Eaton is opening a new assembly plant in Santiago de los Caballeros, the company’s fifth manufacturing site in the Dominican Republic, to meet growing customer demand for its fuses. The company said this project will increase the supply of Eaton’s Bussmann series fuses, which provide safety functionality in electric vehicles (EVs), renewable and energy storage…

Switch Vehicles, Inc. is introducing the Switch EV Trainer EV training platform, available now. The Switch EV Trainer offers hands-on activities and troubleshooting challenges for students to learn the fundamentals of electricity, how to identify electric vehicle components, how to properly wire components, how to safely work with high-voltage electricity and more. …

Published: February 22, 2024 BorgWarner entered a strategic relationship agreement with FinDreams Battery, a subsidiary of BYD Company Limited. Under this agreement, BorgWarner said it will be the only non-OEM localized manufacturer, unaffiliated with FinDreams Battery, with rights to localize LFP battery packs for commercial vehicles utilizing FinDreams Battery blade cells in Europe, the…

Hyzon Motors promoted Stephanie Mudgett to head of global communications and branding, effective immediately. As head of global communications and branding, Mudgett will lead all of Hyzon’s communications functions, including branding and marketing, as well as the development and execution of the company’s internal and external messaging, Hyzon said. She will also oversee corporate reputation…

BorgWarner has begun eMotor rotor and stator production for XPeng Motors, a Chinese smart EV company. The product will be used on the X9 MPV as well as XPeng’s next electric B-class sedan, with the start of production planned for Q3 2024. The high voltage hairpin (HVH) 220 eMotor offers high power and torque density,…

GM has hired Kurt Kelty, a former Tesla executive, to be vice president of batteries, reporting to GM President Mark Reuss. In this newly created role, GM said Kelty will be charged with GM’s battery cell strategy and a new end-to-end approach. This will include the use of raw materials, research, developing and investing in…

Canoo appointed two new members with experience in electric mobility, public policy, clean energy, technology and cybersecurity to the company’s board of directors. The appointments of Deborah Diaz and James Chen are effective immediately. Diaz previously served as chief technology officer and deputy chief information officer at…

Published: February 14, 2024 Monolith, an artificial intelligence (AI) software provider, partnered with About:Energy to develop pre-trained AI models in the Monolith platform using battery data from About:Energy. Taking data from numerous batteries, Monolith said these pre-trained models will enable more accurate, valuable predictions for battery degradation and thermal propagation, resulting in fewer tests,…

Unico, a provider of EV test solutions, completed the acquisition of Present Power Systems (PPS), an innovator in designing ultra-compact power electronics. Unico said this acquisition reinforces its commitment to broadening its market presence by expanding its current product portfolio in the standard electric vehicle (EV) testing market and adding new products in the battery testing and…

Published: February 11, 2024 Elywhere North America (ENA), headquartered in Portland, OR, began its North American operations and will work with Elywhere Norway to bring charging solutions to North America, the company said. Elywhere provides high-power charging stations, designed with integrated batteries, that can deliver up to 200 kW during charging sessions. For high-demand…