Electric Vehicle/ Hybrid Electric Vehicle Blog

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. 

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.

In some relationships, there's a certain level of expectation for deliverables.

Even the most basic electric vehicle sensors are sophisticated.

Not too long ago, there were two front-runners in the race for an alternate fuel source for vehicles: hydrogen and electricity. 

During the last 30 years, lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries have become the dominant rechargeable battery technology, offering excellent power density and long service lives. Just look to every major auto manufacturer – in the last two years alone, most have started a major shift toward electric vehicles (EVs) powered by Li-ion battery technology and are phasing out cars and trucks with internal combustion engines. 

In designing electric vehicles (EVs), efficiency is key. 

When winter storms left hundreds of drivers stranded and stuck on I-95 in Virginia for hours, some people questioned what would have happened if the cars were electric vehicles (EV) given EV batteries' susceptibility to temperature extremes.