Tag Archives: EV

Electric battery manufacturing capacity and forecast, by country

According to the International Energy Association, electric battery manufacturing capacity has more than tripled in the last three years, since 2020, but manufacturing is concentrated in only a few countries, creating supply chain risks.   SEE ALSO Battery manufacturing in …
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Sourcing energy grid transformers and power management systems with competitive manufacturing supply chains

At least five large-scale blackouts occurred in the United States over the past 45 years. Three of these occurred in the past 15 years. According to the US Department of Energy (DOE), power outages and interruptions cost Americans at least …
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EV Supercharge: Battery management systems (BMS) and contract EMS manufacturing

Battery management systems (BMS), sometimes called battery monitoring systems, play a critical role in monitoring and controlling the performance of lithium-ion batteries in electric vehicles (EV). Within BMS systems are packs and cells. Total cost for most finished goods inventory …
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Costing modeler sourcing, manufacturing and assembly of electric vehicles: Tesla Model Y

The amount of technology and electronics in new vehicles is growing each year. From sophisticated vehicle electronic control units (ECU) to manage everything to all electric vehicles (EV), plus the vast array of ever-increasing functional technology and hardware. Take into …
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Vehicle electronic control unit (ECU) consolidation targets the self-driving autonomous car

Today, one-third of the cost for a car is from electronics. This is expected to become 40% soon. We share how this takes place with details on car technology and features.

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Demand underpins electric vehicle battery capacity and EV passenger vehicle projections

Rising demand not expected to let up anytime soon. Projections broken down by vehicle type and global demand and geography.
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Smart car systems and ADAS opportunities in contract PCB assembly

Technical capabilities automotive OEMs should look for when seeking contract PCB assembly manufacturing partners for embedded system design and production.
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Demand exceeds solutions for electrical cables, wiring harness assembly in Silicon Valley, beyond

Industry trends are making finding capacity for quality electrical cable and wiring harness design and manufacturing assembly challenging. This article offers some solutions.
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Electric vehicle (EV) sales, marketshare, forecast by model, make, country

The China EV market is still at an early stage but it’s the same everywhere – of the 95 million cars sold globally, electric cars made up less than 1%. However, demand is growing rapidly in China.
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Robotics drives automotive, industrial electronics manufacturing opportunities

Electronics OEM company needs for lowering manufacturing costs and the contract electronics manufacturing (CEM) industry are encouraged to keep an eye on relationships between these markets.
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