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New large ABB robots ‘increase speed and flexibility’ in electric vehicle battery production

April 18, 2022 by David Edwards Leave a Comment

ABB is adding two new robot product lines to its portfolio of large robots for complex manufacturing applications.

ABB says the new robots deliver “enhanced speed, accuracy, flexibility, and a more robust design”, including integrated process cabling, adding that the ABB IRB 5710 and 5720 robots deliver “increased productivity and enhanced performance with higher uptime for applications” including electric vehicle manufacture, foundry, forging, rubber, plastics, and metal fabrication.

Available in eight variants, the IRB 5710 and IRB 5720 present a choice of options for payloads from 70 kg to 180 kg and reaches from 2.3 m to 3 m. [Read more…] about New large ABB robots ‘increase speed and flexibility’ in electric vehicle battery production

Filed Under: Industrial robots, News Tagged With: abb, accuracy, applications, assembly, battery, complex, controller, deliver, ev, including, irb, manufacturing, mm, omnicore, path, production, repeatability, robot, robots, speed

Things to Consider When Having an EV Charging Station Installed

April 1, 2022 by David Edwards Leave a Comment

We are sure by now you’ve become familiar with the phrase “the future is electric”.

Well, there is truth behind those words. We’re living in an age where electric cars are not only on the market but are on the rise as well.

Given the rise of gas prices and the unsustainability of gas-powered vehicles, customers are now looking towards electric vehicles. These vehicles are both efficient and convenient. [Read more…] about Things to Consider When Having an EV Charging Station Installed

Filed Under: Infrastructure Tagged With: ac, cars, charging, electric, ev, installed, level, station, stations, vehicles

ABB unveils new large robots for material handling in EV battery production

March 14, 2022 by David Edwards Leave a Comment

ABB is adding two new robot ranges to its portfolio of large robots for complex manufacturing applications.

Delivering “enhanced speed, accuracy, flexibility, and a more robust design including integrated process cabling”, ABB’s IRB 5710 and 5720 robots deliver increased productivity and enhanced performance with higher uptime for applications including electric vehicle (EV) manufacture, foundry, forging, rubber, plastics, and metal fabrication.

Available in eight variants, the IRB 5710 and IRB 5720 present a choice of options for payloads from 70 kg to 180 kg and reaches from 2.3 m to 3 m. [Read more…] about ABB unveils new large robots for material handling in EV battery production

Filed Under: Industrial robots, News Tagged With: abb, accuracy, applications, assembly, battery, complex, controller, ev, handling, including, irb, manufacturing, mm, path, process, production, repeatability, robot, robots, speed

BMW invests in HeyCharge to increase electric vehicle charging points at residential locations

February 15, 2022 by David Edwards Leave a Comment

BMW i Ventures took a lead investment in HeyCharge, the German start-up providing electric vehicle charging stations in apartment complexes, office buildings and other infrastructure locations.

HeyCharge was in Y Combinator’s Summer 2021 batch of start-ups.

Kasper Sage, managing partner, BMW i Ventures, says: “The rapid growth of the electric vehicle market in coming years will necessitate greater infrastructure build-out of charging solutions around the globe. [Read more…] about BMW invests in HeyCharge to increase electric vehicle charging points at residential locations

Filed Under: Infrastructure, News Tagged With: access, apartment, app, bmw, bring, buildings, cardé, chargers, charging, connection, consumers, electric, ev, globally, heycharge, internet, investment, locations, percent, point, scalable, vehicle, ventures

General Motors to invest $7 billion in Michigan facilities to ramp up electric vehicle production to 1 million units

February 15, 2022 by David Edwards Leave a Comment

General Motors says it will invest more than $7 billion in four Michigan manufacturing sites, creating 4,000 new jobs and retaining 1,000, and significantly increasing battery cell and electric truck manufacturing capacity.

This is the single largest investment announcement in GM history. The investment includes construction of a new Ultium Cells battery cell plant in Lansing and the conversion of GM’s assembly plant in Orion Township, Michigan for production of the Chevrolet Silverado EV and the electric GMC Sierra, GM’s second assembly plant scheduled to build full-size electric pickups.

Mary Barra, GM chair and CEO, says: “We are taking the next step in our continuous work to establish GM’s EV leadership by making investments in our vertically integrated battery production in the US, and our North American EV production capacity. [Read more…] about General Motors to invest $7 billion in Michigan facilities to ramp up electric vehicle production to 1 million units

Filed Under: Infrastructure, News Tagged With: assembly, battery, billion, cell, cells, chevrolet, conversion, electric, ev, facility, full-size, general, gm, investment, investments, lansing, manufacturing, michigan, motors, north, orion, plant, production, ultium

Essential Tips To Keep Your Electric Car In Top Shape

September 18, 2021 by Liv Leave a Comment

A significant advantage of an Electric Vehicle (EV) is that it requires less maintenance than conventional vehicles.

