GM claims the wBMS’ basic structure can accept new features as software becomes available.
General Motors claims it will be the first automaker to use an almost completely wireless battery management system for production electric vehicles. This wireless system, or wBMS, developed with Analog Devices, Inc., will be a key to GM’s ability to ultimately power many different types of electric vehicles from a common set of battery components.
It is hoped that – the badly named – wBMS will get GM’s Ultium-powered EVs to market faster because time won’t be needed to develop specific communications systems or redesign complex wiring designs for each new vehicle. It has already sped the creation of more automotive engineering/marketing jargon powered by acronyms. The wireless battery monitoring system will be standard on all planned GM vehicles powered by Ultium batteries. Continue reading
Milestones: Nissan Production of 500,000 Leaf EVs
Globally LEAF owners helped prevent more than 2.4 billion kilograms of CO2 emissions.
In celebration of World EV Day, Nissan marked the production of the 500,000th LEAF, the first mass-market 100% electric car. With half a million LEAF built globally, customers around the world continue to buy the pioneering zero-emission vehicle. (Original 2010 AutoInformed review Nissan Leaf Debuts in U.S. at $32,780)
The milestone was achieved at Nissan’s plant in Sunderland, England, almost a decade after the model first went on sale. The plant has built more than 175,000 LEAF cars since it began producing the model in 2013.Ironically, Sunderland is now threatened by BREXIT and the UK Governments lack of an agreement with the EU.
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