Transport for London (TfL) has awarded oil supermajor TotalEnergies a contract to deliver up to 43 DC fast EV chargers across London. The new chargers will offer charging speeds of 100 kW or 200 kW (“rapid” or “ultra-rapid,” in TfL’s terminology), and will be located near key routes used by high-mileage commercial users, or near… Read more…

Israel-based payments platform provider Nayax will supply credit card readers to EV charger manufacturer Tritium. This will enable Tritium to deploy a single card-present payment solution across its network of chargers in more than 50 countries. Nayax is integrated with Tritium through its cloud-based protocols, allowing existing Tritium customers to retrofit Nayax devices and activate cashless… Read more…

Chinese battery giant CATL won the MINDS Award at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland for its Intelligent Cell Design project. By using deep learning from more than 100,000 battery cases, 600 TB of test data and EV aftermarket data, CATL has built an intelligent cell design platform that can generate design suggestions instantly… Read more…

Porsche has started production of its Cayenne Electric model in Bratislava and has developed its own battery modules in-house. The Cayenne is being manufactured on a line that also produces combustion engine and hybrid drive models. The automaker said this flexible production enables it to react quickly to changes in demand. The batteries are manufactured… Read more…

HeyCharge, a Munich-based EV charging technology company backed by BMW i Ventures, Statkraft Ventures and Y Combinator, has been awarded a €2.5-million grant from the European Innovation Council (EIC) Accelerator. The grant will fund HeyCharge’s SecureCharge FLEX project, which seeks to eliminate two barriers to deploying conventional EV chargers in multi-unit residential buildings: unreliable connectivity… Read more…

Danisense, which produces high-accuracy current sense transducers for demanding applications, has expanded its DN1000ID current transducer product family with the introduction of the new DN1000ID-CP02 model. The DN1000ID-CP02 current transducer features a significantly increased creepage and clearance distance of 38 mm, compared with 11 mm for the standard DN1000ID version. In addition, the permissible voltage… Read more…

University of Central Florida (UCF) research suggests that C-BATT’s Obsidia battery anode material could help solve material swelling during cycling, which is one of the most persistent causes of failure in lithium-ion batteries. The results of the research show that Obsidia exhibits lower swelling during lithiation than graphite anode material. When battery materials swell during… Read more…

Lectron has achieved UL 2252 certification across its full range of EV charging adapters—covering NACS, CCS and J1772 in both AC and DC configurations. The company says it now offers one of the most complete interoperability portfolios in the industry. The newly certified AC products include NACS-to-J1772 and J1772-to-NACS adapters for Level 1 and Level… Read more…

ZF has secured a multi-year order from a leading Indian OEM for several thousand units of its AxTrax 2 LF electric portal axle, with first deliveries scheduled for 2026. The units are destined for India’s domestic market as well as global exports. The AxTrax 2 LF, introduced at Busworld 2023, is a fully integrated low-floor… Read more…

ZF has secured a multi-year order from a leading Indian OEM for several thousand units of its AxTrax 2 LF electric portal axle, with first deliveries scheduled for 2026. The units are destined for India’s domestic market as well as global exports. The AxTrax 2 LF, introduced at Busworld 2023, is a fully integrated low-floor… Read more…

Battery engineers are under increasing pressure to deliver battery packs that don’t just perform—but are safe, durable, and scalable to manufacture. In this expert-led webinar, Joe Staller, Senior R&D Chemist at Epic Resins, and Luke Workman, Chief Scientist at Electric Goddess, dive into the real-world design and material challenges facing today’s battery engineers. In this… Read more…

Battery engineers are under increasing pressure to deliver battery packs that don’t just perform—but are safe, durable, and scalable to manufacture. In this expert-led webinar, Joe Staller, Senior R&D Chemist at Epic Resins, and Luke Workman, Chief Scientist at Electric Goddess, dive into the real-world design and material challenges facing today’s battery engineers. In this… Read more…

WiTricity AI Tech has added a lower-cost option to its golf cart wireless charging lineup. The MR/1 600 W system is priced at $1,625—half the cost of the company’s existing MR/1 900 W commercial unit—and is aimed at courses, communities and smaller fleets where the higher-power system isn’t necessary. The 600 W unit uses the… Read more…

EV fast charging network Electrify America was established by Volkswagen Group of America in 2016 as penance for the automaker’s role in the emissions scandal we like to call the Dirty Diesel Debacle. Since then, the company’s network has grown to include over 5,600 chargers in North America. EA recently opened two huge charging hubs… Read more…

Student transportation provider Zūm will deploy a fully electric school bus fleet for Branford Public Schools in Connecticut, beginning in the 2026-27 school year. All the e-buses will feature built-in bidirectional V2G capabilities. In 2024, Branford Public Schools awarded Zūm a 10-year student transportation contract with the goal of transitioning the district to a 100%… Read more…

Baltic Yachts has been integrating Molabo’s 48-volt electric motors across a range of onboard functions on its sailing yachts—from propulsion and hydraulic sail handling to energy generation. The Finnish builder’s adoption of Molabo’s ARIES drives sidesteps the complexity and certification burden of high-voltage systems while delivering high torque, precise control and significantly reduced noise and… Read more…

NOVONIX is divesting its Battery Technology Solutions business in Nova Scotia, Canada, selling the unit back to its founder and former NOVONIX CEO Chris Burns for $1. The move sharpens the company’s focus on building a vertically integrated synthetic graphite supply chain in North America. BTS, founded in 2013 in collaboration with Dalhousie University researchers… Read more…

Join the webinar at our March Virtual Conference on EV Engineering, presented by Henkel, for an exclusive first look at LOCTITE SOLVE, Henkel’s new AI-powered virtual materials hub. Discover how design engineers at OEMs and battery manufacturers can access detailed material data cards of existing formulations, and leverage the Henkel Datacube to generate virtual material… Read more…

Japanese startup KG Motors (whose investors include Toyota Gosei) makes a tiny, affordable city EV called the MiBot. The single-seat MiBot is aimed at drivers who have short urban commutes—it has about 100 kilometers of range, a top speed of 60 km/h, and a rock-bottom price tag of ¥1 million (around $7,000). KG delivered the… Read more…

UK-based electric motor manufacturer Helix has developed a bespoke dual-motor propulsion system for the McMurtry Spéirling, the single-seater electric fan hypercar that holds records at Goodwood and Laguna Seca. Customer deliveries of the production car are set to begin in 2026. The system pairs two Helix SPX242-94 motors at the rear of the vehicle, delivering… Read more…