Its components experience minor wear and tear, making it a more innovative alternative to transportation. Electric cars will reach 10% of worldwide passenger vehicle sales by 2025 mainly due to their convenience and less maintenance cost.

However, you can only enjoy these benefits if you keep your car in top shape. Here are a few tips you should consider. [Read more…] about Essential Tips To Keep Your Electric Car In Top Shape

Filed Under: Features, Transportation Tagged With: electric cars, electric vehicles, ev

South Korea’s top battery makers enjoy steady growth

August 27, 2021 by David Edwards Leave a Comment

South Korea’s Electric Vehicle Battery Trio – LG, Samsung, and SK – enjoyed steady growth in the January to March period, according to a report by SNE Reseach.

Amid intense competition in global EV battery deployment, LG Energy Solution ranked 2nd, while Samsung SDI and SK Innovation captured the 5th and 6th spots respectively.

Global competition for the world’s top spot for the xEV (EV, PHEV, HEV) battery market is getting fiercer, with CATL continued to top for both Mar 2021 and Jan-Mar 2021. LG Energy Solution came in 2nd, while Samsung SDI and SK Innovation ranked 5th and 6th respectively. [Read more…] about South Korea’s top battery makers enjoy steady growth

Filed Under: Features, Industry Tagged With: battery, chinese, energy, ev, growth, innovation, korea, lg, makers, market, samsung, sdi, sk, solution

Toyota subsidiary Hino Motors partners with REE Automotive to develop autonomous mobility solutions

August 9, 2021 by David Edwards Leave a Comment

Hino Motors, a subsidiary of Toyota Motor Corporation, and REE Automotive, an innovator in e-mobility, have signed a strategic business alliance agreement to realize their shared vision of “providing new value to society through next-generation commercial mobility”.

With the backdrop of advancements in CASE – Connected, Autonomous, Shared and Electric – vehicles, the automotive industry is entering a major transformation phase.

Hino and REE envision beyond this transformation a future in which commercial vehicles that support the movement of people and goods will evolve into mobility that provides new value and opportunities for society. [Read more…] about Toyota subsidiary Hino Motors partners with REE Automotive to develop autonomous mobility solutions

Filed Under: Autonomous vehicles, News Tagged With: alliance, automotive, autonomous, business, chassis, commercial, companies, customer, electric, ev, future, goods, hino, mobility, modular, module, motor, next-generation, platform, ree, reecorner, service, shared, society, solutions

GM to invest $800 million to convert existing facility into Canada’s first large-scale commercial EV plant

January 26, 2021 by David Edwards Leave a Comment

American auto giant General Motors to invest $800 million to convert one of its existing facilities into Canada’s first large-scale commercial electric vehicle manufacturing plant.

Subject to ratification of a tentative 2021 agreement reached with Unifor and confirmation of government support, GM plans to bring production of its recently announced BrightDrop electric light commercial vehicle, the EV600, to its CAMI manufacturing plant in Ingersoll, Ontario (main picture, courtesy 3BL Media).

The nearly $800 million (1 billion Canadian dollar) investment will support GM’s timing to deliver BrightDrop EV600 in late 2021. The investment will enable GM to convert CAMI into Canada’s first large-scale electric delivery vehicles manufacturing plant. [Read more…] about GM to invest $800 million to convert existing facility into Canada’s first large-scale commercial EV plant

Filed Under: Infrastructure, News Tagged With: billion, brightdrop, cami, canada, commercial, convert, delivery, electric, ev, gm, improve, including, investment, investments, large-scale, manufacturing, motors, oshawa, plant, platform, production, support, ultium, vehicle, vehicles, work

What Barriers Still Impede Electric Vehicles?

January 14, 2021 by Polly Leave a Comment

Electric vehicles have been with us for a long time.

It’s only recently that they’re being touted as a serious replacement for the internal combustion engine and a (partial) answer to our climate crisis.

The UK government says that it’ll ban the sale of petrol and diesel vehicles by 2030 – and you can reasonably expect any Labour government to be at least as ambitious, given their slightly greener voter-base.

By then, electric cars will need to be fairly ubiquitous. So what’s stopping this from happening right now? [Read more…] about What Barriers Still Impede Electric Vehicles?

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