New York City-headquartered Voltpost, which retrofits lampposts as Level 2 EV chargers, has partnered with AT&T to provide IoT connectivity to EV charging posts across Michigan, including the Metro Detroit area. Voltpost provides scalable curbside and parking lot charging infrastructure to public and private customers, including government entities, real estate developers, universities and parking facility… Read more…

Michigan-based electric truck maker Bollinger Motors, a majority-owned company of California-headquartered Mullen Automotive, has delivered three 2025 Bollinger B4 Chassis Cabs to TEC Equipment dealerships on the West Coast. The trucks, equipped with 158 kWh battery packs, were delivered to Lacey, Washington; Fontana, California; and Oakland, California.  TEC is headquartered in Portland, Oregon, and has… Read more…

Estonia-headquartered shared mobility company Bolt has launched a new EV charging hub in central Stockholm to service its rideshare drivers. Bolt says the hub’s four chargers are capable of adding 50 km of range in 10 minutes. Using the Monta app, operated in collaboration with JB Charge, drivers can further save time by accessing the… Read more…

Diamond Edge Ventures (DEV), the US-based investing arm of Japan’s Mitsubishi Chemical, has invested in Boston Materials, a US startup manufacturing critical materials for semiconductors, aerospace parts and automotive components. Boston Materials has developed a manufacturing process that produces a new class of materials that are conductive and durable like metal yet light like plastic…. Read more…

UK EV charging network Be.EV, majority-owned by Octopus Energy Generation, has installed a new nine-bay DC fast charging hub in Parkway Central Retail Park, which is located on a main road between Sheffield city center and the M1 motorway, and is used by an average of 66,000 vehicles per day.  The hub features Kempower chargers… Read more…

To design an automobile, a car designer does not merely just sit at a well-lighted desk, headphones firmly in place, an infinite cup of coffee nearby, sketching next year’s Any Car.  No, to become a car designer, one must have a firm grasp of a number of subjects, including the history of the automobile, branding,… Read more…

Maryland-based EV charging infrastructure and services provider Blue Whale EV has partnered with Canada-headquartered SWTCH Energy, an EV charging provider focused on multi-tenant buildings, to deliver scalable, turnkey EV charging services tailored for multifamily, commercial, workplace and municipal properties in North America.  The partnership’s first project will be an installation at Prospect Bay Country Club… Read more…

German mobility products manufacturer ZF announces that it has produced a total of 250 million units of its electric parking brake (EPB), a technology that the company pioneered nearly 25 years ago by introducing the motor-on-caliper brake. ZF says the EPB improves fuel economy by reducing weight in the brake system and enables advanced functions when… Read more…

South Korean chemical company LG Chem has published a paper in the scientific journal Nature Communications about the development of a temperature-responsive material capable of suppressing thermal runaway in lithium-ion batteries. The paper, “Thermal Runaway Prevention through Scalable Fabrication of Safety Reinforced Layer in Practical Li-ion Batteries,” reports on the work of the company’s Platform… Read more…

Materials science company Forge Nano has received a $10-million investment from GM Ventures, the venture arm of General Motors, to develop its battery coating technology. The investment adds to its previous $50 million Series C funding round, which included participation from Hanwha, Orion Infrastructure Capital, Catalus Capital and Ascent Funds. The company has raised more… Read more…

Power Integrations, which provides high-voltage integrated circuits for energy-efficient power conversion, has introduced a new product in its InnoMux-2 family of single-stage, independently regulated multi-output offline power supply ICs. The new device features a 1,700 V gallium nitride (GaN) switch, fabricated using the company’s PowiGaN technology and building on the company’s 900 V and 1,250… Read more…

Sponsored by TTI.The innovative environmental-friendly contact is designed to reduce power loss providing up to 90% more energy transfer. Smiths Interconnect, a leading provider of technically differentiated electronic components, subsystems, microwave, optical and radio frequency products, announced today the introduction of Hypertac Green ConnectTM, a new lead-free and Beryllium-free hyperboloid high-power contact technology, to its… Read more…

The US Federal Aviation Administration has promulgated a final rule covering the operation of electric air taxis and how pilots will be trained to operate them.  In a document entitled “Integration of Powered-Lift: Pilot Certification and Operations; Miscellaneous Amendments Related to Rotorcraft and Airplanes—Final Rule,” the agency recognized, as FAA Administrator Mike Whitaker noted, the… Read more…

Sponsored by Parker. With the increasing push towards sustainability and efficiency, the electrification of industrial vehicles is not just a technological milestone but a necessity. As electric vehicles (EVs) revolutionize transportation and extend their reach into diverse industrial sectors, the demand for robust and reliable battery systems becomes ever more critical.  Revolutionizing Industrial Battery Technology… Read more…

In a project that recently started at the Kanzelstein quarry in Gratkorn, Austrian construction company STRABAG is carrying out a two-year trial of German-Swiss construction machinery manufacturer Liebherr’s large hydrogen-powered wheel loader. A hydrogen filling station is being built to refuel the wheel loader directly at the quarry. Energy supplier Energie Steiermark will supply hydrogen for… Read more…

Yoshi Mobility, a US-based mobile charging company, will spin off its fleet fuel division. The move is “part of its renewed commitment to sustainability and an electric future,” the company said. The fleet fueling unit will be acquired by EZFill Holdings. Since emerging from Y-Combinator in 2016, Yoshi has focused on operations in three areas;… Read more…

New York City’s East 34th Street Heliport in midtown Manhattan is going electric. The news was revealed when the operator of the heliport, Atlantic Aviation, a fixed-base operator with over 100 locations, and the New York City Economic Development Corporation announced a renewal of the heliport’s five-year lease. The Big Apple will serve as a… Read more…

Germany-based Freudenberg Sealing Technologies offers a sealing geometry to support electric motor manufacturers at the development stage. In-wheel motors for EVs enable wheel-specific torque control, enhanced comfort and more design space within the vehicle. They create a lower center of gravity, tighter turning radius and higher load capacity for electric buses and offer added value… Read more…

Most EV drivers probably don’t think much about the connectors in their charging stations, but a higher-quality connector can deliver faster, more reliable charging and a longer service life. Smiths Interconnect touts several advantages of its Hypertac Green Connect socket for CCS chargers. Designed to IEC 62196 and SAE J1772 standards, Hypertac Green Connect offers… Read more…