Battery packs

Last Updated: April 12, 2023, 02:30 ISTCanada has been making a big push into batteries for electric vehicles, touting tax incentives, bountiful critical minerals and clean energy to attract auto makers. (Image: Reuters File)The complex "will be a high-volume manufacturing hub for North American EV productionFord announced an investment of Can$1.8 billion (US$1.3 billion) Tuesday to retool its Canadian assembly plant in Oakville, Ontario to make electric vehicles and batteries for the North American market.The complex…

The cells used in a battery pack have to be thoroughly tested to meet the IS 16893 (cell testing requirement).By Gautham MaheswaranApprehension about battery safety is one of the biggest obstacles to the Indian electric vehicle (EV) industry’s growth and to the faster adoption of electric mobility by the people. This followed the many cases of battery thermal runaways setting electric vehicles ablaze in the summer of 2022. The industry and the government are taking concrete steps to improve the safety standards for EV…

IDRA's newest and biggest gigapress - the 9,000 - is the size of a small house and produces a clamping force of over 9,000 tons.By replacing around 60 welded components with a single module, gigantic aluminium die casting machines made by the likes of Tesla supplier IDRA Group are helping carmakers to simplify manufacturing and cut costs by up to 40% in some areas. Tesla has pioneered the use of massive casting machines, also known as gigapresses, to make large single pieces of vehicle underbodies, streamline production…