Sinopoly Battery, Combined Charging System, Renesas, Highpower.

To the rescue? Earlier this year, Chinese company Sinopoly Battery, which changed its name to FDG Electric Vehicles, had invested 42 million dollars into struggling Smith Electric to keep the business going and become their exclusive battery supplier (we reported). But because FDG ended the last fiscal year (ending March) with a loss of 117 million dollars, the future remains uncertain.
insideevs.com

Combined Charging System incompatibility: Volkswagen had actually tested several charging stations to see which work properly with their E-Golf before its market launch. But it obviously missed the DC chargers from DBT-CEV along British Ecotrity’s electric highway. Until the three companies have worked out a fix, the E-Golf will have to rely on its 3.7-kW AC charger along routes with the incompatible stations.
autocar.co.uk, transportevolved.com

New Renesas controllers: The new series of 32-bit micro-controllers will help manufactures of motor controllers to enhance efficiency, reduce system costs, and achieve higher safety levels of their systems, says Renesas. A diverse set of new functions has been implemented, such as functional safety requirements to meet ISO26262.
businesswire.com

Battery approval: Chinese manufacturer of battery systems, Highpower International, received product approval by China’s National Quality Control & Inspection Center for Buses for their 20-Ah lithium-ion battery. The approval is based on tests according to China’s automobile standard QC/T 743-2006.
money.cnn.com

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Most clicked link on Wednesday was the rumour of Tesla looking into graphene-enhanced lithium-iron batteries.
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