Charged Magazine

Singapore-based Grab, which operates rideshare services in seven Southeast Asian nations (and acquired Uber’s Southeast Asian operations in March), has announced a strategic partnership with Singapore electric utility SP Group.
Grab plans to add 200 new EVs to its Singapore fleet, beginning in early 2019. The new EVs will use SP’s …read more

Contactor specialist YM Tech presented three new additions to its line of DC high-voltage EV relays at Shanghai’s International Lithium Battery Industry Fair.
The new EVH400 DC contactor is rated for 400 A and 1,000 VDC. The EVH600 DC contactor is rated for 600 A and 750 VDC. And the EVH1000 …read more

The Nissan Sylphy Zero Emission, Nissan’s first EV made for the Chinese market, has begun rolling off the production line in Huadu, where joint venture partners Dongfeng and Nissan operate a major manufacturing facility.
Nissan developed the new model based on the platform of the LEAF and the Sylphy, Nissan’s best-selling …read more

Montréal and the nearby suburb of Laval intend to electrify their bus fleets – the Société de Transport de Montréal (STM) and the Société de Transport de Laval (STL) have committed to buy only electric buses after 2025.
The two transit agencies have awarded New Flyer Canada, the Canadian subsidiary of …read more

California aims to have 5 million EVs on its roads by 2030 and to install 250,000 charging stations to support those vehicles.
The latest installment in this ongoing story is the Southern California Incentive Project (SCIP), which will make $29 million in rebates available DC fast charging stations in Los Angeles, …read more

Nickel-zinc (NiZn) specialist ZAF Energy Systems has received $300,000, the first installment of a $600,000 investment from Missouri’s Department of Economic Development. With the new funding, ZAF will increase production capacity to meet the increasing demand for its NiZn batteries. The company claims that the batteries have double the storage …read more

Lightning Systems, a developer of zero-emission powertrains for commercial fleets, has announced a new all-electric Low Cab Forward model in the Class 6 segment.
The Lightning Electric heavy-duty powertrain will be available in the 19,501-26,000 pound gross vehicle weight rating. Orders are being accepted now, and delivery is to begin in …read more

This fall, AKASOL is set to begin mass producing batteries for Mercedes-Benz’s eCitaro. AKASOL’s first-generation battery systems will contain ten battery modules for up to 243 kWh per vehicle and a charging rate of up to 300 kW. In order to make this possible, AKASOL uses a water-cooling system to …read more

eMotorWerks will provide charging stations for multistate electric utility Xcel Energy, which is conducting a two-year pilot program that aims to prepare the utility’s regional grids for the expected increased electric demand created by EV charging.
Unlike most utilities, Xcel Energy will own the charging units, which will be installed at …read more

Things are happening at Vancouver-based EV manufacturer Electra Meccanica. The company, a descendant of Italian boutique automaker Intermeccanica, recently completed a $10-million public offering and began trading on NASDAQ. It is producing its unique SOLO EV in limited numbers, and is preparing to launch it in the US this fall.
The …read more