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Battery cells age both during active use and during storage. Mechanical stress during operation can cause parts of the cell to become inactive such that they no longer contribute to charge exchange. In addition, chemical side reactions take place, which result in a loss of capacity and increased int...

The key findings of the study, based on Amazon’s open-source CHALET tool, show that for an electrification target of 15% battery electric truck (BET) share in long-haul, 1,000 optimally selected charging locations could enable 91% of truck traffic while 500 locations would allow for about half of t...

To identify the sites, Fraunhofer analysed 30,000 aggregated truck stop locations. This information, based on the logistics activity of some 400,000 trucks using 750,000 individual stops, was collected by the seven European truck manufacturers.