Chinese EVs are here, and “Western” automakers are in trouble. That was the message EV journalists brought home from the CES show. Prolific EV industry pundit James Carter noted that few of the legacy automakers had any EVs on display at CES—the Sony/Honda partnership Afeela rehashed a concept car that’s been kicking around the shows… Read more…

Poland-headquartered bus manufacturer Solaris Bus & Coach has signed a contract with Swedish transport operator Keolis Sverige to supply 27 Solaris Urbino 15 LE electric models, to be delivered in 2025, and 19 Solaris Urbino 12 electric buses, to be delivered in 2026. The vehicles will serve routes in Sweden’s Dalarna region. The 15-meter Solaris… Read more…

Swedish EV manufacturer Polestar has started US production of the long-range single-motor variant of its Polestar 3 SUV at the plant near Charleston, South Carolina, that it shares with Volvo. The model has a certified WLTP range of up to 438 miles and a certified EPA range of up to 350 miles. It uses the… Read more…

German automotive parts supplier ZF has signed a deal with a global manufacturer that includes planned volume production of brake-by-wire technology to equip nearly 5 million vehicles with electro-mechanical braking (EMB) over the length of the contract. Featuring the electro-mechanical brake and by-wire technology on the rear brakes, the project will also include ZF’s integrated… Read more…

The Federal Highway Administration has awarded $635 million in grants in Round 2 of the agency’s Charging and Fueling Infrastructure Program, funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The grants fund 49 projects that will deploy more than 11,500 EV charging ports, as well as [sigh] hydrogen and natural gas fueling infrastructure along corridors and in… Read more…

Ace Green Recycling, a provider of sustainable battery recycling technology, has secured a site in Mundra, Gujarat, to build what it says will be India’s largest battery recycling facility. The site is strategically located near major ports handling over 10% of India’s maritime cargo. The facility will build on Ace’s existing operations, which have been… Read more…

Global mining group Rio Tinto has approved an investment of $2.5 billion to expand its first commercial-scale lithium operation, the Rincon project in Argentina.  Plans call for an increase in annual production capacity of battery-grade lithium carbonate from the current starter plant capacity of 3,000 tonnes (3,307 US tons) to a total of 60,000 tonnes… Read more…

Invest WindsorEssex, the lead economic development agency for the Windsor-Essex region in Ontario, Canada, has announced over $3.8 million in funding to launch the Battery Boost: Technical Training for Battery Manufacturing Careers program. The technical training initiative targets laid-off workers or those seeking a career change, and is designed to equip them with skills for… Read more…

Sponsored by Keysight. Debugging complex electronic systems in automotive applications can be daunting. One key challenge is ensuring proper communication between transmitters, receivers, and sensors by analyzing the captured serial bus data and decoding it into meaningful symbols. This requires an oscilloscope with serial protocol analysis, deep and segmented memory, and a fast waveform update… Read more…

The state of Colorado has announced $17.3 million in new grant awards through the Direct Current Fast Charging (DCFC) Plazas program to install 172 new fast-charging ports at 29 locations across the state. The grants will be funded from the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Program and the state’s Community Access Enterprise (CAE). The NEVI-supported… Read more…

Swedish roll on/roll off cargo and passenger vessel supplier Stena RoRo has taken delivery of hybrid ship Guillaume de Normandie from the Chinese shipyard CMI Jinling (Weihai), which it has long-term chartered to the French shipping company Brittany Ferries. The vessel will be powered by multi-fuel engines as well as a 12 MWh hybrid package,… Read more…

Researchers at the University of Waterloo in Canada have devised a new electrolyte design that enables a highly efficient magnesium battery anode. Magnesium is much more abundant and less costly than lithium, which would help further sustainable energy storage. However, initial research on magnesium-based batteries generated 1 V, less than a standard AA battery, which… Read more…

German automaker Porsche and Austrian boat builder Frauscher Shipyard have debuted, in a limited first edition of 25 units, the Frauscher x Porsche 850 Fantom runabout sports boat featuring a closed foredeck and cabin.  The boat is equipped with the same electric drive unit from the Porsche Macan Turbo sports car that powers the previously-introduced… Read more…

Danlaw, a specialist in connected car technology and automotive electronics, presented its new CleverCharge Level 2 home EV charging system at CES 2025. CleverCharge features an EV charge-management platform optimized for households with multiple EVs. It’s designed to provide personalized experiences for EV owners.  CleverCharge learns each user’s daily driving routines and provides proactive reminders… Read more…

Chinese battery manufacturer CATL has launched the CATL Bedrock Chassis, a skateboard chassis that can withstand 120 km/h frontal impacts without catching fire or exploding. The battery-centered design uses cell-to-chassis integration technology, which directly integrates the battery cells into the chassis and allows for a shared structural design. Based on the decoupling of the chassis… Read more…

Lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery cell manufacturer American Battery Factory (ABF) has formed a partnership with Chinese manufacturer KAN Battery to develop a pilot line of battery cells at its facility and accelerate its US production launch. As part of the collaboration, ABF will secure training in the latest analytics and machining for its workforce,… Read more…

Bus manufacturer Solaris has won a tender for 45 Urbino 24 electric buses to be integrated into the transport network of the city of Liège.  An initial order of 18 units, 5 of which are to be delivered in 2025 and the remainder in 2026, was secured by Opérateur de transport de Wallonie-TEC, which manages… Read more…

Construction vehicles and equipment are rapidly going electric, and Volvo Construction Equipment is a major purveyor of electric equipment—so it’s not surprising to find that a construction site in Stockholm is a testing ground for sustainable construction technologies.   A construction site in Slakthusområdet, a former meat-packing district in central Stockholm that has recently been… Read more…

South Korean automotive supplier Hyundai Mobis has developed a new battery cell cooling material to prevent EV battery overheating during ultra-fast charging. This material, referred to as the Pulsating Heat Pipe, comprises aluminum alloy and refrigerant and is placed between battery cells to limit internal battery temperature spikes during rapid charging. Even when battery heat… Read more…

Daimler Truck brand FUSO, headquartered in Japan, has delivered 22 of its eCanter trucks to Spain-based logistics provider Planway Logística. The vehicles are operating in the fleet of Spain’s postal service provider, Correos. The 8.55-tonne trucks are produced for the European market at the Mitsubishi Fuso Truck Europe plant in Tramagal, Portugal. They are designed… Read more…