Charged Magazine

EVSE manufacturer ClipperCreek has unveiled a new expansion card for its HCS line of Level 2 charging stations.
COSMOS, which can be added to any HCS series charging station for $184, was designed for developers, system operators, and system integrators – it features a simple digital load management interface, as well …read more

The moment has arrived. After 14 years of hard work, the first Model 3 rolled off the Tesla production line, and Elon Musk is keeping this one for himself.
The historic event took place with an uncharacteristic lack of hype, commemorated only by a couple of photos and an unexciting video. …read more

Polestar, Volvo’s performance car subsidiary, is to be transformed into a new brand for electrified vehicles. Thomas Ingenlath, Senior VP of Design at Volvo, will assume the position of CEO at Polestar.
“Thomas heading up the Polestar organization shows our commitment to establishing a truly differentiated stand-alone brand within the Volvo …read more

Peugeot has announced that its premium brand, DS Automobiles, will accelerate the development of electrified cars. Starting with the new DS 7 Crossback, it plans to release a new hybrid or electric model every year.
“DS is entering the electrified vehicles scene,” said DS Product and Development Director Eric Apode. “By …read more

Park City Transit has deployed a battery-electric mass transit fleet that will include six Proterra Catalyst FC+ buses. A free transit service called the Electric Xpress will provide clean, quiet transportation to residents and tourists throughout the region’s ski resort community.
Park City has one of the nation’s most ambitious climate …read more

Argonne National Laboratory has granted an exclusive license to Colorado-based nano-coating specialist Forge Nano to commercialize Argonne’s patented system for continuous atomic layer deposition.
Atomic layer deposition (ALD) is a process that deposits a uniform, ultrathin encapsulating coating around any material. It can be used to upgrade materials such as powders …read more

Shenzhen Wuzhoulong Motors has unveiled a 12-meter bus for the China market, powered by an electric drive system from UQM Technologies (NYSE MKT: UQM).
UQM’s PowerPhase DT HD250 propulsion system includes a 2-speed Eaton transmission and delivers peak power of 250 kW and torque of 3050 Nm.
Wuzhoulong has delivered nearly 3,000 …read more

San Francisco-based eMotorWerks provides a variety of cloud-connected smart-grid charging solutions. The newest release of the company’s JuiceNet platform enables owners of solar arrays to coordinate smart EV charging with their solar generation. JuiceNet Solar “uses algorithms and charging controls to match the charging speed of any number of JuiceNet-connected …read more

Arcimoto, the maker of a three-wheeled electric “Fun Utility Vehicle,” has filed an Offering Circular with the SEC for a potential future listing on NASDAQ. Oregon-based Arcimoto was founded in 2007 – the name means “Future I Drive.”
The two-seater Arcimoto SRK is designed to deliver “the thrill of a motorcycle …read more

England’s Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) has criticised the central government’s air quality plans for unfairly shifting the burden to local authorities. According to CIEH, the government has failed to recognise that poor air quality is a national issue, offloading responsibility onto local authorities, who are being set up …read more