range by more than 7%.

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Qualcomm unveils next-gen powerline communication device to support vehicle-to-EVSE smart-grid communications

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Smart-grid charging applications supported by the CCS standard allows users the flexibility to choose optimal charging times and extract energy from their EVs as needed, supporting the growing need for EV charging while minimizing peak load power generation and distribution requirements. —Lars Boeryd, Sr.

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EV owner driving Tesla’s shortest-range car shares experience during I-95 traffic catastrophe

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Interestingly enough, Kanninen drives a base Tesla Model 3 , the company’s shortest-range car available today. “I am grateful that I was driving my standard-range Tesla Model 3 when I hit traffic. While fellow drivers ran their engines to stay warm, my EV directed power solely to temperature regulation.

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EV startup AEHRA partners with Miba Battery Systems

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Miba is particularly well-suited to provide the type of features we wish to have in our batteries to provide optimum range and efficiency and integration with the body structure of our SUV and Sedan. We have no desire to build vehicles with 1 megawatt or 2 megawatt powertrains.

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T&E finds city e-truck charging could cut road freight emissions by 22% in 10 years; requires €28B for charging infrastructure

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These trips could be covered today by electric trucks, ?thanks thanks to new models currently coming to the market with about 300 km range (enough to cover nine trips out of ten). Electric trucks are clean, cheaper to run and available today. But limited supply and?lack billion a year on average, the analysis finds.

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Tritium, Miller providing fast chargers and light-duty EVs for mining industry

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At 175kW of output, the RT175-S can provide 171 kilometers (106 miles) of range to an EV in as little as 10 minutes. Tritium made modifications to the already robust RT175-S fast charger to meet and exceed Australian mining standards. Tritium provided RT175-S fast chargers to BMA for the project.

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