electric vehicles

A ticker-tape parade was the only thing missing when lithium deposits were discovered in southwest Wyoming near Rock Springs in 2023. At the time, there was one working lithium mine in the US; unfortunately, that's still true. Demand for…

US tech giant Apple has reportedly pulled the plug on its electric car project after a 10-year investment into the technology.  Employees are being shifted to Apple’s AI division.  Apple originally wanted to release a self-driving…

Ammonia. Plants need it and can even absorb it in the air through their leaves. We use it in fertilizer, which fuels leafy growth and stem development. Can we use it to fuel our vehicles? Carmakers like Toyota are certainly giving it a try.…

Reacting to lighter-than-expected sales, Ford cut production of the F-150 Lightning EV pickup truck. The company plans to reduce shifts at the Rouge Electric Vehicle Center starting April 1.  It isn’t an all-out job loss of 1,400 workers…

The APEC 2024 conference is set to be a groundbreaking event for power engineers, showcasing the latest trends and innovations in power electronics. With sessions on AC-DC and DC-DC converters, the focus will be on the efficiency and…

Battery manufacturer Northvolt manufactures a sodium-ion battery that is competitive with traditional chemistries. The company claims its battery is safer, cheaper, and more sustainable than most batteries on the market containing nickel…

DigiKey announced that the EFUSE-48V100A reference design from Vishay is now available globally from DigiKey. The eFuse features TrenchFET MOSFETs and handles continuous current up to 100 amps. Operating continuously at maximum current with…

Democratic Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont is withdrawing his plan to mandate future EV purchases after the proposal received bipartisan pushback from lawmakers on a key legislative panel. He pulled the proposal only four months after…

Driving range – or the lack thereof – is a significant deterrent to EV adoption, in addition to long charging times. In a recent poll by the Washington Post and the University of Maryland, 74% of 1,404 respondents say that gas-powered…

Join CUI’s Principal Applications Engineer, Bruce Rose, as he delves deep into the realm of overvoltage categories (OVC). Learn about the different categories, from OVC I to OVC IV, and discover the crucial role they play in various…