Electric Vehicle/ Hybrid Electric Vehicle Blog

Ask any manufacturer in any industry what issue has been one of the biggest challenges since 2020 and most will say the same thing: supply chain management. 

As we all found out during the onset of this decade (the COVID years), supply chains are a fragile thing. 

But even without a pandemic, supply chains can make or break a production schedule. 

Unfortunately, even in the best of times, there will always be some sort of supply chain challenge to overcome. 

Consider the sound system that’s in your electric vehicle’s design. 

A necessity for many drivers and passengers, the system represents what we see with many other elements of the EV. There's a good chance the radio was made by one manufacturer while the speakers were by another. The software that controls the radio – that was probably done by another company, too. 

In the history of automotive manufacturing, complete in-house construction of vehicles has been a rarity – especially at the mass-production level. 

Put simply, it’s near impossible to build a vehicle – even electric –  without incorporating parts from external sources into their builds. 

Ask any driver what’s the most important feature of their car or truck, and most will likely say the ability to safely get from point A to point B. That is, after all, the primary function of a vehicle. 

The days of smog-filled skylines, visible miles away from major metropolitan areas, are numbered. 

The upcoming influx of electric vehicles (EV) on roads across the globe will be a boon for the natural environment and its air quality. It’s simple math: Exhaust emissions from automobiles decrease as the number of EVs increases. 

Electric cars are getting all the attention in the transportation industry. 

It’s one of those worst-case scenarios you hope never happens at your electric vehicle (EV) auto plant. 

Electric vehicles meet many different needs. 

It's no secret electric vehicles are changing the world.

In the typical household, heating, ventilation, and air conditioning, (HVAC) associated costs are one of the biggest contributors to a monthly electric bill. 

To keep an indoor environment comfortable, residential and industrial HVAC systems require a lot of power for operation as they operate almost continuously year-round.

The same principles apply to electric vehicle HVAC systems. Though the inside of an EV is smaller than that of a home, it still takes a lot of energy to run an HVAC system and keep the cabin’s temperature comfortable, especially in very hot or very cold climates.  And waste heat or cool air force the system to work harder.